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Belgian Speculoos Tiramisu Verrines

This post is long overdue! I'd been meaning to make these ever since I got back from my trip to Belgium, but the wedding *just* may have got in the way.

As I mentioned in a few older posts, I'd heard so much about how creative the Belgians are with their speculoos biscuits. The two main things they use them in are tiramisu (instead of normal sponge fingers) and cheesecake (for the base). So, I tried a few of each on the trip, and to me they tasted absolutely divine - best tiramisu ever. But I was told by Heather, the friend I was visiting, that it all actually wasn't up to scratch in the restaurants we ate them at, and that she had the perfect recipe. And I must confess, it is positively sinful.

 

 

Now I know not everyone has access to speculoos biscuits (I'll be putting up a secret family recipe closer to Christmas!), but I find almond thins work quite well as a substitute. Also, not being one to stick to recipes, I've changed Heather's recipe around slightly, not only the ingredients but the presentation. This tiramisu is actually meant to be served in a large rectangular pyrex dish, with layers of whole biscuits, the way tiramisu usually is served. But due to my slight obsession with everything verrines at the moment, I thought they might look nice in glasses.

Continue for recipe and more pictures:

 

My French Wedding

It's been a mad week. It's been absolutely crazy, exciting, fun, adventurous, happy, emotional, stressful... and I have to say: I've enjoyed every second of it. 

It was Anita (Bruce's cousin) & Gerald's wedding last weekend in Nantes, France, and Bruce and I were invited. Not just as guests but as photographers. I was pretty anxious about how the day was going to go and how the photos were going to turn out, but it all turned out to be much better and much more fun than I thought. I got to meet a lot of Bruce's family for the first time and they are some of the nicest people I've ever met!

The wedding was lovely, from the dress that Anita's mother made, to the traditional South African flowers and the traditional French Croque en Bouche wedding cake - it was all just stunning. We ate, we drank, we met new faces, we took loads of pictures, we laughed and we cried.

I can't actually show you any of the pictures of the actual wedding, only because the bride and groom haven't seen any themselves yet, but I thought they wouldn't mind if I posted some of the foodie pictures I took for now. Stay tuned for more soon.

If you like these pictures and know anyone getting married that's looking for a photographer (or two!) and might be interested, I'm looking to expand my wedding portfolio and I would really appreciate it if you could put us in touch - I'm willing to travel too! Thanks so much!