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Strawberry Margarita Pie
By maredan
Filling 1. In a small pot, sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water and let sit for a few minutes
- Filling
- 2 * 2 packages gelatin
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup cold water
- 8 * 8 ounces frozen strawberries
- 1 * 1 can coconut milk (398 ml)
- 2 * 2 limes, zested and juiced
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup tequila
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup Grand Marnier
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup sugar
- Crust and Topping
- 16 * 16 ounces shredded coconut
- 16 * 16 ounces white chocolate
- 2 * 2 tablespoons vanilla
- 1 * 1 bunch cilantro
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 * 1 cup 35% whipping cream
Ganache
By maredan
Directions Completely melt the chocolate in a double boiler
- Ganache:
- Ingredients
- 8 * 8 ounces good dark chocolate, chopped (not below 60 percent cocoa, recommended: Valrhona)
- 8 * 8 ounces heavy cream, scalded
Spanish Pinxos
By maredan
Directions Chorizo & Date Skewer Place slice of chorizo inside pitted date and skewer to secure
- Spanish Tortilla With Chorizo
- 1 pound fresh Chorizo sausage, out of its casing
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into thin slices (1/2 cm thick)
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 4 large eggs
Blackberry and Almond Meringue Cake
By maredan
Line the base of two loose-bottomed 20cm non-stick sandwich tins with baking parchment
- FOR THE CAKE
- 200 g butter , softened
- 200 g golden caster sugar
- 200 g self-raising flour
- 50 g ground almonds
- 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks, beaten
- 2-4 tbsp milk
- 150 g punnet blackberries
- FOR THE MERINGUE
- 2 egg whites
- 100 g golden caster sugar , plus a sprinkle
- 2 tbsp flaked almonds
- FOR THE FILLING
- 200 ml double cream , lightly whipped
- 4 tbsp bramble jelly
Brownies with Espresso Coffee
By maredan
Directions 1. Place rack in centre of oven
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup all purpose flour, sifted (180 ml)
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup cocoa, sifted (60 ml)
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt (1 ml)
- 6 * 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped (170 g)
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cut in cubes (180 ml)
- 1 * 1 cup sugar (250 ml)
- 3 * 3 eggs
- * Vanilla ice cream
- 6 * 6 cups espresso coffee (2 Tbsp/15 ml)
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Potato Salad with Sweet Onion Dressing
By maredan
Boil potatoes in salted water for 10-15 mins until tender
- 1 kg new potato (try a pink variety such as Pink Fir or Anya)
- 2 red onions , finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves , crushed
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp sugar
Savoy Cabbage Ribbons
By maredan
Directions Core and shred the cabbage
- half Savoy cabbage
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 pinch Salt and pepper
Sunshine Smoothies
By maredan
1. Add all ingredients except ice to a blender and purée until smooth
- 2 * 2 cups peeled and diced peaches
- 1 * 1 cup diced fresh apricots
- 1 * 1 cup diced banana
- 2 * 2 cups yogurt (low fat OK)
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup milk (low-fat OK)
- 3 * 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 * 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
- 2-3 * 2-3 cups ice cubes
- * fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
Chocolate and Pecan Macaroon
By maredan
Preparation 1. Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350°F
- * 3 large egg whites, at room temperature (see Tips)
- * 1/8 teaspoon salt
- * 1 cup granulated sugar
- * 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted (see Tips)
- * 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- * 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
- * 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar for dusting (optional)
Grilled Apple and Fennel Salad
By maredan
Directions Cranberry Vinaigrette 1
- Cranberry Vinaigrette
- 1 * 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup finely minced onion
- 1 * 1 teaspoon finely chopped rosemary
- 1 * 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 5 * 5 tablespoons vegetable oil (or extra virgin soya oil)
- * salt and pepper
- Salad
- 2 * 2 Cortland apples (or MacIntosh)
- 1/2 * 1/2 head fennel
- 2 * 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- * Traviso radicchio, for presentation