BASICS
It's the small things that make a recipe what it is.
Salted caramel, mascarpone, marzipan etc
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Salted Caramel Sauce … simple goodness back to the basics
Salted Caramel Sauce ... some recipes are so simple yet so amazing that you keep going back to them over and over again. This recipe for Salted Caramel Sauce is one of them. Basic, simple, four ingredient, indulgent good and always handy to have on hand. Dangerous too since you somehow keep walking towards the jar to get 'just another little spoonful'!
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Multigrain Granola … breakfast o’clock!
Full of fibre, crisp, sweet, buttery too, this Multigrain Granola is sure to please! You can always substitute the butter for oil, and play around with different grains and nuts. Go ahead, make it into the granola you love!
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Red Harissa – versatile, HOT, beautiful … MOORISH!
A flavoursome Moroccan red chili sauce which can be found in restaurants across Morocco. Hot and explosive, it’s worth making even if for a teeny 1/4 teaspoonful! Red bell peppers, dried chilies, little red chilies, garlic, olive oil .... are you game?
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Vanilla Chocolate and Chocolate Walnut Eggless Cake … back to the basics
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” John Wooden It’s time for the Daring Bakers and this time I have to say I’m sorry I couldn’t keep a date with the challenge. My kitchen is ‘under attack‘ {read renovation}, and things are still in disarray. What should have been completed last week is yet to be done, dragging on frustratingly. That’s not to say I haven’t managed to sneak in a bake now and then, but I couldn’t manage the chocolate dipping stage etc of the challenge. I did have a LMP {last minute plan} with some clarified butter on hand. Thought I could…
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Ottolenghi’s Preserved Limes … well balanced & definitely addictiv
This is the second jar of Ottolenghi's Preserved Limes I have in progress, as the first is almost gone. I love the burst of tangy flavour these limes offer. The red chili enticingly takes the tangy flavours of the lime, and lends back just a slight hint of heat to the limes.
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Say CHEESE! The simplest and probably cheapest way to make mascarpone at home
I've been on a soft cheese trip for a while, using my spare time trying to make mascarpone, ricotta, quark, cottage cheese etc at home.
