Its only been recently that I've discovered how versatile and easy to make Baklava is. For some reason the thought of that honey syrup and fill pastry made me think it would all go terribly wrong. Whenever I see any form of Baklava I have ...
Sweet Treats
A selection of Sweet Treats recipes from Casa Costello. Wonderful edible gifts and seasonal recipes for sweet celebrations throughout the year.
Easter Nest Cupcakes
Happy Easter! One of the loveliest days of the year - full of pastel colours, chocolate and little chicks. Hope you are having a super day. You may already be sorted for Easter baking but in case you are still yearning for something sweet ...
Mini Egg Chocolate Pavlovas
The internet is full of Easter recipes at the moment. Mini chocolate Eggs and Creme Eggs have never been used as creatively. I still want to share with you, my Mini Egg Chocolate Pavlovas though. The Mini Eggs are not just used for ...
Spring Lemon Eclairs
I'm declaring winter to be over - I've officially had enough of the cold and misery. Time for some spring in our step and in our cooking. For this week's Bake of the Week recipe, I wanted a fresh feel - so what better than lemon eclairs ...
Apple Pie Cupcakes
Its #BramleyAppleWeek so as part of my plan to be more seasonal during 2015, I have an apple recipe this week. I like my cupcakes to have something different about them these days - I think I overdosed on frosting during my days of charity ...
Brown Butter and Vanilla Cake
This week's bake (which was made and eaten on a Tuesday by the way!) caught my attention as it contains brown butter - I know its the ingredient of the moment but I'm fascinated by adapting recipes to include brown butter rather than ...
Christmas Recipes Round Up – #FoodieFriday
Its getting exciting now - Less than 3 weeks to go before the BIG DAY. I've still got tons to get sorted but can't help my mind wandering to Christmas Food (to be fair, my mind is never that far away from food!) This week's #FoodieFriday ...
Christmas Tree Cupcakes
I've enjoyed having a play with some Christmas Cupcakes this week. I'd forgotten how time consuming they can be though - and how quickly they get demolished in our house. These are batch 2 - The first lot got eaten before having their ...
Apple & Cinnamon Palmiers
I've been practising for our WI Cake & Bake Night this week - Our theme for next week's get-together is Pastry. To be honest, there's no shortage of ideas that I could use but once I started mooching in my recipes I came across Palmiers ...
Individual Christmas Pavlovas with Prosecco Creme and Pomegranate –
Its that time of year again when we start to plan the Christmas Menu - Up and down the land, you hear people asking 'Do you host Christmas Day?'. The answer is yes for us, its either that or go to my sister's for Pot Noodle. I love her very ...
