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Cream Cheese

Eliza — Mon, 14 May 2007 05:39:52 +0000

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 [...]

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Mushrooms with Garlic & Goats Cheese

Eliza — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:55:13 +0000

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 [...]

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No Bake Cheesecake

Eliza — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:57:20 +0000

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 [...]

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Can I substitute evaporated milk for whole milk?

Eliza — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:57:21 +0000

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, [...]

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Cauliflower Cheese

Eliza — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:45:53 +0000

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 [...]

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