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Spiced & Roasted Pineapple Ice Cream

May 23, 2018 By Jane Saunders 4 Comments

Roasted Pineapple Ice Cream is a great summer treat. The tropical flavour of pineapple has been intensified by cooking and paired with a sprinkle of sweet, mellow spices to bolster the flavour further. It’s a less common flavour I urge you not to miss out on.

I’ve spent March and April itching to get my ice cream maker out, but the never-ending winter was holding me back. Thankfully, spring finally arrived a few weeks ago (just in time for summer) and I wasted no time getting to work on the ice cream flavours that had been dominating my mind for several months. One recipe was a total fail, but the other one I’m presenting here today, in all its creamy glory.

Spiced & Roasted Pineapple Ice Cream may not trip off the tongue lightly when spoken out loud, but it’s such a wonderful flavour profile to add to ice cream that I’m willing to overlook that minor issue. I’ve made this ice cream several times now, varying the amount of fruit and spices added to the ice cream base and I’m hitting you with my favourite version today….

Sparkling Pomegranate Lemon Cooler with Homemade Grenadine

May 15, 2018 By Jane Saunders 7 Comments

This Sparkling Pomegranate Lemon Cooler uses homemade grenadine to create a non-alcoholic drink ideal for a party. Loaded with fresh fruit and mint leaves it’s a very pretty drink to serve. Add a splash of vodka or gin for a boozy hit.

One of the perks of blogging is getting to make friends with fellow bloggers from all over the world. You’d be amazed how much people, who have often never met face to face, can have in common. Having a bunch of blogger friends helps keep me sane as I stumble my way through the ever changing world of blogging.

Today, I get to help celebrate a major life event for one such blogger friend – Meghan from the food blog Fox and Briar. Meghan has just had a baby so I’ve teamed up with some fellow food bloggers to host a virtual party to mark this happy occasion. Since Meghan is American it’s okay for me to call it a #virtualbabyshower, right? Anyway, the idea is that we each contribute a recipe to the virtual party and share all of the party goodies on our blogs. You can then hop over and scoop a lot of party recipes today.

But before all of that, let me introduce you to Meghan’s blog….

No Bake Mint Chocolate Fridge Cake

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Spiced Apple Granola with Spelt

Spiced Apple Granola is an easy to make breakfast staple to have on standby in your kitchen. Sweetened mainly by fresh fruit this is a relatively healthy breakfast option that can be accessorised with various dried fruits for an additional treat when ...

Harry Potter Sorting Hat Cupcakes with Butterbeer Buttercream

Sorting Hat Cupcakes are immense fun for Harry Potter fans. Each brown sugar cupcake is filled with a stash of red, green, blue or yellow candy drops, (representing each of the 4 Hogwarts houses) which remain hidden under a swirl of butterbeer ...

Mint Pea Falafel with a Mint Tahini Dressing

Mint Pea Falafel make a tasty lunch but are equally delicious served as a party nibble alongside drinks. These falafel can be deep fried, shallow fried, or cooked in an air-fryer, depending how healthy you feel like being. I first had proper ...