tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57991896977648831912024-03-05T13:30:56.954-08:00kayla marie's kitchenhome cooking blogkayla mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497557586233857noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799189697764883191.post-7259615654975850302013-05-17T18:13:00.000-07:002013-05-17T18:13:31.602-07:00Boeuf Bourguignon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #666666;">For me,
boeuf bourgugnon has always been <i>the </i>perfect
peasant dish. Like most peasant dishes
its genius lies in its ability to transform a traditionally tough cut of beef –
most often rump – into melt-in-your mouth deliciousness fit for a king. With a short list of humble ingredients this
dish is a creation you certainly feel proud of. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #666666;">I truly love
this style of cooking. It reminds me a
lot of my childhood. On cold winter days
I would escape the chilly crisp air and scamper into the kitchen to watch my
nanna create one of her English style stews.
Perched at the stove top she would keep a careful eye over a cauldron
like pot simmering away filled with wonderfully fresh carrots, celery, onion,
peas, broccoli and whatever else she had on hand along with the meat of her
choice, more times than not it would be beef.
After an hour or two of careful simmering we would all be treated to a
lovely bowl filled with steaming hot stew and a wodge of bread to mop up all
the delicious juices with.</span></span></div>
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great satisfaction with this style of cookery.
With a little time and using a collection of quite humble ingredients you
can create a magnificent, full of flavour dish filled with lusciously tender
melting meat. A dish that will warms the
cockles of anyone’s heart. </span></span></div>
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beouf bourguignon there is only one choice for me, creamy mash. Potato mash that is. It’s the perfect partner to the rich beef, its
lusciously creamy texture not only mops up the wonderful beefy wine sauce but its
mellow flavour balances the richness of the sauce creating a perfect
equilibrium. And of course a glass of
red wine is absolutely essential. R. and
I chose a beautiful bottle of French shiraz that worked perfectly. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Boeuf Bourguignon<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Adapted from <a href="http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/boeuf-bourguignon-burgundy-beef-stew.htm" target="_blank">Australian Gourmet Traveller</a></div>
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50g unsalted butter</div>
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800g beef rump, cut into 5cm cubes</div>
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2 tbsp plain flour</div>
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120g bacon lardons</div>
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2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced</div>
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1 large onion, thinly sliced</div>
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4 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped</div>
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250ml beef stock</div>
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1bottle pinot noir (preferably Burgundian)</div>
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1 bouquet garni (bay leaves, thyme, celery stick, parsley),
tied with string</div>
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24 button mushrooms, sliced and stems trimmed</div>
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Heat butter in a large cast-iron casserole pot over medium
heat and brown the beef cubes for 8-10 minutes. Sprinkle with the flour and
cook for further 5 minutes then transfer with a slotted spoon to a plate.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Add bacon lardons, garlic, onion, baby onions and carrots to
the pot and sauté until softened or for about 5-7 minutes. Return the beef
cubes to the pot, add the beef stock and bring to the boil. Add red wine and
bouquet garni and season generously with sea salt and freshly ground black
pepper. Simmer for 2 to 2½ hours over low heat, occasionally skimming off any
fat that rises to the surface, or until the meat is tender and the sauce has
reduced to a thick consistency. Add the mushrooms during the final 20 minutes
of cooking. If necessary, strain the sauce through a fine sieve into another
saucepan and cook over high heat, stirring continuously, for 5-10 minutes to
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Allow to cool slightly before serving the beef stew,
sprinkled with parsley, and some smooth mashed potato.</div>
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1.5 kg sebago potatoes</div>
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500 gm butter, coarsely chopped</div>
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Bring potato and a generous amount of cold salted water to
the boil in a large saucepan, cook until potatoes are tender (15-20 minutes).
Drain in a colander, return to pan to evaporate excess water (5 minutes), pass
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heat, add half to potato and beat to combine. Add butter a little at a time,
beating to incorporate well, then beat until glossy. Add enough remaining milk
to form a soft purée (you may not need all the milk depending on the amount of
starch in the potato), season to taste with nutmeg, freshly ground black pepper
and sea salt, and serve hot.</div>
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kayla mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497557586233857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799189697764883191.post-47399090535119171392013-05-13T20:13:00.001-07:002013-05-13T20:13:12.489-07:00Raspberry, chocolate & almond teacake <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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recipe and quickly scribbled down a list of ingredients needed. As R left for
the market I swiftly added almond meal and raspberries to the list knowing a
raspberry & chocolate almond teacake would be perfect as well.</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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bottle of vino and a very cheeky grin, one to cover the fact he'd been
purchasing Mother's Day gifts on behalf of Grace. My excitement grew. </span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">This teacake is divine. A perfect balance of sweet
tender crumb to jammy raspberries and heavenly molten dark chocolate. To echo
the almond meal I spiked the cake batter with a splosh of amaretto and adorned
the top of the cake with a layer of flaked almonds that roasted to golden
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raspberry swirled cake on the bench to cool a little before dusting with an
angelically light layer of icing sugar. With two cups of English breakfast, we
enjoyed the drizzly mothers day weekend nibbling on slices of the heavenly
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<span style="color: #666666;">150g softened unsalted butter, chopped</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">¾ cup (135g) dark chocolate chips</span></div>
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Grease and line base and sides of a 20cm round cake pan.</span></div>
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onto a wire rack and cool completely.
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the crisp morning air with us sunday morning, sleeping very soundly I
decided to take advantage of the moment and quietly crept out of bed and made
my way to the kitchen to prepare something special for breakfast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Perched in the fridge was a luscious creamy wodge of
ricotta I immediately decided on Italian donuts. Simple. Delicious. And
very quick. I'll be back in bed before Grace realises I am gone.</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Whilst the oil heated to temperature I serenely stirred
the batter together starting with the ricotta, vanilla and eggs. I then added
the flour, baking powder, orange zest and sultanas & mixed until lusciously
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">The kitchen quickly filled with the delicious aromas
of frying donuts and velvety vanilla. </span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 free-range egg<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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beat together until smooth. Add the
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into the oil and cook for a few minutes flipping halfway. Depending on the size of your pan you may
need to cook the donuts in a couple of batches.
When cooked the donuts should be golden and puffed. If unsure, retrieve a donut from the oil and
cut in half to check if cooked. When you’re
happy remove the donuts from the oil using a slotted spoon and place them on a
plate lined with kitchen paper. Sprinkle
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<br />kayla mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497557586233857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799189697764883191.post-87327722560054148602013-05-02T19:27:00.003-07:002013-05-02T19:27:53.898-07:00Okonomiyaki with sticky soy pork belly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Pork belly slow cooked to melting tender perfection
in a bubbling bath of chicken stock, soy, honey, ginger, orange rind and
juice. Served on a savoury pancake spiked with pickled ginger, Chinese
cabbage, potato and spring onions. Drizzled with a sweet sticky caramelised soy
sauce and sprinkled with lightly toasted sesame seeds. Best. Dinner.
Ever.</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">I love love love weekend cookery. As the
weekend rapidly approaches my mind and greedy hunger sharply focuses on what
I'll be conjuring up in the kitchen. It doesn't take me long to decide as my
choice is usually a carnivorous one inspired by a trip to the butcher.
A lovely leg of lamb, rib of beef or plump chook are my usual picks but
spotting this deliciously fatty pork belly in the window this weekend I
couldn't say no.</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Usually I equate pork belly with crackling. Every
time. But it's been done. I wanted to try something new. With that said I
knew I wanted the belly to be braised, very slowly, to mouthwatering melting
perfection and I knew Asian flavours needed to infuse the belly and caramelise
to create a sticky soy sauce. Then I remembered this recipe.
Okonomiyaki with sticky soy pork belly. Sold.</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savoury pancake and is
absolutely bloody beautiful. Really delicious. I have had these pancakes a
couple of times and love them. There texture is so appealing, reminds me
of a dumpling. The pancakes are cooked on a griddle and are usually
flavoured with cabbage and anything else you like. In fact okonomiyaki is
loosely translated to 'as you like it' pancake. </span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">The sweet soy aromas escaping the oven as the pork
belly bathed and bubbled away were incredible. But as our appetite and
hunger pangs grew the beautiful soy aromas became a little torturous. So
we kept our belly's at bay by keeping busy and whipped up the pancakes. I
shredded a few cabbage leaves, finely sliced the pickled ginger, grated the
potato and sliced the spring onions into rings and added it all to the batter.
Mixing it just enough to create a smooth savoury batter ready to be
cooked. And just as you would regular pancakes I griddled these for a few
minutes, flipping half way until each side was wonderfully golden and crisp. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">When beautifully tender, I snuggled the pork under a
foil tent to rest and poured the beautifully fragrant soy braising liquid into
a saucepan to bubbly away further and reduce to a sweet sticky almost
caramelised sauce, thick enough to cling to the sliced pork when drizzled
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">R. and I were so excited for dinner. We each
grabbed a pancake, topped with the tender slices of juicy pork, drizzled over
the caramelised sauce & finished with a little sprinkle of the golden
sesame seeds. With Grace fast asleep we snuggled on the sofa, with dinner
perched on our laps, sipping wine and indulging in our weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Okonomiyaki
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Adapted from <a href="http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/okonomiyaki-with-sticky-soy-pork-belly.htm" target="_blank">Australian Gourmet Traveller</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">INGREDIENTS<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">450 gm (3 cups) plain flour<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">½ tsp baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">2 eggs, lightly beaten<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">4 Chinese cabbage leaves, coarsely torn<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">3 spring onions, thinly sliced, plus extra to serve<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 small sebago potato, coarsely grated<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">2 tbsp finely chopped pickled ginger, plus extra to
serve<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 kg piece boneless pork belly<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">375 ml (1½ cups) chicken stock<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">125 ml (½ cup) soy sauce<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">90 gm (¼ cup) honey<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">1 tbsp finely grated ginger<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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roasted sesame seeds<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">For sticky soy pork belly, preheat oven to 160C.
Place pork in a roasting pan large enough to fit pork snugly. Stir remaining
ingredients in a saucepan over medium-high heat until combined and bring to the
boil. Pour stock over pork, cover with foil and braise in oven until very
tender (2-2½ hours). Remove pork from braising liquid, cut into chunks and set
aside. Simmer half the braising liquid (discard remainder) over medium-high
heat until reduced to a glaze (10-15 minutes), then add pork and set aside.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Combine flour, baking powder and 2 tsp sea salt in a
large bowl, make a well in the centre, add eggs and gradually add 500ml cold
water, stirring until smooth and combined. Stir in cabbage, onion, potato and
pickled ginger and set aside to rest for 30 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Heat one-quarter of the vegetable oil in a large
non-stick frying pan over medium heat, add large spoonfuls of the pancake
batter, you should be able to cook six pancakes at a time depending on how big
your frying pan is. Cook until golden on
the base and beginning to set on the surface (3-4 minutes). Turn pancakes and
cook until cooked through (3-4 minutes), then transfer to an oven tray and keep
warm while you repeat with remaining oil and pancake batter. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Top hot okonomiyaki with sticky soy pork belly,
spring onion and pickled ginger, and drizzle with glaze. Serve Japanese
mayonnaise, togarashi and roasted sesame seeds separately to add according to
taste. Enjoy. X</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">We were off to a birthday party in the sparkling
autumn sunshine and I decided there needed to be an apple tart. Sunday mornings
are always our chance to over indulge, usually by way of syrup soaked blueberry
pancakes, freshly baked muffins or French toast and maple bacon. But this
Sunday we decided to opt for a decadent afternoon tea instead.</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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berries, yoghurt and an espresso on our sun drenched balcony surrounded by
the weekend papers I retrieved the puff pastry from the deep freeze and got to
work on the tart. Not that I can really call it work, the tart is wonderfully
simple. In fact the hardest part of this tart is allowing the time for the
butter to come to room temperature. So much so I usually pop the butter in
a little direct sunshine to help the process along or if I'm feeling really
impatient I’ll pop it in the microwave. </span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">The tart begins with the frangipane by creaming the
butter and sugar until light and fluffy then a good drizzle of vanilla bean
paste is added. I adore seeing the vanilla seeds flecked through the buttery
sweet mixture. To finish I stirred through a couple of egg yolks and the
almond meal. </span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">The vanilla spiked frangipane mixture is spread over
the base of the tart in between the borders I created by adhering the sliced
edges of a second piece of puff. I really do love cooking with puff
pastry, not only because its unbelievably delicious with its buttery light
layers of crispy pastry but because it’s a ready to use product that takes no
time to defrost and use...making it a wonderful life saver for simple suppers
or easy sweet tarts. </span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Apples this time of year are perfect. Crisp,
tart and wonderfully juicy I couldn't help but adorn the top of the almond
frangipane with a thinly sliced Granny Smith. With the slices of
apple nestled snuggly a top the tart off it went to a hot oven for a good
thirty minutes until it emerged golden, puffed and smelling of comforting
vanilla and baked caramelised apples.</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Off to the park we went with the baby and apple tart
perched in the pram. Under the bright blue clear sky and sparkling autumn
sunshine we enjoyed slices of apple tart.</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">Adapted from <a href="http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/recipes/55/rustic-cherry-tart" target="_blank">bill granger</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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vanilla until creamy, light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks and almond meal
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<span style="color: #666666;">Grace
and I were making our way through the supermarket when I spotted the most
vibrantly green mound of fresh broccoli I'd ever seen. I greedily filled a bag
with the broccoli and then somehow managed to wrestle it from her tightly
gripped little hands with no tears. The sound of plastic bags fascinates her,
I'm still trying to understand why. </span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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our laps of the supermarket I also nabbed some beautifully fragrant lemons and
plucked a beautiful looking bag of casarecce from the shelf and knew instantly
what we'd be cooking. A very simple supper of broccoli pea casarecce with lemon
cream sauce. </span></span><span style="background-color: #666666; color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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adore this recipe, not only is it unbelievably delicious but it's the kind of
supper that's ready to enjoy in under twenty minutes. Oh did I mention its a no
cook sauce. Bliss.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Grace happily nestled in her high chair at the edge of the kitchen I speedily
and effortlessly put dinner together. This recipe begins with boiling water and
that's as difficult as it gets. Once the water was boiling I added a big pinch
of salt and the entire bag of pasta, a couple of minutes later I dropped the
broccoli florets and peas into the bubbling pasta pot. Whilst the pasta and vege were happily
bubbling away I got on with the sauce which simply meant placing the cream,
parmesan, eggs, lemon zest & juice and a little black pepper in a bowl and
stirring. </span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dinner done. To serve I added some freshly torn basil leaves and a little more
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<span style="color: #666666;">Grace
and I then nestled on the couch to enjoy dinner together. And enjoy we
did. The lemon cream sauce is so surprisingly light and zesty and is delicious
with the just cooked broccoli and peas. And I also really adore the shape of
the casarecce, it's perfect design drinks up the creamy citrus sauce
beautifully. On a cool autumn
evening, enjoying a warm bowl of delicious pasta in less than twenty
minutes...simple supper perfection. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">500
grams casarecce (or any other short pasta you'd like...penne or fusilli would
be fabulous too)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a large pot of water to the boil, add a big pinch of salt and pasta. After a
couple of minutes add broccoli and peas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Add the drained pasta to the cream mixture and stir to combine. If the
pasta looks a little dry add some of the reserved cooking liquid. Try the
pasta to check seasoning and add sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
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awoke this morning to a sick little bubby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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red nose, flowing tears and glassy eyes were an instant giveaway our bubbly
bubby wasn't her usual self. My heart
broke. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a trip to visit the doctor we speedily returned home seeking comfort. I bundled
baby G into her favourite flannelette pajamas and held her closely.
Although I can't stand seeing my little darling unwell the extra cuddles
are lovely. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we are unwell I adore making our home that bit more comfortable. Just as my mum
did when I was a little child. The lounge is piled high with soft feather
filled crisp linen pillows, comforting cashmere throws and heavy white
doonas are added and we cuddle and snuggle underneath it all, resting,
napping and getting better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
make trips to the kitchen for cups of honey and lemon tea, chicken vegetable
soup and fresh glasses of orange juice. Whilst G was napping I watched
her from the kitchen and stirred together this Moroccan orange cardamom and
yoghurt cake. This cake is wonderfully simple. Simple add dry ingredients
to the wet, stir and pour into a loaf tin. The delicious aromas of orange
blossom wafting from the kitchen are divine. Once the cake had baked, we
all roused from our cosy cubby house and shared a slice of warm orange spiked
cake with a cup of tea. Instant happiness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cake is spiked with a little cinnamon and cardamom that works so beautifully
with the orange blossom water and the yoghurt ensures the cake is deliciously
moist and tender. A little colour has returned to my beautiful bubby's
cheeks but I think we'll spend a little more time snuggling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Moroccan
orange blossom and cardamom yoghurt cake</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Adapted
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eggs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sunflower oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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grated zest of one lemon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">greek yoghurt and orange segments to serve</span></div>
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the oven to 180°C. Line a loaf tin with
baking paper. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Combine
the eggs, yoghurt, sugar, oil, lemon zest and 2 teaspoons of the orange blossom
water, mix to combine. Add flour, almond
meal, baking powder, cardamom and cinnamon and mix to combine. Pour into loaf tin and bake for 30 minutes or
until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool slightly then turn out onto a wire
rack. Allow to cool completely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the icing, sift icing sugar into bowl, add milk and 1 teaspoon orange blossom
water and stir until smooth. The icing
should have a drizzling consistency.
When the cake is cool drizzle over and serve with yoghurt and orange
segments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">I love this
time of year. The crisp air of autumn
has arrived bringing with it snugly mornings, clear blue skies and the distinct
need to cook nourishing cosy foods every day.
I’m not sure what I adore more, the changing of seasons or the rituals
that surround them. When the temperature
starts to drop and the market is full of apples, pears and oranges I love to
signal the seasonal change by pulling out the cashmere throws, retrieving my
mighty pots and pans ready for some braising and slow cooking and dotting the
house with vanilla cinnamon spiced candles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">With the
instinctual desire to cook nourishing meals I get back to the starchy basics I
equate with the cooler months, quinoa being one of my staples. I adore this
ancient grain rich in protein with its wonderfully nutty flavour. I add it to
roasted vegetables & freshly picked baby spinach for a simple yet
satisfying lunch or mix it through a simple batter with grated carrots for a
delicious fritter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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decided to create a simple salad of a few of my favourites. I cooked the quinoa
with vegetable stock then added some barely blanched bright green peas and
beautifully crunchy broccoli. To add some herby zest I created a punchy pesto
of almonds, a handful of basil, mint, parsley and a good lug of extra virgin
olive oil as well as the zest and juice of a lemon. To finish the pesto I
added some sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. The zesty freshness of the
pesto really works beautifully with the quinoa, when added to the warm quinoa
the grain soaks up all of the beautifully fragrant pesto that takes a sometimes
bland basic to zesty salad super-stardom. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a little more green I scooped out spoonful rounds of creamy avocado and
adorned the salad with a handful of crunchy full of goodness pepitas. I also
crumbled a slab of lemon caper marinated creamy Danish feta through the salad
which for me completed the salad perfectly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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autumnal ritual that I adore partaking in, just as my mother did, is roasting a
chicken. I don't think there is any smell more welcoming or homely than a chicken
roasting in the oven, nestled on a bed of garlic, lemon and herbs and
surrounded with crunchy roasted potatoes . With Grace loving plenty of playtime
my time spent in the kitchen is a lot more limited so roasting is by far the
most simple cooking method for me. I love that I can pile my roasting dish with
chicken, a sprinkling of salt and pepper, a few sprigs of thyme and a drizzle
of garlic infused olive oil, pop into the oven and dinner is done needing no
further help or assistance from me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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6 chicken drumsticks</div>
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sea salt and black pepper</div>
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1 lemon</div>
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garlic infused extra virgin olive oil</div>
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6 sprigs thyme</div>
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Preheat oven to 200°C. Place chicken drumsticks on baking tray, season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Zest the lemon over the chicken, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle sprigs of thyme over chicken. Bake for 40 minutes. Enjoy x</div>
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<b>Quinoa with Greens and Almond Pesto</b></div>
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150 grams quinoa</div>
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400ml vegetable stock</div>
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1 big bunch of broccolini</div>
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150 grams frozen peas</div>
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1 avocado, flesh scooped out with a teaspoon</div>
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100 grams of feta (I used lemon caper marinated danish feta but you can use any you like)</div>
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1 big handful of pepitas</div>
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Almond Pesto</div>
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100 grams almonds</div>
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3/4 cup mixed herbs (I used basil, mint, parsley but you can use whatever takes your fancy)</div>
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zest and juice of a lemon</div>
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3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil</div>
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Place the quinoa and vegetable stock in a saucepan, bring to the boil, reduce heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes until all of the stock is absorbed and the quinoa is soft with a little bit of bite. If the stock is absorbed before the quinoa is cooked simply add a little water.</div>
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kayla mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497557586233857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799189697764883191.post-54923375006928719432012-12-18T19:11:00.002-08:002012-12-18T19:12:00.846-08:00Festive Rocky Road<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-AU">Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without rocky road.
Thanks to my father’s obsession, rocky road has been a Christmas
necessity in my family since I can remember.
And it’s usually one of the first festive delights I make to get me into
the Christmas spirit. Opening the fridge
to see a platter stacked high with large shards of deep dark chocolate studded
with squishy marshmallows, roasted nuts and glace ruby red cherries lets me
instantly know the season of joyful overindulgence has certainly begun. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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rocky road recipe comes from the queen of fabulous overindulgence herself, the
beautiful Nigella Lawson. You won’t be
surprised to hear that one of my many loves in watching the wonderful cooking
programs offered up by the food channel and this year’s Nigella Christmas
special featured this gorgeous and incredibly decadent rocky road recipe. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">As soon as
Nigella’s deliciously naughty description of her festive rocky road was
complete I knew this incredible creation had to be on my cooking list this
silly season. Nigella’s version includes
wonderfully crunchy almond laced amaretti biscuits, the usual glace cherries
and obligatory marshmallows as well as my all time favourite brazil nuts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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inspired me most however was Nigella’s concoction of melted chocolate, golden
syrup and butter. Traditionally rocky
road is simply melted chocolate studded with the usual goodies but Nigella
being the culinary seductress she is has taken rocky road to the next level with
her syrup and butter additions and the results are amazing. Rocky road, in its original melted chocolate
form can sometimes be a little errr shall we say tooth shattering, but with
Nigella’s genius addition of butter and golden syrup the once rock hard rocky
road now has a more smooth, buttery and luscious texture. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to say it was a sheer delight stirring the giant bowl of festive chocolate cheer
in front of me, watching the marshmallows, brazil nuts, glace cherries and
amaretti biscuits slowly surrender to the giant pool of chocolaty darkness. After a teeny tiny taste test the rocky road
made its way to the fridge to set before being cut into generous festive squares. Although I have to admit I immediately
regretted chopping up the giant slab of chocolate, now it was all too easy for
me to sneak pieces whenever opening the fridge door and I truly wondered
whether any would make its way to our Christmas lunch Saturday. Time will tell I guess. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b>Festive Rocky
Road</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">250 gram(s) dark
chocolate, chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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chocolate, chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">200 gram(s) amaretti
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cherries (red)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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biscuits into a plastic bag and bash them with a rolling pin to get small and
large crumbs. Place the brazil nuts into
a freezer bag and bash until you have small and large sized pieces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pan off the heat, and add the crushed biscuits and nuts, whole glacé cherries
and mini-marshmallows. Mix until
beautifully combined. Pour mixture into
a cake pan / baking dish lined with baking paper, smooth top and refrigerate
until firm. Dust with icing sugar and cut
into desired size pieces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this time of year, I absolutely love it!
All year I long for my opportunity to truly wallow in the Christmas spirit
and even though many of the carols claim Christmas involves sipping eggnog, roasting
chestnuts by the fire and dashing through the snow, for me Christmas is the
smell of sunscreen, mangoes and watermelon, hot sand dashes to the ocean and
fighting for prime position in front of the air conditioner. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">With that
being said I still hold a very special place in my heart for traditional Christmas
cookery...there is something so magical about the merry aromas of nutmeg,
cinnamon and cloves and their ability to instantly transform your mood from one
that resembles the grouchy Grinch to jolly old Saint Nic. One Christmas classic that I adore has to be
fruit cake, however on a scorching summer’s day fruit cake filled with its
plump, juicy, boozy dried and candied fruits and heavy Christmas spices no
matter how wonderfully Christmassy is completely out of place. So for me, Christmas cookery is all about
finding a balance between honouring tradition and celebrating the beautiful Australian
summer. And this white chocolate, honey
& macadamia panforte is a delicious example.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Panforte is a
traditional Italian dessert
containing fruits and nuts, a dessert that much resembles a fruitcake however without any of the heavy stodgyness. And for me panforte is a fantastic new culinary
discovery that allows me to incorporate the wonderful Christmas spirit of a
traditional fruit cake with its spices and dried fruit but in a new incredibly
light way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">This
version of my Christmas fruit cake is much more suited to our Australian climate
filled with its luscious white chocolate, sweet honey and buttery macadamia
nuts and incredibly still manages to ooze Christmas spirit with its joyful spices
of ginger, all spice and cinnamon along with glace ginger, candied orange and
pineapple. For me, this panforte is the
perfect Christmas compromise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 3/4 cups
(310g) chopped white chocolate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(265g) honey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bean, split, seeds scraped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(185g) plain flour, sifted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(55g) glace ginger, finely chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(55g) glace pineapple, finely chopped (see note)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(50g) finely chopped candied orange peel (see note)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(200g) unsalted macadamias, toasted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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oven to 160°C. Line a 22cm springform cake pan with baking paper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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chocolate, honey and vanilla seeds in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of
simmering water (don't let the bowl touch the water), stirring until melted and
smooth. Set aside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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black pepper in a bowl. Stir in melted chocolate mixture until combined.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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until golden but soft to touch (cover loosely with foil if it is browning too
quickly). Cool in pan, then turn out and dust with icing sugar, slice and
serve.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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back in the kitchen!! Although 2012 didn’t
involve much baking in my kitchen, I certainly had a bun in the oven! After nine months of vegemite sandwiches, dry
cereal, toast and crackers I am very overjoyed, happy and proud to introduce our
beautiful little baby girl, Graziella.
And I feel so fantastic to see the return of my appetite and to be back
in my lovely kitchen!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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find it incredibly difficult to believe that I went nine months repulsed by food. My one life obsession gone! To say I felt lost is a complete
understatement. My usual days filled
with baking, shopping for food, reading recipes and planning menus were replaced
with an uneasy, queasy, seasick feeling that left me snuggled on the couch
cuddling my new friend...a bucket. Yeah
sure I had been in this place before, however it was usually a result of a <s>wine</s>
fun filled evening. At the beginning I
felt incredibly ripped off but as time passed and I grew into a <s>whale</s>
glowing pregnant woman I realised the sacrifice was well worth it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cooking is a little out of control. My
dreams these days are once again filled with gleaming ideas of heavenly sponge,
delightful biscotti, dreamy creamy trifle and summer fruit crumbles and believe
me, one teeny tiny absolutely gorgeous new born is not going to slow me
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that being said I return with a heavenly vanilla bean and buttermilk cake. Ahh, it’s the simple things in life that
truly make us happy...a sneaky smile from a cheeky little baby girl and wafts
of vanilla bean cake drifting from the kitchen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">This cake truly
deserved to break my baking drought.
Wonderfully simple, yet utterly divine, this cake (like many others) starts
by creaming butter and sugar however, it’s the addition of a scraped vanilla
bean and fresh lemon zest that takes this cakey creation to a wonderful new
level of deliciousness. Vanilla bean and
lemon zest are classic flavours and for good reason, not only are they
delicious but they somehow evoke nostalgic childhood baking memories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bjorn (baby carrier for those not yet versed in baby stuff talk) I felt an
incredible rush of that amazing feeling of returning home. I guess Dorothy was right; there really is no
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<span lang="EN-AU">Adapted
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butter, softened<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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caster sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 Vanilla bean,
seeds scraped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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zested<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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plain flour, sieved<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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self raising flour, sieved<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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buttermilk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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butter, softened<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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icing sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Preheat
oven to 160C. Beat butter and sugar in an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs
one at a time, then add vanilla seeds and lemon rind. Sieve flours and bicarbonate of soda into a
bowl with a pinch of salt and with mixer on low speed, add half the flour
mixture, then half the buttermilk. Repeat, then spoon mixture into a buttered
22cm x 32cm cake tin lined with baking paper. Smooth top, then bake until cake
is golden and an inserted skewer withdraws clean (35-45 minutes). Cool in tin
for 10 minutes, then invert onto a rack and cool completely.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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place butter in a mixing bowl and beat with a whisk until light and creamy,
slowly add icing sugar and vanilla bean and beat until very light and fluffy. If the mixture is too thick, add a little
milk. When the cake is completely
cooled, cover with icing. Serve with
sliced peaches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />kayla mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497557586233857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799189697764883191.post-53638512479662278172012-02-22T19:30:00.001-08:002012-02-22T19:31:18.743-08:00A drizzly afternoon and my very rustic banana bread<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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couple of days consisting of overcast, cloudy, gloomy and constantly drizzly
weather. So I figure with days like these
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is anything but welcoming outside I tend to gravitate home towards the reassuring
allure of a comforting warm oven and the smell of wonderfully nurturing baked
goods that emerge from it. There really
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the kitchen bench, serenely stirring a mixture that will soon become a
gorgeously fragrant, comforting and very rustic banana bread.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">This banana bread in particular has been a favourite of mine for quite
some time, especially when baked on a day like today. It manages to lift gloomy spirits with its
aromas of baked banana, vanilla and lemon and provides an even greater sense of
homely comfort with its deliciously earthy texture thanks to addition of
wholemeal flour. The brown sugar drizzle
icing that is laced and draped over the wonderfully golden crust adds an earthy
sweetness that marries beautifully with the velvety vanilla crumb of the bread. A slice of this beautiful banana bread along with a cup of tea and a good book makes for a perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon. K x<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 cup plain flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 cup whole wheat flour<br />
1 1/2 cup dark brown sugar<br />
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
1 1/2 cup coarsely chopped dark chocolate<br />
2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil<br />
4 large eggs, lightly beaten<br />
2 cups mashed bananas, approx 4 bananas<br />
1/2 cup whole milk yogurt<br />
2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 teaspoon vanilla
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1/2 cup dark brown sugar<br />
1/2 cup icing sugar<br />
4 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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oil, eggs, mashed banana, yogurt, zest, and vanilla. Pour the banana mixture
into the flour mixture, add the chocolate pieces and fold with a spatula until
just combined. Pour the batter into the
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<span lang="EN-AU"> I’ve been meaning to share these
wonderfully delicious, delicate, melt in your mouth and buttery pistachio
sandies with you for a while however each and every time I bake a batch they
seem to disappear before I’ve even had a chance to photograph them. It seems they really are that delicious. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">These little green speckled buttery babies are very much like
shortbread. They possess the same
wonderful melt in the mouth qualities of shortbread however are spiked with
tiny pieces of wonderfully green pistachio that provides a gorgeous texture
making them a fantastic biscuit in their own right. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">These sandies are a delight to prepare and in a matter of mere minutes
the sweet buttery dough is ready to be rolled and placed into a hot oven. Fifteen minutes later wonderfully golden sandies
emerge smelling of sweet vanilla, all that’s left is for the sandies to be rolled
in icing sugar and dipped in an espresso. Enjoy K x<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Adapted from <a href="http://www.cannellevanille.com/2010/11/pear-apple-and-fennel-salad-and-more.html">Cannelle et Vanille</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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115 grams unsalted butter, room temperature<br />
1/3 cup icing sugar<br />
1/2 tsp vanilla extract<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Zest of one lemon<br />
3/4 cup plain flour<br />
1/4 cup pistachios, chopped<br />
pinch of salt<br />
icing sugar, for rolling</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Preheat oven to 180°C. Cream the butter and icing sugar together until
creamy, light and pale. Add the vanilla
extract and lemon zest and beat to combine.
Add the plain flour, salt and
chopped pistachios and mix until combined and dough is formed. Take tablespoon portions of the dough and
form into balls. Place balls on a baking
tray lined with baking paper, leaving a 3 centimetre space between each ball. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until lightly
golden. Allow to cool slightly and roll
sandies in icing sugar while still warm.</span></div>kayla mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497557586233857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799189697764883191.post-23993578330783384272012-02-12T03:04:00.000-08:002012-02-12T03:05:05.670-08:00My latest obsession & another heirloom tomato tart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-AU">Pistachios have long been one of my favourite ingredients, I adore them.
Another obsession I have, baked fruit crumbles. I hold a very special place in my heart for a
vintage ceramic dish filled with sticky, bubbling, gooey, caramelised fruit
baked in a piping hot oven covered in a thick layer of golden, nutty, crunchy crumble
topping. That said a problem I’ve been
grappling with of late is how to incorporate my beloved crumble into a steamy,
scorching hot summer’s day. The thought
of jammy, sticky, piping hot fruit being retrieved from the oven is completely unappealing,
especially considering there are days where the stinking hot temperatures have
me believing I in fact live in an oven. In
truth there are days I purposely do not bake because the thought of turning on
the <s>inferno</s> oven is utterly unbearable and would resemble a form of
torture handed out in Guantanamo bay.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">My <s>obsession fix</s> solution arrived the moment I realised I could simply
bake the crumble mixture as is, no need for hot steamy baked fruit and nestle
it in the refrigerator to sprinkle over fresh fruit and yoghurt whenever my
crumble cravings kicked in.
Victory. Absolute
perfection. The cool refreshing rockmelon
nestled under a layer of cool, smooth and creamy vanilla yoghurt made the
perfect canvas to the pistachio spiked crumble mixture. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Last week’s heirloom tomato galette was enjoyed and eaten far too quickly. And I think this subconscious longing for the
all too quickly vanished galette lead me to once again purchase an array of
beautifully ripe heirloom tomatoes. I
couldn’t resist, at the market the tomatoes looked absolutely stunning; bright
red, perfectly ripe and they just so happened to be sitting oh so conveniently
next to bunches of fragrant emerald oregano.
I plucked the tomatoes and the oregano and returned home to pay ohmage
to my long gone galette with an heirloom tomato and goats cheese tart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">I started by roasted the heirloom tomatoes with a little extra virgin
olive oil, freshly plucked oregano leaves, sea salt and freshly ground
pepper. They emerged from the oven after
a 20 minute bake smelling sweet and looking gorgeously charred. I then used my favourite herb pastry to line
individual tart tins and blind baked the pastry shells for a good ten minutes,
just enough so the filling wouldn’t sodden the deliciously delicate and flaky
herb spiked pastry. The filling that I
decided to use consisted of wonderfully sharp goats cheese, eggs, cream, finely
chopped rosemary, sage and oregano and once again sea salt and freshly ground
pepper. To assemble the tarts I placed a
wonderfully roasted heirloom tomato in the middle of each pastry case and
spooned the eggy mixture around the tomato to fill the pastry shell. With excitement and very impatiently I dotted
extra dollops of the gorgeously sharp goats cheese around the tart and
delivered them straight to the hot oven. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">When the heirloom tomato tarts emerged from the oven I couldn’t have
been more excited about lunch. With no
hesitation R. and I quickly set the table, poured a couple of glasses of vino
and found our favourite spot on the balcony to indulge and enjoy another
wonderfully fragrant and utterly delicious roasted heirloom tomato tart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">80 gm brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">40 gm plain flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">40 gm coarsely chopped pistachios<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">20 gm butter, melted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Zest of one lemon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Fruit, yoghurt and honey to serve<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Preheat oven to 180°C. Combine
all ingredients in a small bowl and mix to combine. Line an oven tray with baking paper and
sprinkle crumble over tray evenly. Bake
for ten to fifteen minutes (checking halfway to toss) or until golden. Serve with fresh fruit, yoghurt and honey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">Heirloom Tomato and
Goats Cheese Tart<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">5 heirloom tomatoes (on vine)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Extra virgin olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Oregano, leaves picked<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 quantity <a href="http://kaylamarieskitchen.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/trip-to-market-heirloom-tomatoes.html">herb pastry</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">½ cup cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 spring rosemary, finely chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">100gm goats cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Preheat oven to 180°C. Place
tomatoes on a baking tray with oregano leaves, drizzle with olive oil and season
with salt and pepper. Bake in oven for
20 to 25 minutes or until tomatoes have slightly softened and charred. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Meanwhile line 6 mini quiche tins with herb pastry, refrigerate for 30
minutes. Fill pastry shells with baking
paper and weights and blind bake for 10 to 15 minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">In a small bowl combine eggs, cream, rosemary, sage, oregano, salt and
pepper. Place a roasted heirloom tomato
in the centre of each par baked pastry shell and spoon egg mixture around
tomato to almost fill the pastry shell.
Dot each tart with goats cheese and place in the oven for 10 to 15
minutes or until the tarts are set and golden.
Makes 6.</span></div>kayla mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497557586233857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799189697764883191.post-24047694036190569272012-02-05T17:29:00.000-08:002012-02-05T17:29:34.584-08:00A peachy afternoon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-AU">This weekend I wanted to make use of each and every white fleshed peach
perched on my kitchen counter. For the
past week R. and I have been trying our best to make our way through the fruit
bowl full of the delicious, juicy and wonderfully sweet stone fruit but they
just don’t seem to be disappearing. So I
decided a wonderfully relaxed Saturday afternoon spent at home in the kitchen
would solve our stone fruit dilemma.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">With lunch time looming and hunger pangs growing R. and I decided to
grill wedges of peach to add to a simple yet incredibly delicious salad. Once the peach wedges were charred and
slightly burnished we covered our plate with shaved ribbons of salty
prosciutto, topped with handfuls of mixed greens and our charred peach
wedges. I plucked a wonderfully pale,
creamy and sharp wodge of goat’s cheese from the fridge and sprinkled chunks
all over our almost ready to be devoured salad.
R. finished the salad with a sprinkled of sea salt, freshly ground black
pepper and drizzled over a simple yet beautifully balanced balsamic vinaigrette. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">R. and I sat on the balcony nibbling on our peach and prosciutto salad,
sipping wine and praising the peach god for our oversupply of the beautifully sweet
white fleshed peaches. However it wasn’t
long before our minds turned to dessert and thoughts of peach crumble cake were
being discussed. I have had an ever so
slight obsession with crumble lately; I adore its sweet nutty flavour and
crunchy texture. I also adore how simple
crumble is to prepare, whenever I am faced with slim pickings for dessert I make
an effortless pistachio crumble and sprinkle over grilled nectarines and Greek
yoghurt, absolute bliss.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">This peach crumble cake is divine.
The cake crumb has a beautiful caramel flavour thanks to the deep, dark,
molasses like nature of the brown sugar used and the warming cinnamon flavour
and aroma of the cake echoes the sugar beautifully. The sliced peaches were nestled in the cake
batter and when baked almost evolved into a peach jam strewn throughout the
cake. I added hazelnut meal to the batter
for a nutty flavour and dense texture and decided from there to use hazelnuts
in the crumble. The crumble was a
delightful combination of brown sugar, flour, chopped hazelnuts and melted
butter which sat atop the cake to form a wonderful crunchy layer of caramelised
sugar and nuts. When just cool enough
to handle R. and I cut thin slices, spooned over a little vanilla yoghurt and
returned to our favourite spot on the balcony to take in the beautiful blue sky.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">Peach and Prosciutto Salad<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Adapted from
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 peaches,
halved, stones removed and sliced into wedges<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tablespoon olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tablespoons extra virgin olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tablespoon balsamic vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 handfuls
of salad greens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">8 slices of
prosciutto<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">50gm goats
cheese, crumbled<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Sea salt
and freshly ground pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Preheat griddle pan until hot. In
a small bowl toss peach wedges with olive oil, a pinch of sea salt and freshly
ground pepper. Grill the peaches for a
minute or two or until charred and caramelised.
In a small jar combine extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sea
salt and freshly ground pepper, shake to combine. In a small bowl combine mixed greens, grilled
peaches and a tablespoon or two of the dressing, toss to combine. Drape the prosciutto over serving platter and
top with dressed mixed greens and peaches.
Crumble goats cheese over salad and season with a little sea salt and freshly
ground pepper. Serve immediately. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">White Peach Crumble
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Adapted from </span><a href="http://gourmettraveller.com.au/rhubarb-and-strawberry-buckle.htm" style="line-height: 150%;">Gourmet Traveller</a></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 white fleshed peaches, roughly diced <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">½ cup caster sugar <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">½ cup brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">160 gm softened butter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 eggs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">220 gm plain flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">40 gm hazelnut meal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 tsp baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">½ tsp bicarbonate of soda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 tsp cinnamon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">165 ml buttermilk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">80 gm brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">40 gm plain flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">40 gm coarsely chopped hazelnuts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">20 gm butter, melted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hazelnut topping, combine ingredients in a bowl, then freeze until required
(this stops the topping melting into the cake when it’s baked).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Beat butter and remaining sugars in an electric mixer until light and
fluffy (4-5 minutes), add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Stir in dry ingredients then buttermilk. Stir in peaches, spoon into a 24cm-diameter
cake tin buttered and lined on the base with baking paper. Scatter over hazelnut
topping, bake until a skewer inserted withdraws clean (1¼-1½ hours). Cool in
tin for 30 minutes, then on a wire rack to room temperature. Serve with yoghurt.</span></div>kayla mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497557586233857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799189697764883191.post-18810192857073540472012-01-22T21:30:00.000-08:002012-01-22T21:30:28.141-08:00A trip to the market & heirloom tomatoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-AU">‘Wow, look at those beautiful heirloom tomatoes’ I pointed out to R. as
we strolled through the sun drenched food market one lazy yet beautiful weekday
afternoon. I immediately plucked the
punnet filled with orange, red cherry and purple grape coloured heirloom tomatoes
and placed into my almost full basket along with baby zucchini, bunches of asparagus,
a beautifully exquisite tin of chestnut puree, a bunch of gorgeously fragrant
thyme and a wonderful pale wodge of creamy feta cheese.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Before we’d even had the chance to pay for our gourmet goodies my mind
was already at home, pacing through my kitchen plotting various ways to
celebrate these wonderful tomatoes. However
my attention quickly returned to the market the moment I spotted a delicious
packet of dried figs, yes I’ll have those to I thought. Thrilled with my purchases I remembered exactly
why I adore shopping for food so much, I just love the excitement of planning
what to eat once I’ve been newly inspired by what’s on offer at the
market. I find that each and every visit
brings with it the discovery of new and wonderful delights to try, an exotic
cheese, or a new import of some kind or I have the pleasure of reacquainting
myself with old favourites which inspire me more than you could ever know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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something quick yet wonderful to celebrate the deliciously ripe heirloom
tomatoes in all of their glory. It was my intention to ensure the tomatoes were
the star of the show so I needed a dish that kept all of the wonderful tomato
integrity. A tart!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Once home, I headed directly for the kitchen to once again take another
look at my glorious gourmet purchases. Looking
at the tomatoes nestled on the counter I wondered for the briefest of moments
whether they were too beautiful to eat! Luckily
these deranged thoughts were quickly kicked out of consciousness thanks to
hunger pangs and I immediately set about rolling out my herb pastry. Having homemade pastry on hand is all thanks to
my squirrel like qualities. And by that
I mean I have ‘stock piling’ like traits.
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/etc I make double quantities and freeze the leftovers which on days like today
are a complete and utter life saver.
Having homemade herb pastry snuggled serenely in the deep freeze is a
wonderful occurrence. So thanks to
effort paid in days long gone I reap the rewards of delicious homemade pastry
with very little hassle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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concoction to cover the pastry and to which the halved tomatoes would nestle
in. My creation was a simple mix of
ricotta, sour cream, parmesan, lemon zest, a little of my newly purchased
creamy feta and a good grinding of sea salt and black pepper. I lathered this over a circle like area of my
lovely thyme studded pastry and immediately darted the mixture with my halved
heirloom tomatoes. The colours looked so
beautiful, wonderful reds, orange and purple all huddled closely together
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just enough time for me to whip up a batch of simple, yet delicious raspberry friands. I love friands, to me they are the posh French
cousin to the humble but wonderful muffin.
Just like muffins, they are a breeze to make. It really is as simple as adding wet ingredients
to dry, stirring for mere moments and placing the mixture into muffin/cupcake/friand
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<span lang="EN-AU">And after ten to fifteen minutes in the oven you are left with the most
wonderfully fragrant vanilla spiked treat.
I use vanilla bean paste in my friands, seeing the tiny black vanilla seeds
dotted through out the mixture are a superb sight, not to mention the wonderful
fragrance they impart. There is
something so reassuring and comforting about the aroma of baked vanilla, I like
to think of it as the cooking equivalent of a hug from mum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">R. and I spent the rest of the afternoon on the balcony, sipping wine, reading
the papers and nibbling on the wonderful tomato tart debating whether the oven
roasted sweet heirloom tomatoes or the flaky herb spiked buttery pastry was our
favourite. I love days like this I
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<span lang="EN-AU">Adapted from <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2009/10/in-the-kitchen-with-aran-goyoaga-2.html">Cannelle et Vanille</a> Herb Pastry recipe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 ½ cups plain flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 ½ tsp salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">½ tsp black pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">½ cup ice water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Rocket dressed in lemon vinaigrette, to serve<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Place the flour, salt, black pepper, thyme and rosemary in the bowl of a
food processor. Pulse it three times to incorporated and aerate all
ingredients. Add the cold butter into
the food processor. Pulse it about 8-10 times until crumbly. Add the ice water all at once while pulsing
until dough starts to come together. Place
the dough onto a work surface and form it into a rough circle, cut the dough in
half and wrap each circle in plastic wrap (place one half in the freezer for
later use). Chill the second half in the
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out pastry on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Top the pastry with the cheese topping to
create a circle, leaving a 2 centimetre border.
Place cherry tomatoes on top of cheese mixture and fold the pastry border
up, pinching roughly to secure the edges.
Season the tomatoes with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Brush the pastry with the egg wash and bake
in the oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or until golden. Serve with rocket salad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1 2/3 cups icing sugar sifted<br />
3/4 cup plain flour sifted<br />
1/2 tsp baking powder<br />
5 egg whites<o:p></o:p></div>
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Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and flour a regular
sized friand tin or a muffin tin or line a muffin tin with cupcake papers. Mix almond meal, icing sugar, flour and
baking powder in a bowl and stir to combine. Add the egg whites, and stir until
just mixed in. Add the melted butter and stir again until just mixed in. Spoon teaspoons
of the mixture into each muffin tin/friand tin/cupcake paper, then sprinkle
berries on top. Bake 10 to 15 minutes
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<span lang="EN-AU">This morning I awoke to a dark, grey and quite grim, cloud filled sky,
with no sight of the sun or my beloved summer time heat. Hmm, what on earth has happened to summer I immediately
thought? She’s completely gone, nowhere
in sight. I reached for my favourite
white knitted cardigan and made my way to the coffee machine. Sipping my morning espresso I looked out at
the cloud filled grey sky and suddenly felt grateful for a day filled with drizzly
rain, cool breezes and an overcast, sombre, almost autumnal mood. I immediately opened all of the windows to
let the breeze send cool chills through the house and cheerfully embraced the
rainy, cloudy weather with an open heart and empty stomach. My mind then instantly thought of soup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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garlic and some fresh thyme and knew I had the makings for an uplifting carrot
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<span lang="EN-AU">Carrot soup is one of my favourites.
I love its orange hue and sweet flavour and for me roasting the carrots,
onion and garlic intensifies the flavours that much more. I adore the smell of vegetables roasting in the
oven and knowing a nourishing, rejuvenating soup will be the end result, makes
the minimal effort oh so worth it. Not
that this soup requires much work, on the contrary, it’s actually very simple. To a preheated oven I add an oven tray filled
generously with chopped carrots, onion and garlic all of which is smothered in
olive oil, honey, salt and pepper and adorned with fresh thyme. Meanwhile I gently fry a sliced leek in a
little olive oil and butter to which after thirty minutes of roasting I add the
carrots, onion and garlic too. I then add
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<span lang="EN-AU">With smells of sweet roasted carrot, onion and garlic wafting through
the house I return to the stove top to blitz my now tender carrot stock mixture
into a warming, thick and luscious soup.
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<span lang="EN-AU">I am thrilled to be supplying biscotti to a few of my local cafes so as the
afternoon rolled on I drew my attention to a biscotti recipe I have been
testing and retesting in order to get just right, strawberry and almond
thumbprints. I made several tweaks and
alterations to my almost perfect recipe and was pleasantly pleased and excited
with the results. The biscotti were
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<span lang="EN-AU">However, after a little too much taste testing and with the smell of
sugar, roasted almonds and caramelised strawberry jam in the air I knew it was
time for me to step away from the baked goodies and head out for a long, sweaty
run. As I made my way up the river I
couldn’t help but examine the ever growing grey clouds in the sky and silently pray for them to hold
off imparting their ever impending rain until I was home safe and dry. I instantly increased speed not only to avoid
the awaiting rain drops but also to hurry home to my awaiting carrot soup, yes
carrot soup and a run will most definitely make up for my biscotti bender I
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">Roasted Carrot, Thyme
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<span lang="EN-AU">Preheat oven to180°C. Place
carrots, onion, garlic and thyme on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Drizzle with olive oil and honey and mix to
combine. Season with sea salt and
freshly ground black pepper and roast for 30 minutes or until the carrots and
onion are tender and slightly golden.
Meanwhile, place butter and a tablespoon of olive oil in a deep saucepan
over medium heat, add leek and cook until softened. Add the roasted carrot, onion and garlic
(squeezed from the skin) and stir to combine.
Add the chicken stock and allow to simmer for 10 minutes, or until the
carrot is soft. Allow to cool slightly
then blitz with a hand processor. Return to carrot soup to the heat, stir in
coconut milk and taste for seasoning, adjust accordingly. Serve with a dollop of yoghurt and freshly
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<span lang="EN-AU">For the past couple of days a sweltering heat wave has swept over Brisbane bringing
with it scorching temperatures and muggy, stagnant, humid air leaving me hot, just a little bothered and craving cool, crunchy, refreshing and rejuvenating
summer salads. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">And today this blistering heat has me obsessing over baby fennel,
chilled pear sliced paper thin on a mandolin, emerald hued mint, zesty lemon
dressings and pink plump figs.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Oh and frozen
mango and banana yoghurt, one of the most delicious ways to cool down other
than a dip in the ocean.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">So for lunch today I took the baby fennel that I’ve been fixated with
and sliced into wafer thin slices, I did the same with my cool pear and along mixed leaves I created the base to my very simple summer salad. From the fridge I grabbed a chunk of reggiano
parmigiano and sliced wafer portions of the sharp cheese over the salad. I then took to my roasted almonds with a kitchen
knife and roughly chopped, leaving some almonds whole and others almost obliterated
to almondy dust. These wonderfully warm
roasted almonds nestled serenely a top of the salad waiting to be anointed with
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<span lang="EN-AU">This vinaigrette has to be one of my all time favourites, I just love its
perfect balance and zesty lemon hit.
This simple vinaigrette consists of Dijon mustard, a little honey, freshly
squeezed lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and freshly ground
pepper which when combined clung ever so perfectly to the leaves, fennel and
pear making it a wonderful accompaniment to a hot summers day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tending to so I decided to use them up in a frangipane fig tart. It’s a wonderful tart recipe that is both simple
and delicious. The figs can be replaced by
stone fruit, thinly sliced apple or pear making it a great tart for anytime of
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<span lang="EN-AU">Frangipane is a sweet almond mixture held together with butter and eggs
and usually spiked with the flavours of vanilla and lemon. I love the almondy sweet flavour that it
lends to tart fillings and adore its sticky and dense texture. When baking it gives off the most wonderful
aromas of almond, vanilla and lemon zest and marries wonderfully with the figs
as they caramelise in the midst of the frangipane.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">As the afternoon heat subsided I retreating to the balcony with a
delicious slice of the flaky caramelised fig tart simply adorned with a dollop
of smooth, cool, vanilla greek yoghurt, a little honey and some pistachios.</span></div>
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of water with a squeeze of lemon juice to avoid browning)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">For the vinaigrette, place mustard, honey and lemon juice in a small
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whisk in extra virgin olive oil and season with sea salt and freshly ground
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the leaves and gently toss. Place
dressed pear mixture on a serving platter and top with parmesan and
almonds. Serves 2.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">50g unsalted butter , softened<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and use to brush the edges of the pastry.
Place the cut strips on top of the brushed edges to form a border. Brush the pastry with more of the glaze and
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the almonds on a baking sheet and toast for 6 minutes or until pale golden. Cool and whizz the toasted almonds in a food
processor until finely ground. Add the
caster sugar, softened butter, egg, lemon zest and a pinch of salt. Whizz again until smooth. Spread the almond filling over the bottom of
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<span lang="EN-AU">North Stradbroke Island has been my holiday island escape for as long as
I can remember. As a child each and
every Christmas holiday was spent swimming in the crystal blue ocean, fishing
for whiting off of the rocks, stumbling up the hill of Cylinder Beach in search
of salty hot fish and chips and dawdling along the ocean’s edge collecting
shells whilst basking in the hot summer sun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">The smell of watermelon, sunscreen and mango instantly bring me back to
my wonderful holiday memories and although we didn’t have the luxury of spending
a week on the island this summer, a summer’s day was a delightful consolation.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Straddie is a wonderful escape, with little development the island
remains relatively untouched with just enough shops, restaurants, pubs and
cafes to suffice the shopping and hunger appetites of enthused tourists and
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<span lang="EN-AU">The natural beauty of the island is completely breath taking. Even after all of these years of being
completely spoilt with the ultimate holiday island destination, the islands
beauty still has even me gushing. I had
an almost childlike sense of pride pointing out of all of the different beaches
of white sand and crystal blue water to my husband for the first time. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">R. was amazed and enthralled with the islands gorgeousness. As we drove down the hill towards Cylinder Beach
taking in the spectacular site of blue ocean lapping at crystal white sand we
couldn’t help but jump straight out of the car, race to the beach and dive into
the blue ocean for a cooling swim. The
timid surf, clear sky, and warm water made our swim utterly relaxing and
rejuvenating. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">When hunger pangs kicked in we reluctantly decided to leave the crystal
blue ocean in search of some hot salty seafood spritzed with lemon juice and
glass of vino of course. I had my heart
set on taking R. to the Point Lookout Pub, where years earlier my parents had
worked. The pub is nestled on the cliffs
above Cylinder Beach and has the most incredible view overlooking the beach and
vast deep blue ocean. The view alone
makes a trip to the pub worthwhile, the wine and great food is just a
delightful bonus!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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amazing view, sipping wine and grazing on grilled calamari, a beautifully
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<span lang="EN-AU">After lunch R’s. thoughts immediately turned to fishing, he had bought
along rods so all that was needed was a hot fishing spot and some bait. But before we embarked on our fishing
adventure we had one more very important thing to do, visit my grandfather who
has a holiday house on the island. We
made our way to Poppy’s house only to find that he wasn’t home. Knowing my grandfather very well I knew there
was only one other place he could be, at the RSL having a bet on the horses! So we headed in the direction of the local
RSL and sure enough, perched on a bar stool with the form guide in toe was Poppy
watching the races and I am very happy to report he’d backed a winner!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">We picked out an amazing fishing spot that provided much needed fishing
adventures for R. and plenty of photography opportunities for me. We spent the rest of the afternoon watching
the sun set serenely over the island, throwing lines into the spectacular blue ocean
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<span lang="EN-AU">Returning home I wanted to savour the amazing day we’d spent at
Stradbroke which meant cooking some beautiful summer dishes full of seasonal
produce. I went about making a very
simple fig, pomegranate and feta salad which was filled with gorgeous greens, fragrant
mint, plump juicy ripe figs, jewels of pomegranate, creamy tart feta cheese and
green pistachios. With a simple pomegranate
vinaigrette R. and I were in summer heaven sitting on our balcony overlooking
the city (wishing it was the beautiful blue ocean) nibbling on the salad, sipping
wine and reliving tales of the big one that got away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">For dessert I decided to bake a very simple clafoutis filled with
blueberries and raspberries. The aromas
of the baking berries spoke of all things summer, it was wonderful. R. and I were like children scooping spoonfuls
of the berry laced dessert into our bowls and drizzling with fresh cream. It was the perfect end to a perfect day. K x<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Adapted from Donna Hay ‘Seasons’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 cup mint leaves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">To make the dressing, place olive oil, vinegar, pomegranate juice, sea
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tablespoons of the dressing in a bowl and gentle toss to combine, place on
serving platter and top with feta, pistachio and drizzle with a little extra
dressing. Serve.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">Mixed Berry Clafoutis<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">4 eggs<br />
1/3 cup caster sugar<br />
1 1/3 cups single pouring cream <br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
1/4 cup all-purpose flour<br />
200 g raspberries<br />
150 g blueberries<br />
Icing (confectioner’s) sugar for dusting<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Preheat the oven to 160°C. Place eggs, sugar, cream and vanilla in a bowl
and whisk until frothy. Sift flour over
the egg mixture and whisk again until smooth. Place berries into a lightly greased 1.5-litre
(6-cup) deep dish baking dish. Pour over
the egg mixture and bake for 55 minutes to one hour, or until set and golden. Dust with icing sugar and serve with cream. </span></div>kayla mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497557586233857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799189697764883191.post-20201121850589514872012-01-03T22:01:00.000-08:002012-01-03T22:01:46.120-08:00A New Year and Apricot, Pistachio & Honey Tea Cakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-AU">Happy New Year! I hope everyone
had the pleasure of enjoying a truly relaxing and rejuvenating Christmas holiday! With a new year brings new hopes, dreams and
aspirations. I have to admit, I truly do
love this time of year, I think it’s the childlike amazement and wonder I feel
when eagerly anticipating what the new year will bring along with it. Always an optimist, at the beginning of a New
Year, I set my heart and goals towards all of the wonderful things that I wish
to come to fruition and I thoroughly enjoy my ritual of sitting down with a cup
of tea, my moleskin notepad and jotting down the desires and dreams I wish to
pursue during the year. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">This process, of course, allows me not only to anticipate the year ahead
but also to reflect on the year that has passed. It’s not in my nature necessarily to judge
the departing year as good or bad but I most certainly take stock of where my
heart is at and ask myself those deep questions that only I know to ask in
order to understand how sharply I kept my focus and heart set towards what I
wished to achieve during the year and whether or not I managed to avoid being swept
downstream in the unconscious drama of surrounding village idiots.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Although 2011 was marked with several ‘hiccups’ both personal and
universal I wish to look back at the year that’s passed with utmost gratitude
and I choose to focus my heart and attention to the great, amazing, wonderful
experiences I had the pleasure of partaking in.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">For me, it was a truly romantic year and for that I will be forever
grateful.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">To those ‘hiccups’ I now send
love and peace, for the heartache caused needs no longer follow me into the New
Year and I am happy to leave any rifts, drama and upsets in the closing chapter
of 2011.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">With a fresh year brings a fresh
start and I think that is the essence of creating New Year resolutions.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Whether you do or you don’t believe in the
ritual I think sub consciously we all feel as if we can turn over a new leaf
and start fresh at this time of the year.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">For me, this year my resolutions </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">center</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> on family, my blog, my business
and my well being.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">I am happy and
thrilled to be taking positive steps forward in all areas of my life and happily
look ahead to the adventures 2012 is sure to bring.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Happy New Year K x</span></div>
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170 grams butter<br />
¾ cup light brown sugar <br />
½ cup caster sugar <br />
Zest of 1 lemon<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
2 eggs<br />
180 grams yoghurt<br />
1 1/3 cup plain flour <br />
1 teaspoon baking powder <br />
a pinch salt<br />
3 apricots, sliced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">a handful of pistachios,
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2 tablespoons honey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease moulds / ramekins / cake tin
(depending on what you’re using – you can use any type of tin you like, however
remember that the cooking times will alter slightly so please keep your eyes on
the tea cakes whilst baking). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Cream together the
butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, lemon zest and vanilla extract until
light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a
time and beat, scraping down the bowl as you go. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt and
while mixing on low speed, add half of the flour mixture and half of the yoghurt. Beat until combined then add the rest of the
flour and finish with the yoghurt. Beat
until all flour and yoghurt is incorporated.
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remekin or cake tin half way with batter, press sliced apricots into batter and
bake for 15 minutes or until the tea cakes are golden and when lightly pressed
bounce back. Sprinkle each tea cake with
crushed pistachio and drizzle with a little honey. Serve with whipped cream or yoghurt. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">One of my earliest Christmas memories, other than <s>peeking </s>opening
Christmas presents, has to be watching my mother lovingly assemble her Christmas
trifle. My mum would spend Christmas Eve
standing over a gigantic glass bowl serenely layering jam filled sponge, jelly,
custard, fruit and cream finishing with a grated flourish of chocolate. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Once the trifle was finished and nestled safely in the fridge awaiting its
triumphant debut on Christmas day I would find myself making additional trips
to the fridge not only to sneakily steal more rose’s chocolates but to take yet
another glance of what I knew to be the most amazing dessert in the world. Next to the presents Santa would be bringing,
eating the trifle on Christmas day was what I looked forward to most.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">This year my trifle creation is in the form of a Raspberry and White
Chocolate Trifle with Pistachio Praline.
Raspberries are my favourite fruit, there is rarely a day that passes
where they are not sprinkled on my yoghurt and muesli, I adore them so I couldn’t
help but include them in this year’s trifle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">And white chocolate, to me makes the perfect sweet partner to the tart sharp
flavour of the raspberries. I
incorporated the white chocolate into the mascarpone cream mixture simply by
melting the chocolate, allowing it to cool slightly and then stirring it
through. The white chocolate cream
mixture had the delicious flavour of white chocolate but the smooth and
luscious texture of mascarpone and cream.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">This year my vanilla sponge was steeped in a syrupy concoction of limoncello,
sugar and water. The lemon citrus
flavour balances the sweetness of the syrup to create a well balanced hum of
alcohol throughout the trifle. And a
trifle would not be worthy of its name without vanilla custard. I went to the effort of making my own custard
but if you prefer to opt for the shop bought version please do so unashamedly,
this time of the year is <i>incredibly</i>
busy and there are times when a short cut is both well needed and deserved!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Another short cut that I happily took and suggest you do the same is purchasing
jelly crystals rather than making homemade jelly. To be honest the thought of making jelly from
scratch seemed like <i>way</i> too much effort
so I took pleasure in boiling water, adding jelly crystals and stirring. And by the time the easy peasy effortless
jelly was set I had whipped up the rest of my ingredients for the trifle, ready
to my grand assembly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">And just as my mother did, I stood before a gigantic glass bowl and serenely
layered my trifle. I built heavenly
layers of limoncello sodden vanilla sponge, fresh raspberries, raspberry jelly,
the mascarpone white chocolate cream mixture, vanilla custard until I reached
the top of the glass bowl. And this is
where I took my trifle to a whole new level of deliciousness, I opted for a
trick my mother never would have even considered...pistachio praline.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Whilst my jelly was setting, I heated sugar and water in a saucepan and
watched it reach the caramel toffee stage at which point I took my caramel off
the stove and slowly and carefully poured it over awaiting pistachios. Within minutes the praline had set and I took
to it with a hammer, pleasurably smashing the praline into smithereens. I left some of the praline in longs shards
and obliterated the rest into almost praline fairy dust, which made for an
interesting and delicious texture a top my creamy trifle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">This trifle is a triumphant end to any Christmas celebration; it’s full
of festive colour and seasonal cheer and I promise, if you take a few short
cuts (just like I did) you’ll be just as cheery as the trifle. Merry Christmas! K xxx<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chocolate Trifle with Pistachio Praline<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 packet store bought raspberry jelly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">500g raspberries (frozen or fresh)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1/3 cup limoncello</div>
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½ cup caster sugar</div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">¾ cup pistachio<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 1/3 cup caster sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2/3 cup water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">250g mascarpone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">½ cup icing sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">100g white chocolate, melted and slightly cooled<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1Ltr store bought vanilla custard OR see recipe below<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Prepare raspberry jelly according to packet instructions, place in
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<b>For the limoncello
syrup</b>, place the limoncello, 1½ cup water and sugar in a small saucepan
over low heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved and mixture is slightly
thickened. Set aside to cool in a
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praline,</b> line a baking tray with baking paper and cover with
pistachios. Place sugar and water in a
small saucepan over low heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Insert a sugar thermometer into the sauce pan
and bring to the boil. Cook WITHOUT
stirring for 8-10 minutes or until the mixture reaches 170<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">° </span>C on the sugar thermometer. If you do not have a sugar thermometer cook
until the mixture is golden in colour and smells of toffee/caramel. Pour immediately and carefully over pistachios
and allow to cool. Once hard, break
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chocolate mascarpone cream</b>, place the mascarpone in a bowl and stir with a
whisk until smooth, add the sour cream and icing sugar and whisk until smooth
and slightly thickened. Add slightly
cooled melted chocolate and whisk until smooth.
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Place the jelly, limoncello syrup, sponge, mascarpone cream,
custard and raspberries on the bench in front of you. Dip the sponge pieces into the cooled
limoncello syrup, until slightly soaked.
To assemble the trifles, fill the glass bowl by layering the sponge,
jelly, custard, half of the raspberries and mascarpone mixture. Continue layering until the glass bowl is
full, finishing with the mascarpone cream mixture. Top the trifle with the remaining raspberries
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Combine milk and cream in a small saucepan. Using a sharp
knife, split vanilla bean in half lengthways and scrape out seeds. Add bean and
seeds to milk mixture. Place over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5
minutes or until hot (do not allow to boil). Remove saucepan from heat.</div>
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constantly, for 15 to 20 minutes or until custard thickens and coats the back
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<span lang="EN-AU">Before a dessert finds its way onto my Christmas menu it must meet two
very important criteria, yes it has to be unbelievably delicious but it also has
to be prepared and happy to nestle in the fridge at least a day prior to Christmas
day. You see, a dessert for me must
evoke joy, excited anticipation and splendour not only for the guests but more
importantly for the cook! Last minute prinking
and fussing over a dessert is the very last thing I feel like doing when the
big day has arrived. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">I mean by the time Christmas lunch is devoured I am more than ready to
put my feet up, enjoy a glass of vino and only move from my heavenly position in
order to retrieve stand by desserts nestled in the fridge.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Desserts that I consider to fall into this
category are trifle, berry cheesecake, mangomisu, pavlova with fresh summer
fruit and my new favourite...panna cotta.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Panna cotta, if you don’t know by now is an Italian dessert that simply
translates to cooked cream.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Although I
feel the literal translation does nothing to evoke the true meaning and
gorgeousness that panna cotta exudes.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Panna cotta is luscious, smooth, creamy, and velvety, spiked with
vanilla and truly makes for a magical summer time Christmas dessert.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Panna cotta’s creamy and luscious nature makes it the perfect canvas to
an array of seasonal fruits.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">With
Christmas almost here I couldn’t help but take the plethora of cherries on
offer and ply them into a sweet cherry sauce to rest upon my set panna cotta’s.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Cherries are the ultimate Christmas fruit,
their ruby red hue exudes the seasonal spirit and I felt they worked so well
with the panna cotta.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">To prepare panna cotta it’s as simple as placing cream, sugar and a
scraped out vanilla pod into a saucepan and stirring until the sugar has dissolved
and the mixture is about to reach boiling point.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">You then take the cream and vanilla infused
mixture and allow it to cool ever so slightly.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Meanwhile you dissolve gelatine in a little water.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">You then place the squeezed out gelatine into
the slightly cooled cream mixture and whisk until dissolved.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Finally, you whisk in the creamy Greek yoghurt
and voila your panna cotta is ready to be poured into the vessel of your choice.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Most people opt for moulds so they can serve
the panna cotta on a plate drizzled with fruit, however, I am completely and
utterly obsessed with my teeny tiny jars at the moment so I decided that they
would be my vessel of choice.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Whilst the panna cottas were resting and setting serenely in the fridge
I set my attention to my cherry sauce.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">But please don’t let the word sauce conjure up thoughts of effort or stress,
no this ‘sauce’ is simple and by that I mean adding pitted cherries, sugar and
a little water to a saucepan and allowing it to simmer until thickened.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">I promise ten minutes of </span><i style="line-height: 150%;">work</i><span style="line-height: 150%;"> max!</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Once the panna cotta’s were set and the cherry sauce had cooled I took
tiny spoonfuls of the deliciously red cherry sauce and drizzled it over the top
of each creamy and lusciously set panna cotta.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Dessert is done.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">No more
effort.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">No more prinking.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">I can sleep serenely with a slight sense of
smug satisfaction knowing Christmas dessert is nestled in the fridge awaiting
Christmas day.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Enjoy, K x</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 ½ cups (375 ml) thickened cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">185 gm caster sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 titanium-strength gelatine leaves <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">500g thick Greek-style yoghurt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">400g cherries, pitted, sliced, plus whole cherries to serve</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Place vanilla pod and seeds, cream and ½ cup sugar in saucepan over
medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
Bring to just below boiling point, then remove from heat and stand for 5
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<span lang="EN-AU">Soak the gelatine in cold water for 5 minutes to soften. Remove vanilla pod from the cream mixture and
discard, then squeeze excess water from gelatine and whisk gelatine into warm
cream mixture, stirring until dissolved.
Whisk in yoghurt, and then strain mixture through a fine sieve. Divide among vessels (jars, moulds, small
bowls, tea cups) of your choice, cover with plastic wrap and chill for 3 hours
or until set.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Meanwhile, combine remaining 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 water and cherries in a
saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium
heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Allow to simmer for 5 minutes until cherries are slightly broken down
and mixture has thickened. Allow to cool
completely. Drizzle cherry sauce over
set panna cottas and serve.</span></div>kayla mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497557586233857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799189697764883191.post-89516849937830014172011-12-19T17:46:00.000-08:002011-12-19T17:46:50.088-08:00Roasted Pork Loin with Stilton and Port & Honey Glaze<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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me, this Donna Hay dish makes for a perfect Christmas eve dinner. It is an elegant, simple to prepare,
delicious dinner that exudes the holiday spirit by way of crispy, crunchy,
salty pork crackling and an incredible port and honey glaze. With a glass of red this wonderful pork dish definitely
got me into the holiday spirit.</div>
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wedges that are almost burnished thanks to their simple glaze of olive oil,
honey and thyme.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Potatoes, in my house,
are usually a star side dish served on Christmas day so opting for their sweet
cousins Christmas Eve is a sure fire way not to spoil your potato appetite for
the big day.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">The port and honey glaze, in my opinion, makes this dish (well it rivals
the crackling anyway).</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">The port echoes all
things Christmas and the honey provides just enough sweetness to marry perfectly
with the salty pork.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Once drizzled over
the pork the sweet sticky glaze clings to the flesh and permeates its delicious
flavour in every bite.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">There is only one
final flourish that makes this glaze sing an even more festive tune and that’s the addition of wonderful
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">The blue cheese adds a mellow warm depth of tangy flavour to the
dish.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">It somehow brings together the
salty tender pork and sweet port and honey glaze, fusing them creating an
incredible depth of flavour.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">The blue
cheese also adds a sense, not only of sophistication to the dish making it perfect
for a Christmas eve dinner party but it creates an air of specialness also, it
reminds you that this isn’t something you eat every day.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">With the frantic pace of the Christmas season this dinner’s simplicity
becomes a complete life saver, I mean the oven does most of the work in
preparing this dinner which frees you up for the more important matters at
hand, drinking wine, wrapping presents, relaxing after a long day of shopping
etc.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">And after all of your </span><i style="line-height: 150%;">hard work</i><span style="line-height: 150%;"> in the kitchen you are
rewarding with a fabulous dinner (and pork crackling) to share with your family
and friends.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Enjoy, K x</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">Roasted Pork Loin with Stilton and Port &
Honey Glaze</span></b></div>
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<b style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-AU">Adapted from Donna
Hay, Fast Fresh and Simple</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">INGREDIENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">Pork:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 kg rack of pork loin, skin scored 1cm intervals (ask your friendly
butcher to do this)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">sea salt and black pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">12 sprigs of thyme<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 large sweet potatoes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 tablespoon honey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 tablespoons olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">150 g stilton cheese, thickly sliced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">250 ml port<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">60 ml beef stock<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 tbsp honey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Wilted spinach, to serve (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Preheat oven to 220°c. Rub the pork
skin with sea salt and sprinkle with half of the thyme leaves. Place pork in a baking dish. Add sweet potato to the pan and drizzle with olive
oil, honey, remaining thyme and season with sea salt and freshly ground
pepper. Roast for 20 minutes and then
reduce the heat to 180°C and cook for a further 30 minutes. If you are having trouble creating the pork
crackling, remove the sweet potato from the oven tray, turn on the grill to
200°C and place the pork under the grill (approximately 5 cm between pork and
grill) and grill for 5 minutes or until your crackling is crunchy. DO NOT walk away from the oven, keep a close
eye on the pork as you do not want the crackling to burn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">While the pork is roasting, make the port and honey glaze. Place the port, stock and honey in a saucepan
over medium heat and allow mixture to simmer for 12–15 minutes or until glaze
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<span lang="EN-AU">To serve, slice the pork and place on serving plates with the sweet
potato and wilted spinach. Top the pork
with the stilton and spoon over the port and honey glaze. Serves 4.</span></div>kayla mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497557586233857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799189697764883191.post-60897843487985180292011-12-17T19:38:00.000-08:002011-12-17T19:38:16.034-08:00Black Forest Pavlova<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-AU">In primary school I studied the German language. When I reached grade three I was given two
choices Japanese or German and it will come to no surprise to you that my
decision, even <i>way </i>back then came
down to food. You see I had one
encounter with Oktoberfest as a tiny year one tot roaming the school grounds
that remained with me for years, one that provided enough gastronomic evidence
to sway my language decision years later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">One day, as if by instinct, I stumbled away from my usual year one play
ground and gravitated towards a culinary festive celebration that had me
hypnotised in delight and awe.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">As I
peered through the window of the year seven classroom I noticed the entire room
had been fully transformed, it was no longer an intimidating older kids
classroom filled with charts and tables that I didn’t yet understand but a room
decorated with delight and filled with cheer.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">I could see a gigantic black, red and yellow striped flag that almost
covered the entire black board, the room was strewn with similarly hued
streamers and all of the children no longer donned their usual school uniforms,
they instead were wearing what seemed to be olden day green overalls with tiny
green hats to match.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Where school desks and
chairs once stood was now filled with beautifully decorated long tables
groaning under the weight of masses of delicious looking food that smelled
incredible, even all the way from the window.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">I could see platters and platters of sausages, sauerkraut, schnitzel,
delicious bread rolls and there were even pretzels hanging on red string from
the ceiling.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">I stood there listening to children
laughing as they played and danced to polka music, they all seemed to be having
the time of their lives and I was fascinated.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Before I was ushered by the school bell back to class, I noticed one
last delight.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">At the end of the
incredibly long table, perched so proudly on a silver cake stand, stood the
most amazing cake my little eyes had even laid upon.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">It was covered in deep dark shards of
delicious chocolate, lashings of whipped cream and was topped with bright red
cherries.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">I later came to know this wonderful
cake creation as Black Forest Cake.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">As I
scrambled back to class the only thought on my mind was I </span><i style="line-height: 150%;">must</i><span style="line-height: 150%;"> be part of that party one day, so when the choice of language
studies came up it was a no brainer for me.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">And to this day I still adore black forest cake.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">I love the kirsch soaked chocolate sponge,
the lashings of whipped cream, the mountains of chocolate shards and of course the
beloved morello cherries.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Black Forest
Cake it truly a celebration cake and for me, one that imparts beautiful
flavours for Christmas cooking.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">This year my Christmas Pavlova has been inspired by my wonderful black
forest memories.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">I have forgone my usual
angelic pale pavlova and gladly spiked my creation with dustings of cocoa to
form a chocolate pavlova.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">I also added
molten, melted, deep dark chocolate to my whipped cream that nestled serenely on
top of the pavlova.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">My final black
forest flourishes were by way of chocolate dipped cherries and an adornment of
dark chocolate shards.</span><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">Enjoy, K x</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">6 large egg whites<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">2 cups superfine sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder,
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 tablespoon corn flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">1 teaspoon balsamic or red wine vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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9-inch-diameter circle on the paper with a pencil, tracing a round cake tin that
size. Flip the paper over so your
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satiny peaks form, and then beat in the sugar a spoonful at a time until the
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the cocoa, corn flour and vinegar over the egg whites and gently fold
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disk cool completely in the oven. When
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Holding the cherry by the stem, dip one cherry into the melted chocolate,
allowing the chocolate to come half way up the cherry, allow excess chocolate
to drip off the cherry then place on the parchment paper to set. Continue until all cherries are coated in
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cream till thick but still soft. Add the
melted and slightly cooled chocolate and pile it on top of the pavlova<a href="http://www.foodterms.com/encyclopedia/meringue/index.html"></a>, top with
chocolate coated cherries. Coarsely grate chocolate
over the pavlova. Serve
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<span lang="EN-AU">When I was growing up I spent a lot of time in the kitchen, <i>surprise surprise</i>! I loved the kitchen then and I adore the
kitchen now. As a child I relished the
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<span lang="EN-AU">And when the Christmas season rolled around and summer school holidays
were in full swing my kitchen enthusiasm sky rocketed, resulting in me spending
most days on tip toes peering over the kitchen bench sifting flour, stirring
bowls of cake batter and <s>eating</s> preparing icing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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When I arrived at high school it’s no surprise that I favoured home
economics above all of my other classes.
I was thrilled at the thought of spending an entire class cooking,
cleaning (well not so much that part) and eating! With an abnormal level of enthusiasm I would
inspect the class schedule to see what creations we would be cooking over the
semester and my interest was always more heavily focussed on the Christmas cooking
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One year we made chocolate truffles.
To say I was hooked is a complete understatement. I was in love. Not only because the truffles were a breeze
to prepare and offered a plethora of possibilities for flavourings but also because
I thought they were the epitome of chic.
These little nuggets of lusciously decadent chocolate dusted in cocoa
were so grown up to me. I could imagine
these chocolate treats being offered at the end of an incredibly chic, grown up
party along with an espresso. I loved making
them; it was like if by cooking osmosis they somehow made me feel chic and
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And to this day I still continue to make them, although I no longer need
to chase the ‘grown up’ feeling I am still very happy to borrow some of the ‘chic’
qualities these delectable truffles exude. The recipe I used today is thanks to the
Australian Gourmet Traveller, I made a tiny adjustment by opting for Cointreau
rather than orange blossom water and am so unbelievably thrilled by the
results. These truffles are rich. They are luscious, smooth, full of dark moody
chocolate and exude the orange citrus fragrance of Cointreau. For the season of over indulgence these
truffles make a perfect addition to your Christmas cooking repertoire. And in the season where time can be a little
scarce these are a homemade luxury that should not be missed, they take minutes
to prepare and enthuse you with instant Christmas cheer. Enjoy, K x</div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Adapted from <a href="http://gourmettraveller.com.au/chocolate-pistachio-and-orange-blossom-truffles.htm">Australian Gourmet Traveller</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">300 gm dark chocolate (58% cocoa solids), coarsely
chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">200 ml pouring cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">¼ cup pistachio kernels, coarsely chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Combine chocolate and cream in a small saucepan, stir over low heat
until melted and smooth (4-5 minutes), stir through cointreau. Pour into a
shallow tray and refrigerate until firm (2-3 hours). Finely chop remaining pistachios. Using a dessert spoon dipped in hot water,
scrape ganache into large curls, dust with cocoa, top with a pinch of finely
chopped pistachio and serve. Truffles will keep refrigerated in an airtight
container for 10 days.</span></div>kayla mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06445497557586233857noreply@blogger.com0