Strawberry Tart

This tart is simple to make and will definitely be a crowd please if your family/friends like strawberries - just like my little niece does. I made this last weekend as her extra special dessert the night before they went home as she had been such a sweetheart. I tweaked the original recipe a bit as I like to make sure the strawberry flavour really come through, one way to do this is to 'boil down' the strawberries, adding a bit of water and sugar if you wish. If you don't want to put the strawberry cream, coulis and strawberries in a pastry shell you could try layering the mixture in a dessert glass (wine or martini glasses for individual servings). If you decided to make the servings in glasses, try making a half batch of the pastry and crumbling it on top of the strawberry layers.

Sticky Date Pudding

My sister and 2 kiddo's are staying with me this weekend so of course I set out to impress with a dessert that not only looked good but tasted great... and didn't really take that much effort to make. Add that up with my sisters love of sticky date pudding and I knew exactly what to make. This recipe is really straight forward and can all be made in advance if needed, just remember whilst the pudding and sauce can be kept in the fridge its best to keep the praline in baking paper and then in an airtight container or wrapped tightly with glad wrap.