Tag «sweet»

Jaffles – everybody loves a Jaffle

I have just bought myself a new jaffle maker from my store. Let the fun times begin ! You can use any type of bread, white, multigrain,raisin or wholemeal. Spread the bread with butter and some sesame seeds. Here are a few ideas for fillings: Edam cheese grated, sliced tomato, cooked bacon Soft philly cheese …

Savoury Bread Nests

12 slices wholegrain bread, crusts removed 2 tablespoons margarine 1 cup fillings (see suggestions below) 4 eggs 3 tablespoons milk black pepper 1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. 2. Slightly flatten bread with a rolling pin to make shaping easier. 3. Spread margarine thinly on one side of the bread. 4. Press bread slices into …

An excellent Christmas Table Centrepiece

Puff Pastry / Croissant Christmas Tree You can make these sweet or savoury.  Personally, the savoury one is the one for me, but here are a few different recipes for the filling.  You can use however many sheets of puff pastry as you want, depending on the height of the tree that you are after. …

Strawberry Jam

Strawberries are in peak season now and are a great price, therefore the jam will be extra delicious.  Time to make some jam. Strawberry Jam is one of the simpliest to make and is full of flavour. Recipe : 3 kg strawberries, halved and hulled (wipe over with paper towel first) 3 kg sugar juice …

My version of Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce

If you have a spare half hour, here is a great way to spend it.  Today I made the following and am super happy with it. This sauce is known as Nam Chim Kai in Thailand. This is my version of it, a healthier home made version and I know exactly what is in it. …