Mary's Family Recipe Book: May 2012

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

GANACHE

amy sedaris vanilla cupcakes with whipped chocolate ganache frosting & yellow sprinkles for jonatan's 22nd birthday(Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Chocolate ganache is the perfect topping to moist sponge cakes and delicate cupcakes.

Ingredients

250g dark cooking chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup cream

Method

Combine chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir with a metal spoon until smooth. Remove bowl from heat.
Set aside at room temperature to cool, stirring occasionally, until ganache is thick and spreadable.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

LEMON CONDENSED MILK SLICE (no cooking)

No COOK SLICE with LEMONS

This image shows a whole and a cut lemon. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

INGREDIENTS

1 pkt Marie Biscuits
1/2 can Condensed Milk
125 grams melted butter
3/4 cup Coconut
1 Lemon
Icing
2 Cups Icing Sugar
1 - 1 and a 1/2 tablespoons butter
Lemon Juice

METHOD

1. Crush biscuits and mix in coconut
2. Add finely grated lemon rind and mix
3. Combine melted butter and Condensed Milk and stir in well
4. Press into a lined Slice tin and refrigerate to set.
5. Icing: Mix all icing ingredients and ice when cool

Lemon (Photo credit: vzaliva)

No Fuss very Handy Hints

For a less toxic Dishwasher tablet, make your own see blog post for recipe.
Homemade Dishwasher Tablets

Home Gardens produce a lot, don't forget to blanche and freeze excess vegetables.

For an inexpensive romantic outing – Early mornings are the best time of day so pack a backpack full of fruit, yoghurt and a Thermos flask full of freshly brewed coffee, a large towel, and head to the beach to watch the sun rise with your hunny to make a romantic start to the day.

Catch a bucket of pure rain water when it rains and save to use as a final rinse for your hair when you wash it. The softness will be decidedly noticeable.

Clean the outside of the kettle and the kitchen sink with Bi-Carbonate of Soda making a paste and wiping on and polishing off. Good for cleaning the oven as well.

Using soap in the bathroom is the number one reason why the bathroom gets mold, eliminate soap, eliminate mold - opt for a body wash instead.

Buy in bulk when prices are cheap and freeze or repackage for use.

Store Flour's and pasta and all nuts and cooking ingredients (ie) cocoa and coconut in the refrigerator to eliminate weevils ever being an issue saving you money.

Use white vinegar to clean the inside of the kettle of the calcium and lime build up inside that comes from high calcium in the water

Empty ashtrays into a separate tin and not into your regular rubbish eliminating odors and reducing the mess.

Invest in re-chargeable batteries or a wind up version for a torch. Always have a torch.

Apply Honey to burns and cover. Effective and miraculous!

Clean your rings cheaply with toothpaste and a toothbrush, brush on gently and rinse off and then towel for a sparkling finish.

Taking a tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar with 2 tablespoons of water in the morning first thing is good for all round health.

The juice of a Lemon squeezed and drunk in the morning with a little water is also beneficial depending on your tastes.

To clean a rusty wok, slice a potato in half and some detergent and wipe all over the wok.

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