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Strawberry and Pomegranate Compote with Crème Fraîche
Strawberries don’t need much when they’re at their height and we’re making the most of their season. Of course we bought too many and they’re ripening faster than we can eat them, so I decided to make a simple strawberry compote. Compote is a fancy term for cooking fruit in syrup. For my syrup I used…
Victoria Sponge Cake with Blackberries and Lavender Cream
To complete our spring meal that included burrata and pea crostini and Mediterranean short ribs with polenta, I decided on a Victoria Sponge Cake with Blackberries and Lavender Cream. This was of course an homage to The Great British Baking Show, but I added an Australian twist! More on that in a bit.
Burrata Crostini with English Peas and Mint
I was inspired by a featured recipe from my favorite sustainable food delivery service, Good Eggs. I love that it looks like and tastes like Spring on a plate and features one of my favorite springtime ingredients, English peas. This recipe doesn’t stop there, however. The peas then combined with burrata cheese — making the…
