Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Rocky Road




800g Dark cooking chocolate
200g White cooking chocolate
2 cups shredded coconut
600g  Marshmallows
2 tbs coconut oil
100g unsalted peanuts
380g red frogs
50g hazelnuts
50g peacans

 Line a dish with baking paper (inc. sides)
Chop 500g Marshmallows and all the frogs in half
In a large bowl mix peanuts, hazelnuts, peacans
Add marshmallows and frogs
Melt the dark chocolate with 1 1/2 tbs coconut oil
Mix in shredded coconut 
Pour over dry ingredients
Stir mixture through 
Pour into baking dish
Sprinkle with Marshmallows and nuts 

Melt white chocolate with 1/2 tbs coconut oil
Drizzle over top

Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set




Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Mango and Macaroon Ice cream



300ml cream
250ml milk
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
6 macaroons
4 mangoes 
3/4 cup caster sugar

In a saucepan heat milk, cream, sugar and vanilla
Bring to the boil then take off heat
Cool mixture in fridge
Place in ice cream maker until thick 
Puree 2 mangoes and add to mix
Add crushed macaroons
Transfer to freezer safe container
Freeze until completely set

Add 2 diced mangoes to cup
Place ice cream on top to serve

Monday, November 5, 2012

Chocolate pancakes


1 cup self raising flour
2tbs plain flour
1 heaped tbs cocoa powder 
1 heaped tbs brown sugar
1 cup milk
1 egg
1 tbs melted butter
200g dark chocolate
100g cream
2 punnets strawberries

Mix flours, sugar and cocoa
Add butter, egg and milk
Stir through
Blend mixture until smooth
Spoon mixture into small fry pan 
cook on med heat for until bubbles appear
Turn, cook other side for 1-2 mins
Repeat
Layer pancakes with strawberries in between

Melt chocolate and cream
Pour over top

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Egg, Asparagus and Macadamia salad



4 eggs
3 Bunches small asparagus 
hand full raw macadamia nuts
120g rocket
1 sliced cucumber
2tbs olive oil
2tbs white vinegar
juice of 1 lemon

Boil a saucepan of water
Add eggs, cook for 6mins
Take shell off, cut into halves

Boil a saucepan of water
add asparagus, take out after 2mins

In a large mixing bowl add rocket, cucumber, asparagus, eggs and macadamia nuts. 
Stir through
Add dressing and season with salt and pepper.