Friday, April 30, 2010

Avoiding colds and the flu this winter



Here are six ways to avoid getting sick or beating the flu this winter: 

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Anzac Biscuits

Today being Anzac day, I thought I'd make Anzac biscuits...













Leek and Bacon Quiche with spelt short crust pastry







































For the pastry:
150g of unsalted organic butter (cold) and cut into small cubes
300g organic Spelt flour (wholemeal is best but white is fine)
pinch of salt
30ml of water

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Activated almonds, ricotta, and lemon cake

Ingredients: 
500g ricotta
6 organic eggs separtated
1 cup of rapadura
3 tablespoons of buckwheat flour
250g of activated almonds
juice and rind of 4 lemons
250g organic butter @ room temperature

Chocolate Polenta Cake

200 gm unsalted organic butter (at room temperature)
1 cup cup of rapadura /agave
1 1/2 cup almond meal
7 tsp cocoa powder
4 organic eggs, beaten
10 table spoons yellow polenta
1/2 tsp baking powder