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Don’t be seduced by a pretty cake

Lucia Dearlove — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:58:51 +0000

It’s very easy to be seduced by the decorative artistry of a cake, the tremendously thick and tasty icing and the beautifully arranged toppings is enough to make anybody’s mouth water. However, just like you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, you shouldn’t judge a cake by its sweet sugary trimmings. As my sincere [...]

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(Videos) Cooking with Cheese

Eliza — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:24:22 +0000

I adore cheese, passionately. English, French, Greek and Spanish cheeses in particular (and those are expressed in no particular order). Each and everyone have their strengths. The full bodied cheddars, crumbly wenslydales and cheshires of my home. The full bodied cheeses of France. Then, oh my, my favourite cheese of all time the crumbly, tangy, [...]

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How to thicken sauces

Eliza — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:47:25 +0000

Flour – this can be used in three ways to make a roux, a beurre maniÃ© or simply mixed with water or milk. Roux – this is made by melting the butter and mixing in the flour then cooking over a medium heat for 5 minutes. The â€œclassicâ€ recipes tend to call for equal quantities [...]

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How to make butter cream

Eliza — Mon, 28 May 2007 13:02:02 +0000

Ingredients 50 g (2 oz) butter 100 g (4 oz) icing sugar, sieved 2 x 5 ml spoon (2 tsp) hot water Method Beat butter until soft, gradually beat in icing sugar, water and any flavouring. For Variations of traditional butter cream – try Vanilla: Add a few drops of vanilla essence to the mixture [...]

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How to make Homemade Butter

Eliza — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:52:45 +0000

I was so intrigued to be asked this question via email that I just had to answer. I have only made butter once or twice in my lifetime, but both times it was so easy and the results so effective that I was sure I would never go back to bought butter again. Butter, as [...]

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How to cook Swede

Eliza — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:45:53 +0000

I have received so many hits for this I thought I would address it with a few handy tips for cooking this under-rated vegetable [besides utilising it in my cottage pie recipe of course] Preparing Swede Always handy to have a potato peeler to hand for this. Peel it the same way as a potato, [...]

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Tip of the Week

Eliza — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:44:24 +0000

Next time you have a barbecue try soaking wood [the sweetest smelling the better] in water and placing them on the coals. The soaking of the water slows down the burning, and allows the wood to work its magic on your food. Place some peaches or any fruit you fancy on the griddle and cook [...]

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