With my basil (okay… Rick’s basil ) growing so beautifully, I was inspired to make some savory muffins featuring fresh basil – thought up this recipe from my basic muffin mix recipe and it worked very nicely. Ingredients: Dry ingredients 2 cups Flour 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Baking Soda (Bicarbonate of Soda) [...]
Ingredients 2 egg whites, at room temperature 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 cup water 1 cup loosely packed red rose petals, rinsed and patted dry ½ cup granulated sugar 4 teaspoons rose syrup 1/3 cup half-and-half 2 teaspoons lemon juice candied rose petals, for garnish Instructions In a mixing bowl, beat the egg whites [...]
How to make a pink Tuscan herb infused vinaigrette from the tops of your dark opal basil plants.
Tags: basil, herbal vinegar
A lovely flavour mustard to add to your pantry and impress your friends and family with. 1/4 cup brown mustard seeds 1/4 cup yellow mustard seeds 3/4 cup flat beer 1 tbsp mustard flour 1 tbsp dried minced onion 2 tsp dried thyme 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1 tsp salt Soak the mustard seeds in [...]
100g sesame seeds 80g hazelnuts 50g coriander seeds 30g cumin seeds 1 tsp salt ½ tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp dried thyme or mint Dry roast the sesame seeds until lightly browned. Remove from the pan. Roast the hazelnuts for about 5 minutes and remove their skins, then roast the coriander and cumin seeds until [...]
Decadently delicous, these dark chocolate cupcakes with a hint of tingling chilli is the perfect combination for baking (and indulging in) on a winter’s weekend! Enjoy! for the cupcakes 225g unsalted butter, softened 225g castor sugar 225g self-raising flour 4 tbs Dutch-process cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder 4 eggs 2 tsp chilli powder (or [...]
This recipe comes from a very good family friend of ours – we first encountered the sweet chili jam taste when we went for a 4×4 camping trip for two weeks to the Richtersveld a few years back. We’ve made it a few times since and always get great compliments on it and have a [...]
