This week see's the return of tip of the week with how to make your very own cream cheese! Ingredients 1 Pint Thin Cream Pinch of Salt Method Stand 1 pint thin cream in a basin for 12 hours. Stir in a good pinch of salt. Put into an old clean napkin and hang up in a cool place for 24 hours. (Remember to keep a bowl underneath for drips.) Take down, turn inside out, tie and hang for another 24 hours. It is now ready to press. Chances are you will not have access to a dairy press … [Read more...]
Mushrooms with Garlic & Goats Cheese
December 23, 2006 By Leave a Comment
This is a dish I frequently serve as a starter, or to a vegetarian as a main course. The ingredients are fairly flexible, but I like to serve with French Goats Cheese. It is so simple, and very quick to prepare. Ingredients 1 large spread/flat mushroom per person Goats Cheese [French or Welsh] Salted Butter Olive Oil Salt & Pepper Cooking Instructions Warm some olive oil and a few knobs of butter in a pan, and place the spread mushrooms top side down. Lightly fry for 2-3 … [Read more...]
No Bake Cheesecake
December 21, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Ingredients. Large packet of digestive biscuits Butter 1lb mascapone cheese 1pt double cream 1 vanilla pod 8oz icing sugar 3 tbsp yoghurt (I use muller corner type, greek or natural will do just as well) Crush the biscuits into fine crumbs and add enough melted butter to dampen all the crumbs. Firm down the biscuit base in one large or two small trays. Chill in fridge. Place the cheese in a bowl, split the vanilla pod lengthways and scrape out the seeds with a knife, add the seeds … [Read more...]
Can I substitute evaporated milk for whole milk?
December 20, 2006 By Leave a Comment
An interesting question which I found in my webstats this morning, and I thought I would attempt an answer. Basically, it all depends on the recipe. Evaporated milk is whole milk that has been cooked to remove some of the water and make it thicker. Basically it is thicker and subsequently sweeter than whole milk, and contributes a great deal more to a dish. While there is no law that says you cannot replace the evaporated milk in my family's rice pudding with whole milk, it would be less rich … [Read more...]
Cauliflower Cheese
October 25, 2006 By Leave a Comment
I have always wondered why people continue to purchase runny lack lustre versions of this much loved, and extremely simple dish. My version is so simple, and yet so very tasty you will never buy another frozen version again. Sometimes I like to throw a little broccoli into the mix - adds an extra touch of goodness and colour to his much loved recipe. A really nice tip is to sprinkle a light dusting of parmesan or other hard cheese to the top (maybe even a very light dusting of toasted … [Read more...]