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MARSALA-ROASTED PEARS AND GRAPES

This recipe is easy to make and it is just delicious. I had some pears that needed to be eaten and was also looking for a dessert that was healthy but tasty. You can eat them next to vanilla ice-cream or just some cream if you prefer it.  INGREDIENTS 50g unsalted butter 1/2 cup (125g) firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup (125ml) Marsala Thickly pared zest and juice of 1 orange 1 cinnamon quill 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped 4 firm, ripe beurre bosc pears 1/2 lemon 350g seedless grapes, cut into small bunches Vanilla ice-cream, to serve METHOD: Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the butter and sugar in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.  Add the Marsala and cook for a further 1 minute. Remove from heat, add the orange zest and juice, cinnamon and vanilla pod and seeds, then stir to combine. Peel and cut the pears in half lengthways and remove the cores (leaving stalks intact). Rub the pears with the cut side of the lem...

ORANGE AND ALMOND CAKE WITH BERRY COMPOTE

This cake is made without flour, making it a perfect dessert for people who are celiac. It is super easy to make and it's just  beautiful. INGREDIENTS: 3 cups (350g) almond meal 2 tsp ground cinnamon 2 tsp baking powder 350 g brown sugar Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon and 2 oranges 8 eggs 400 ml sunflower oil 6 whole cloves 1 cinnamon quill Berry compote 1 1/2 cups (330g) caster sugar 1 cinnamon quill 2 cups (300g)  frozen berries METHOD Preheat the oven to 170C. Grease a 23cm springform cake pan and line the base with baking powder. Place the almond meal, cinnamon, baking powder,   300g  sugar and citrus zest in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and add the eggs and oil. Mix well with a wooden spoon until combined. Spread in the prepared pan, then bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. ( Cover loosely with foil if browning too quickly. ) Meanwhi...