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TART - Fresh Berry and Cream Cheese Mousse Phyllo Tartlets
By Aemelia
Make the tartlet shells: Center an oven rack and preheat the oven to 350F
- For the shells:
- 1/4 cup pistachio nuts
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 6 phyllo sheets
- 4 tbsp (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- For the filling:
- 1/4 cup lemon curd
- 1/4 cup wild blackberry jam (or use your favorite jam)
- 1/2 cup cold whipping cream
- 8 oz vanilla cheesecake leftovers, at room temperature
- Zest of 1 small lemon
- Fresh raspberries and blackberries (about half pint each)
- Finely chopped pistachios for sprinkling
- Mint leaves for garnish
CAKE - Layered Chocolate Cake with Pistachio Frosting
By Aemelia
FOR CAKE: 1. Preheat the oven to moderately slow, 160 degrees C/140 degrees C fan-forced
- CHOCOLATE CAKE:
- 125 g butter
- I cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup self raising flour
- 1/4 cup plain flour
- 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/3 cup of cocoa powder
- 100 g dark chocolate melted
- 3/4 cup milk
- PISTACHIP FROSTING:
- 250 g butter, room temperature
- 150 g pistachio, roasted and shelled
- 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 3 tbsp condensed milk
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
SNACKS - Baby Bloomin’ Onions
By Aemelia
1. Fill a tall pot with 2 1/2 inches of oil
- 16 cippollini onions
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- peanut or vegetable oil for frying
PRAWN - Garlic Scapes Scampi
By Aemelia
First heat a fry pan until it is good and hot, melt 1/2 the butter (if it smokes too much you can add olive oil to ...
- Protein of your choice, I used sea scallops, shrimp, and sliced chicken breast, but you really can use anything you like. But if you use white wine like I did you may want to stick with your “white” m
- 1 bunch chard or any green you like chopped up into bite size pieces
- red chili flakes to taste
- 2-3 ramps sliced up
- 1-2 garlic scapes chopped up
- 1-2 T. butter
- 1 cup or so white wine, any decent wine works here, I have done this with whatever I was drinking at the time or even vermouth.
VEGGIE - Brussels Sprout Hash with Caramilized Shallots
By Aemelia
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in medium skillet over medium heat
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, divided
- 1/2 pound shallots, thinly sliced
- Coarse kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 1 1/2 pounds brussels sprouts, quartered
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup water
CAKE - Hummingbird Cake
By Aemelia
o make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour 3 9-inch cake pans
- CAKE:
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 8 oz. can of crushed pineapple, liquid included
- 2 cups chopped ripe bananas
- 2 cups pecans, chopped and toasted
- FROSTING:
- 16 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 32 oz. confectioner's sugar
COOKIES - Cranberry & White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
By Aemelia
Preheat oven to 180° Celsius
- 170 g unsalted, organic butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Logicane Low GI sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp bicarbonate soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 organic eggs
- 1 cup oat flour (processed oats)
- 1 1/4 cup whole meal plain flour
- 2 cups chopped white chocolate
- 1 cup dried, unsweetened cranberries
CAKE - Easy Almond Cake
By Aemelia
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F
- 250 g unsalted butter, softened
- 250 g marzipan, softened – I used homemade
- 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon (150g) all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
SQUID - Sambal Sotong (Squid cooked in Chilli paste)
By Aemelia
Prepare the squid. Clean and wash it
- 1 kg of large Squid
- 6 pieces of large red onions (about 500-600 gms)
- 15 pieces of dried chilli
- 2 stalks of lemon grass
- 200 ml oil (about a small bowl)
- 2 t salt
- 1 small piece of belachan or 1t of belachan powder
- Some lime juice
PRAWN - Garlic Scape Scampi
By Aemelia
1. Heat the oil and melt the butter in a pan
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 pinch red chili pepper flakes (optional)
- 1/2 pound shrimp (shelled and deveined)
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 lemon (juice and zest)
- 1/4 cup garlic scapes (finely chopped)
- 1 tablespoon butter