While I instant messaged a friend in the US last week she asked if I’d ever made a poke cake and what was my favourite flavour? Poke cake I said, never heard of it what the heck is a poke cake? Turns out a poke cake is basically a butter cake you poke holes in …
Category: Food Hints
Herb butter
Fresh herb butter is easy, finely chopped fresh herbs and butter, or you can use margarine. If you are making herb butter with fresh herbs be aware they have a shorter fridge life, the herbs deteriorate reasonably quickly. To solve this problem spoon the herb butter into ice cube trays and freeze, use as needed. …
Cheats pasta carbonara
Pan fry 2-3 chopped bacon rashers and 1/2 a sliced onion in a little olive oil. Add some mixed herbs to the pan and stir. Lower heat. Add in a can of ready to go cream of chicken soup, stir well, turn down low to simmer. Cook pasta of choice. Cook some frozen peas. Add …
Cutting frozen pastry sheets
Sometimes I only want half a sheet of frozen pastry, bending and snapping does not always have a great outcome and does not always leave you with usable pieces. The only way I’ve found that works for me is to get a long bread knife (you need the serrated edge) and very carefully saw along …
Meatball mignon
It’s the best I could come up with to name this. Basically you make your meatball as per usual, previous meatball post. Grab some bacon rashers, in this picture I used shortcut bacon the eye piece, it’s what I had in the freezer. I needed 2 pieces per large meatball. 1 piece per small one, …
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