Growing up in South Africa in the early 1980s, biscuits formed an essential part of Diwali parcels. Amma‘s biscuit specialties being custard biscuits, date rolls and melting moments to name a few.Now that I am a mum, I too look forward to Diwali with the same level of enthusiasm as […]
Snowballs, the petty in pink coconut covered treat, are one of my most memorable childhood treats and I am sure that Wareings snowballs still have a secure place in the memories of many growing up in the ’80s and ’90s. It was one of my first recipes posted in this […]
Chana Magaj (Besan burfi) is a gram flour fudge. It is sweet and crumby from the addition of ground almonds, milk powder and sugar, and fragrantly spiced with cardamom and nutmeg. It is commonly decorated with edible gold or silver foil and almonds. In my childhood, it was a famed […]
This post features 2 easy Hungarian tart recipes. Amma’s classic Hungarian tart recipe and my own eggless recipe. Hungarian Tart is a soft biscuit-like treat spread with jam and then sealed with a crumbly top layer. Like most fruit tarts it reminds me of a fruit cobbler in its makeup […]