Its day 4 of Mad Meringue Week here on Gelsomina’s Cucina and I hope you have been enjoying the recipes so far, todays is something a little simple, but simple does not mean tasteless, these little beauties are vibrant and full of the taste of summer. Still to come this…
Blackcurrant Meringues
Its Day 3 and today I am only bringing you one recipe I am afraid, but it is a delicious one and one that is bang in season now, today I bring you gorgeous blackcurrant meringues!!! My fruit cage has been bursting with strawberries and now blackcurrant’s, I am a…
Pistachio and Rosewater Pavlova
So its day two of ‘Mad Meringue Week’, I hope you enjoyed yesterdays chocolate meringue whoppers and tip about keeping your bowl completely clean and grease free. Today I bring you some more tips on meringue making, I must admit that I have not yet tried this, it seems a…
Prawn and Crab Linguine
So for over 3 years my amazing Wife has been blogging and photographing all of her amazing kitchen creations, and not once has anyone else contributed towards her blog, until today! If you know my Wife or have been following her creations through this blog, what you would have learnt…
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Homemade ice cream I have discovered is not that easy to make, firstly finding a recipe that doesn’t require an ice cream maker is hard enough, but finding a recipe that does not require the custard method to make it, is also just as difficult. I know that purists will…
Spelt Flour Scones
Today has been scorchingly hot, I woke up rather late this morning, sun streaming in through my bedroom window, birds singing their heads off and I just knew that I would have to get up and bake something yummy to have for afternoon tea, I knew it had to be…
Elderflower Gin
It has been a glorious weekend, the sun has been out and Hubby and I went out for the day yesterday. Firstly to Kingston, for Selina Lakes Vintage Summer Fete, the beautiful Market House was filled with gorgeous vintage stalls and was just fabulous, I wanted to buy everything, luckily…
Limoncello and Strawberry Balsamic Sponge Cake
Only a few weeks ago my beloved Blog turned three years old, like I said in my birthday post, a lot has happened in three years, I have learnt so much, my baking has progressed and my Blog has become extremely popular. Over the years I have loved using Blogger…
Herby Quinoa Salad
Quinoa in recent years has got itself a bit of a reputation as a superfood and after doing a little research I began to see why. Quinoa is the only plant food that contains all 10 essential amino acids for the human diet, it is a source of vitamin E,…
Spiced Citrus Couscous
I had a fantastic day on Wednesday, this week is turning out to be one of the best ever and of course the sunshine has played a huge part in all of this. I love all of the seasons, I love watching the countryside change but what I love about…