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Vegan Chocolate Frosting
By foodiva
1Using a microwave or double boiler, melt the chocolate in a medium bowl; set aside to cool
- 1 pound vegan bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (about 3 1/4 cups)
- 4 sticks (1 pound) unsalted nonhydrogenated margarine, at room temperature
- 2 2/3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 tablespoons soy or rice milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Fish and Chips | Fish Recipes | Jamie Oliver Recipes
By foodiva
Tap For Ingredients Method To make your mushy peas, put the butter in a pan with the peas and the cho...
- sunflower oil , for deep-frying
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 225 g nice white fish fillets , from sustainable sources, pinboned, ask your fishmonger
- 225 g flour , plus extra for dusting
- 285 ml good beer , cold
- 3 heaped teaspoons baking powder
- 900 g potatoes , peeled and sliced into chips
- For the mushy peas
- 1 knob butter
- 4 handfuls podded peas
- 1 small handful fresh mint , leaves picked and chopped
- 1 squeeze lemon juice
Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake
By foodiva
Instructions FOR THE DOUGH: Whip egg whites until soft peaks form
- DOUGH:
- 6 eggs
- 6 Tbsp sugar
- 3 Tbsp flour
- 3 Tbsp ground walnuts
- 50 g chocolate
- FILLING:
- 6 eggs
- 6 Tbsp sugar
- 250 g chocolate
- 250 g butter
- 1 Tbsp ground coffee*
croissants (julie childs)
By foodiva
Preheat oven to 350°. Coat bottoms of 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray (do not coat sides of pan); li...
- 1 1/4 teaspoon of dry-active yeast (about 1/2 package)
- 3 tablespoons warm water (less than 100°F)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 3/4 cups (225 gm) bread flour
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 11/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled, unsalted butter
- 1 egg, for egg wash
- 4 cups crushed blackberries
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 7 cups granulated sugar
- 1 pouch (3 oz.) liquid pectin
Peach Cobbler
By foodiva
Directions Melt butter in a 9 x 13 inch pan
- Batter
- 1 ⁄2 cup melted butter
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 ⁄3 cup room temperature milk
- 1 room temperature egg
- Filling
- 1 (28 ounce) cansliced peaches, drained
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
Homemade Blueberry Sauce
By foodiva
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the blueberries, 1/2 cup of water, sugar and lemon juice
- 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 lemon (about 1 tablespoon), optional
biscuits
By foodiva
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup shortening or butter
- 2/3 cup milk
brazilian stew
By foodiva
Instructions Place the fish in a bowl with the salt, ground coriander, cumin, paprika, lime juice, ginger and gar...
- To serve:
- 500 g (1.1lbs or approx 4 fillets) mixed skinless & boneless salmon and haddock (or cod/pollack), roughly chopped
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp ground coriander (cilantro)
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 x thumb-sized piece ginger, peeled and minced
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 brown onion
- 1 red bell pepper, deseeded and chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper, deseeded and chopped
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 x 400g (14oz) tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 120 ml (1/2 cup) coconut cream
- Fresh coriander (cilantro) to serve
- Boiled rice
pork shui zhu ( sichuan)
By foodiva
Stir fry Firstly some background information of this famous Shui Zhu series
- 150 g pork chops or pork butt (highly recommend the butt)
- 1 small bunch of water spinach, root removed and cut into sections
- pinch of salt
- 4 tablespoons starch (recommend potato starch or sweet potato starch)
- 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine
- 1 +1/2 tablespoons water or slightly more if needed.
- 2 green onions, white part cut into 2cm long and green pert chopped
- 2 star anises
- 5-8 dried chili pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Sichuan pepper
- 1 tablespoon doubajiang
- 1 teaspoon dou-chi (otpional)
- water as needed
- 1 +2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 3 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 thumb ginger, sliced
- coriander for garnishing
Berry Pie
By foodiva
Directions In a medium bowl whisk flour with sugar and salt
- 2 1/2 cups (320g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, chilled, cut into small (1/2-inch) cubes
- 1 tsp (5g) salt
- 2 tbsp (30g) sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3-4 tbsp ice cold water
- 4-5 cups (600-700g) berries - I've used 2 cups (300g) blueberries,1 cup (150g) raspberries, 1 cup (150g) blackberries
- 2/3 cup (135g) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (30g) cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp (15ml) lemon juice
- Lemon zest of a lemon
- 1 tbsp (15g) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tsp (5g) sugar