This was the first ever grown up dessert that I ever made, and it took me a few goes to get it right. Mum used it for special dinner parties as it was light, tasty, whimsical and creamy. Sorry that I couldn’t find an image to approximate it. But think of a buttery-looking blanc mange,…
Category: Dessert
Lemon Meringue Pie To Die For
I think this is my all time favourite Rosemary dessert. It’s between that and her cheesecake. My preference was to eat this when it’s still a little warm, so the filling is gooey and the crust is crumbly. Add cream = HEAVEN. Photo by Alex Lvrs on Unsplash Ingredients: Method: Crust Filling Combine
Mum’s Pavlova
I’ve made this recipe a bunch of times and it always works. I think it’s the little things that Rosemary taught me: make sure the egg whites are at room temperature, make sure your mixing bowl is small and super clean, no oil residues. It was generally a summer or christmas dessert, but occasionally she…
Peach Kuchen Country Style
This was one of her all time favourites. I loved it, but found it extremely rich after about the third slice! The image shows more of a peach pie, but Rose made her kuchen in a lamington tin, so it looks like a peach slice. I still have the very same tin in my kitchen,…
Chocolate Sauce Special
When ingredients were limited, and obtaining fresh fruit was a bit hit and miss, Rosemary had a couple of good dessert sauce recipes up her sleeve to put on icecream. She always had a can of evaporated milk in the cupboard, and a packet of cocoa. This one got her VG tick (Very Good!). Ingredients:…
Ginger Delight
I still remember when Rosemary first brought this dessert into her repertoire. The combination of ginger, pineapple, and tart yoghurt really tickled our tastebuds. This became a regular dessert when she was older and cooking for less people. These days, I can hardly read the writing for the stains. There are many similar recipes out…
Bush Trifle
Trifle has to be one of the most well known and loved desserts in country Australia. There are many variations of trifle recipes, including those with chocolate and jelly. Rosemary never had the time or inclination to cook a sponge just for a trifle, so she always used the jam rolls from the shop. Drowned…
Easy and Delicious Plum Cake
Fresh fruit was often hard to get, so many country women like Rosemary learned to make the best of their pantry. That often meant using tinned fruit to its best advantage. And dessert was an important part of the farming food culture. After a long day at work, we all looked forward to whatever sweet…
The Flying Vicomtesse 