Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Lime and Coconut Ice cream




280ml Coconut cream
1/2 cup thickened cream
3/4 cup caster sugar
3 limes
1/4 cup shredded coconut

Zest limes, then juice them
Place lime juice and sugar in a mixing bowl
Stir until sugar has dissolved 
Stir in all other ingredients
Pour into Ice cream maker
churn until set
Place in freezer safe container
Freeze until completely set
Remove from freezer 15mins before serving

Monday, December 10, 2012

Flourless Chocolate cake with baked stone fruits




300g Dark cooking chocolate
125g butter
200g brown sugar
1 cup almond meal
1/4 cup slithered almonds
5 eggs, separated
1 pinch cream of tartar

3 blood plums sliced
3 white nectarines sliced
2 tbs golden syrup
2 tbs brown sugar
juice of 2 oranges


Preheat oven to 180 degrees
Line the base of a round dish with baking paper
Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a saucepan of boiling water
Stir in brown sugar, almond meal and almonds
Stir until smooth and allow to cool for 5 mins
Add one egg yolk at a time and stir through
Place egg whites in a bowl with cream of tartar
Beat until soft peaks form
Fold the egg whites into chocolate mixture
Pour into lined tin
Bake for 50mins or until firm on top
Allow to cool

Place fruit in a baking dish
Sprinkle with sugar and golden syrup
Pour orange juice over
Bake for 30-40mins until soft

Place stone fruits over cake





Monday, December 3, 2012

Mushroom and Kale Omelette



(makes 2)
2 stalks of Kale
2 stalks Spring onions
3 sliced field mushrooms
2 crushed cloves garlic
30g pine nuts
1 tsp sea salt
1 tbs olive oil
2 tbs butter
6 eegs
4 tbs water
1tbs mixed herbs
3 tbs fruit chutney
50g feta
Chop Kale finely and rinse
Add olive oil and sea salt
mix well

Add 1 tbs butter and garlic to frypan on low heat
Add mushrooms and cook until soft
Set aside on a plate

Beat 3 eggs with herbs and 2 tbs water
Add 1/2 tbs butter to frypan on medium heat
Add eggs and cook until set
Add 1 1/2 tbs chutney 
Add mushrooms and feta
Add kale and pine nuts, fold over
Sprinkle with spring onions
Season with salt and pepper