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I have been trying out some new ways to play around with basic recipes. Here is one of them which I am very happy with and which has also gone down very well with the family. Instead of the usual dense Banana Loaf # 2 I wanted to change it to something spongy or a Sponge Cake. I also wanted to make 2 loaves instead of … Continue reading Banana Sponge Cake / Loaf
What do you do with your leftovers? Depending on what I have, it’s make into a whole pie or a turnover or what is locally known as a Puff. Faced with the daunting prospect of going to to shops or rather queuing to get into the supermarkets or if you are in the queue to pay, one tries to get creative and make do with … Continue reading Leftover Turnovers
So excited to have been able to try this dish out last night – with success! I used sea bass simply because it is a tasty fish and it is not too large that you had to use a cookie tray or something bigger to bake it in. It also meant I could steam bake other seafood dishes in the same oven albeit for a … Continue reading Salt Baked Fish
Just saw a post on making your own vanilla essence!!! Wow! Gotta write this up so I don’t forget to try it out. Vanilla Extract So simple. Next step – where to buy cheap vanilla beans now I don’t have my own vanilla orchid plant at my door step. Continue reading Vanilla Extract
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