European summer fruits desserts recipes

Summer fruit and almond spelt cake

This nutty, light cake is perfect for scattering with summer fruits of your choice. This is best eaten on the…

Raspberry ice cream

Delightful and fruity home made ice cream ideal for this season.

Pastry Creme Layered Orange Marmalade Cake

With some Nagpur Oranges in hand and a bottle of orange marmalade lying in the fridge for a while the first and…

SaLAsa-A-MaNgO GrAniTA

Granita,is a semi-frozen dessert made from sugar, water and various flavorings. Originally from Sicily, although available all over Italy (but…

Lemon Curd

When made correctly, lemon curd - despite its rather unfortunate sounding name - is a creamy smooth explosion of tangy wow-ness for the palate. I…

Strawberry tart

A nice, fresh and easy to make tart with not too much butter content.

A Refreshing Combination of Nutritious Carrots and Mint

Carrots are easily one of the healthiest and most colorful vegetables to have in a cake recipe. The vibrant…

Cherry Claflouti

The French version of a cobbler, great with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.

Polish Apple Cake

This is made to a recipe given to me by my mother. Stew your fruit first, cool and then add it to the batter. It works perfectly as a tea-time treat…

Banana and chocolate pudding

Bananas, bananas and again bananas! Don’t blame me because I love these sweet creamy fruits! I always make up some kind of dessert when I have…

Tuesday Night At The Sonoma Farmers' Market And A Santa Rosa Plum Crostata

I must have been a farmer in a previous life. For as long as I can…

Mini Mango Tarts

When I made these, they deflated a little whilst cooling, then the tops cracked a bit after chilling in the fridge! I'm not sure what cooling…

Balsamic Strawberries with Mascarpone Cream