What Kim Ate (& Grew)

Quick, easy, healthy, yum. 1. Cut bananas and put in freezer for one to two hours 2. Blend 3. Nom http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/stay-cool/how-to-make-creamy-ice-cream-with-just-one-ingredient-093414

The weekend was a hard one for clothes. Assorted clothes were rolled around in dirt, smothered in concrete and smeared with chocolate. I did get a veggie garden, a pole for a privacy screen and beautiful filled chocolate out of it. My garden obsession is growing. I want to grow every single vegetable that I like (as well [...]

We had a fudge making session. What an awesome idea! The fudge that really stood out was the Russian Fudge made by Michelle and Catherine. Image by dragonflyblue Russian Fudge 3 1/2 cups White Sugar 125 g butter 3 tablespoons Golden Syrup 1/2 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon salt 200 g sweetened condensed milk (half a [...]

I made these Stained Glass Biscuits for a pot luck dinner we hosted last night. They’re a little bit gimmicky but very fun to make. The recipe below is from OHbaby. Lollies smashed up See through biscuits! My hints: 1. To smash lollies put them inside a plastic bag and hit them with a rolling [...]

It seems crazy to post about sorbet on one of the coldest days we’ve had in a while. Oh well, save this great recipe from the Mediterranean Food Warehouse for a nice sunny day! The peach flavour is amazingly intense. The man at the Food Warehouse swears it’s because of the quality of the Spanish [...]

I made Berry Tarts from the Nov 2008 Taste magazine. The Tarts were nice but not nice enough to bother making again. The pastry cream that the tarts used was very, very good. I made another batch of it the next day and Thomas and I ate it without the Tarts. Pastry Cream – 250 [...]

For Bex, it’s always nice when a dinner guest asks for the recipe. Makes 12 Servings 4 cups peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped Golden Delicious apples (about 4 medium). 1 ¾ cups sugar ½ teaspoon chopped dried lemon peel ½ cup canola or other mild vegetable oil ½ cup cup red currant jam, at room [...]

Chocolate Walnut Fudge 250g (1 cup) sugar 400g can of condensed milk 50g of butter 5ml (1 tsp) vanilla 115g plain chocolate, grated 75g (3/4 cup) walnuts Non Stick Baking Paper Grease an 18cm square cake tin and line with baking paper. Mix the sugar, condensed milk and butter in a heavy-based saucepan and heat [...]

I was reading the Indulgence section of The Dominion Post when a recipe for Crema Catalana Baked Apples caught my eye. I’d just been wondering what to do with the Granny Smith Apples sitting in our fruit bowl! The baked apples were nice, pretty much what you’d expect from baked apples but the Cream Catalana [...]

This Orange Mousse recipe is one of my favourites. Thomas however took this dessert one step further by serving the mousse in brandy snap baskets and topping them with cream and grapes. I am a fan, Mmmmmmm, yes I am. 125g Sweet Dark Chocolate 4 Eggs – Separated Finely grated Zest of 1 orange (optional) [...]