Something different – Neapolitan – to mark Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday/Carnevale/Pancake Day)
Sweets
Neapolitan Classics: Vegan Babà
The classic Neapolitan pastry: babà, veganised and with a bit of history
Neapolitan Classics: Migliaccio Alla Mela
An autumnal twist to a winter favourite semolina cake
The Best, Booziest and Vegan Christmas Cake
This is not your insufferable, dry and awful Christmas cake!
A Christmas Pudding Even Dickens Would Love
A Christmas Carol… THE classic Christmas, no? And what dessert takes centre stage in that story? Yes, you guessed it, the Christmas Pudding. For the last many Christmases, Mr. GoodEating and I have been making our own Christmas Pudding and Christmas Cake. We bring these festive treats wherever we may be celebrating Christmas. Before making ours, I never…
Neapolitan Classics: Summer Berry and Fruit Salad
This is the simplest, quickest yet most impressive informal dessert (and perfect for picnics). I’ve never met anyone who didn’t like it. I learned it from my Mum and it’s a staple on Neapolitan tables throughout the Summer. You will use up whatever berries you have on hand, whether strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries and so…
Rhubarb Pudding Cake
We had a bumper crop of rhubarb this year and I had about a half kilo of rhubarb to use. I had already made a compote and it was lovely, but I wanted something more. I was inspired by a BBC recipe and I modified it, resulting in this dense, delicious and substantial cake. Recipe…
Vegan Ice Creams: Salted Caramel and Mint
Thanks to Big Mike’s Eats, I was inspired to make coconut-based, salted caramel vegan ice cream. I tried his recipe and loved it. It couldn’t be simpler. I changed nothing because nothing needs changing. The results are creamy and delicious ice cream. I offered it to a few non-vegan friends, who loved it and had…
Neapolitan Classics: Cross-Border Sweets – Roccocò – Sticky Toffee Pudding
There’s a moment in the film The Eagle, where our Roman Centurian hero wants to cross Hadrian’s Wall into deepest, bluest Scotland. The guard warns him that “no Roman can survive north of the wall.” I can tell you that is just not true. You just need to be attired appropriately and know how to make bridges in…
A great vegan Tiramisù
I am extremely picky about tiramisù. Then I spotted this recipe by the Mouthwatering Vegan and I had to give it a go. Glad I did because it is PHENOMENAL. I modified the recipe as follows, but otherwise followed it exactly: 400g (2 packets) of Dove’s Farm Digestive Biscuits or McVitie’s tea biscuits used a non-stick,…
