Sugar syrup is a staple of cocktails and sorbet bases. It’s super easy to make and can be stored in the fridge. 1:1 hot-process simple syrup should last around 1 month, while 2:1 syrup should last 6 months. According to … Continue reading
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Moscato, Lime and Rosewater Sorbet
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I first discovered this dessert in Victoria when visiting Carly (one half of Carly and Emily – season 3 MKR). We spent the day out and about and visited the winery they had showcased at their Instant Restaurant during My … Continue reading
Tangy Homemade Lemon Curd
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Use this tangy lemon curd in Deconstructed Lemon Cheesecake, on pancakes or fresh bread, as gifts or just as a treat. Ingredients makes around 1L 250mL freshly squeezed lemon juice (around 6 lemons worth) 160g butter 4 whole eggs 4 … Continue reading
Deconstructed Lemon Cheesecake
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Based on a Jamie Oliver recipe, this one is easy and quick and won’t fail to impress. Makes 4 Ingredients 10 gingernut biscuits 60g of hazelnuts – buy the skinfree ones 80g butter 8 heaped tbsp of good quality lemon … Continue reading
Lemon Sorbet
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Here comes summer (insert whoop!), and what more could you want than a freezer full of your own, home made sorbet! Sorbet is so, so cheap to make, really easy and very rewarding. You can also make the flavour sweeter … Continue reading
No fuss ice cream mix (for use with dry ice or liquid nitrogen)
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Home made ice cream is a wonderful treat and really rewarding activity. But it can take time to make a proper anglaise and to freeze your ice cream. To reduce ice cream making time, you can use the simple recipe … Continue reading
Using dry ice to make ice cream (molecular gastronomy)
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Homemade ice cream is a wonderful treat and really rewarding activity. But it can take time to freeze your creations. To eliminate the need for expensive ice cream machines and to reduce cooling time (and effort) why not make it … Continue reading
Vanilla Ice Cream
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Home made ice cream is addictive. Once you’ve tasted your own, you won’t ever want to buy it ever again. This recipe is for a basic anglaise or custard. After you master this (and it won’t take you long) you … Continue reading
Ramble – South African Sweet – Koeksister
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Andrew’s family have heritage from South Africa and as such there are a few delicacies that his mother speaks of that I have been dying to try. One of these is a koeksister. Koeksisters (pronounced cook-sister) are a South African … Continue reading
Spiced Golden Syrup Dumplings
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Easy and tasty, this recipe will warm the cockles of your heart on cold days and quickly become a family favourite. Serve with a good quality vanilla ice cream, custard or double cream. Ingredients serves 4 Sauce … Continue reading