We all had dinner here the other night Mr23 brought over his girlfriend and most times they help with dinner preparation. I asked her to grate a couple of carrots for me and her reply was, but I’ll grate my finger tips at the end. Leave the tops on your carrots when grating, then you …
Category: Food Hints
Easy chocolate layer in cake
Not really sure how to title this one. If you want a quick easy thin layer of chocolate in your cake, pop half your vanilla cake batter into your tin, sprinkle on some drinking chocolate, Milo or even Nesquik (which has many flavours) then spoon on the other half of your cake batter. Bake your …
Oreo cupcakes
I say oreo but in reality you can use any biscuit that fits in the bottom of your cupcake papers or silicone moulds. Split your oreo cream biscuit and pop a half, cream side up, in the bottom and spoon the cake mix over the top. Bake as per usual cake recipe. If you don’t …
Coconut icing
Every now and then I throw handful of desiccated coconut into my icing, I think it’s nice for a change. The coconut icing reminds me of the coconut ice confection we used to buy a long time ago at school fetes, selling with the sweets at the cake stall. That sugary, coconutty layer of white …
Dating Jars and Bottles
Dating jars, bottles and sometimes cans sounds a bit odd I know, but how many times have you gone to the fridge and looked at a bottle of pesto or curry paste and thought it says to use within 14 days, when did I open it? With a permanent marker across the bar code area …
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