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MANGO ICE-CREAM SWISS ROLL DESSERT…ROLLIN’ IN MANGOES!
“Ice cream is happiness condensed.” Jessi Lane Adams Simple ‘n’ Sensational…an Ice-cream Swiss Roll This is by far the simplest & most versatile baked dessert that I have tried several times over & in many combinations. The Swiss roll is very pretty, is adaptable to personal taste, & also makes a fab frozen dessert. DH & the kids were ruing the absence of exciting dessert for many days. A bite of after dinner chocolate seemed to work for a few days, but not too long. I had some mango ice-cream left-over in the freezer & thought we could polish that off. But the foodie in me got the better of…
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WEEKEND HERB BLOGGING WITH NASTURCIUMS…the pretty edible flower!!
“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” William Blake Weekend herb blogging with flowers & herbs! Summer is almost beating down on us & we harvested the last of the nasturtiums over the weekend. The garden was literally over-run by these very pretty & hardy flowers. Even a bunch of caterpillars visited to enjoy the leaves…they chomped their way through an entire flowerbed overnight!! The burst of colour has now gone…but I have a fine bunch of pressed flowers & leaves, & seeds collected for next year. Ever since I read online that nasturtiums are edible flowers (their leaves too), have been keen to throw them into…
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CURRY CONNECTIONS…LAMB CURRY & POTATOES
“What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.”A. A. Milne What’s Cooking ? Curry, I said! Ben @ What’s Cooking US asked me one day if I’d like to contribute something from my part of the world for his ‘What’s Cooking World’ series. C’mon Ben, I said….wouldn’t I just? Any foodie worth his/her salt jumps to a good opportunity that knocks. I had to put on my thinking cap though, as I had posted most of my favourite lamb curries earlier. Suddenly remembered this one…a lamb curry with the very humble potato. Lamb, curry & potatoes make a…
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CHOCOLATE-CHIP PISTACHIO COOKIES…& SERENDIPITY!
“Me want cookie!”Cookie Monster Chocolate-chip Pistachio Cookies This was the day after making the chocolate pistachio fudge. I was plenty inspired with the great combination of chocolate & pistachios & decided to explore it some more. Time to substitute the walnuts in my chocolate chip cookies with pistachios! Oooooooooooh…for a nut which is not quite popular or as visible as pecans or walnuts, I’m amazed at the potential it has! This cookie tasted great; very nice indeed. I’ve also seen some great pistachio panna cottas on the net. Another delightful thing about pistachios is the visual appeal. They add a burst of colour to whatever they are added to, more…
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CHOCOLATE FUDGE BY OUR OWN LITTLE DOMESTIC GODDESS IN THE MAKING!
“Fudge is a noun, a verb, an interjection, and delicious!” Jessi Lane Adams Nigella Lawson’s Chocolate Pistachio Fudge The daughter was on my case for ages…”Want to make FUDGE!!!” She stacked all my chocolate books in a pile & copied down recipe after recipe, my pleas falling to deaf ears that the books were mine & here to stay. DH was witness to the pointless conversation! She would have none of it…aaaaaaaaaaargh!! Securing her future…with chocolate? Hmmmmmmmm… She writes down all her favourite stuff from my blog just in case the ‘www’ disappears one fine day with my precious blog! Horror of a thought…but nevertheless, a thought! As fate would…
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ONE PERFECT INGREDIENT…RINGING THE BELL FOR PEPPERS!
“In cooking, as in all the arts, simplicity is the sign of perfection.” Curnonsky My ‘One Perfect Ingredient’ would be ‘BELL PEPPERS’. When Maninas: Food Matters left me a message the other day, I did a little jig. Said it was OK to post for the ‘One Perfect Ingredient Competition’ for the book from Marcus Wareing ‘One Perfect Ingredient’…even if we weren’t resident in the UK or Europe.Quoting from Maninas…’Marcus Wareing is one of the best British chefs today: he is a two Michelan-starred chef, he worked with the (in)famous Gordon Ramsay, and he won the Great British Menu competition with his custard tart with Garibaldi biscuits. The winning dessert…
