August 15 – August 21, 2022
BBQ BAKED MOIST PEAR & ALMOND CAKE
Let’s face it, it’s way too hot to turn on the oven.
This BBQ BAKED MOIST PEAR & ALMOND CAKE however, really quenches those taste buds.
I made this cake for my Mum and Dad on their wedding anniversary, made using pears from the garden.
BBQ BAKED MOIST PEAR & ALMOND CAKE
Ingredients:
225g/28 3/4 tablespoons self raising flour,
225g/18 tablespoons sugar,
1/2 teaspoon salt,
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda,
50g/9 tablespoons flaked almonds,
2-3 eggs beaten,
5.5 tablespoons oil,
1 teaspoon vanilla essence,
5 pears.
Method:
Weigh and mix together the dry ingredients.
Beat the eggs in a separate bowl, add 5.5 tablespoons oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla essence and add and mix to the dry ingredients.
Cover and set to one side.
Wash, peel, remove the cores, slice and dice the pears.
Add and mix the pears into the cake mix.
Don’t worry if the cake mix appears dry, the pears add plenty of moisture while the cake bakes.
Put into a greased cake tin with plenty of room for the cake to rise.
Cover with tin foil.
Make sure to place your cake tin on top of an upside down baking tray, to prevent the base of the cake from burning on the barbecue.
Bake for 1 hour.
BISH BASH BORSCHT (!)
UKRAINIAN BEETROOT SOUP
❤ 100% Vegan
SPARKLING WATER WITH FLOATING STRAWBERRIES & BLUEBERRIES
SUGARED STRAWBERRIES WITH BLUEBERRIES & MANGO SORBET
❤ 100% Vegan
Strawberries have more vitamin C than oranges.
Sorbet is also a refreshing and great alternative to ice cream as it is NOT made using milk.
Mangoes are a fantastic source of vitamin D.
NORWEGIAN VEILED PEASANT GIRL PUDDINGS
❤ 100 % Vegan
Made from soya, plant based whipping cream.
Made using apples from Rosette’s garden.
Apparently a Norwegian was invited for dinner and thought he got lucky.
All that he got were these puddings which are now infamous.
PRINCESS PEA SALAD
❤ 100% Vegan
Peas are a perfect way to add 1 of your 5 a day to a meal or salad as they only take 2 minutes to cook from frozen, are sweet and delicious.
They add a ‘pop’ to my salad and with 35,000 hectares grown in the UK per year that’s 160,000 tonnes of frozen peas, the UK is 90% self sufficient in peas and with a low carbon footprint they are cheerfully cheap too.
They are also a great way to pack in some protein and with vitamins A, B, C and E can reduce inflammation and the symptoms of chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and arthritis.
Please see also, The Princess & the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen, a fairytale about a princess who is acknowledged by her sensitivity.
MINTY MANGO & MANDARIN IFTHAR SALAD
❤ 100% Vegan
DHAL
Cooking and preparation time, 15 minutes.
❤ 100% Vegan
CREAMY CARROT SOUP
❤ 100% Vegan
CURRIED (!) TORTILLA
I like to spicen this traditional Spanish dish with some Indian herbs and spices, tumeric (good for strong bones), cumin (full of iron), crushed chillies, black pepper and paprika (with a sweet flavour) works really well with the potatoes and onions in this traditional Spanish dish…
I also like to add sweet potatoes and peas to my tortilla as well as plain potatoes and onions, as I find their sweet taste pleasing for this savoury dish and they are full of fibre.
It’s also, like all of my recipes now, 100% vegetarian and lactose free, if not Vegan.
COOKING CURRY FROM SCRATCH
20 MINUTE VEGAN CHICKPEA CURRY
❤ 100% Vegan
MOIST APPLE, RAISIN & WALNUT CAKE
225g/28 tablespoons self raising flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, 5.5 tablespoons oil, 225g/18 tablespoons sugar, 2-4 cooking apples, 50g raisins, 50g walnuts, 1 teaspoon vanilla essence, 2 eggs beaten.
100% Vegetarian & lactose free
APPLE, GINGER & BANANA CRUMBLE
❤ 100% Vegan
CHOCOLATE COATED BLACKBERRIES
❤ 100% Vegan
Coa coa butter alternatives to dairy are available.
MUM’S GENIUS MICROWAVE DESSERT APPLE
❤ 100% Vegan
I always pop my potatoes for baking in the microwave.
I never thought of doing the same with an apple, until my mum called me and said how delicious it was (!)
Pop the apple in the microwave, high heat, for about 3 minutes.
Add some cinnamon spice, to taste.
BANANA FRITTERS
❤ 100% Vegan
Mash your bananas to form a watery paste.
Add some flour and mix until it forms a thick cake like mixture.
Start frying (!)
MAGIC CINDERELLA VEGAN MINI PIES
❤ 100% Vegan
ROAST CUMIN & SMOKED PAPRIKA POTATOES, BROCCOLI & CARROTS
❤ 100% Vegan
Cumin is a powerful source of iron, few foods have such a high iron content as cumin.
It has a warming taste and even a pinch in your soup or salad is highly beneficial.
THE COOKING CHEAT
HOME BAKED CROISSANTS
These croissants are exciting to watch rise and take shape in the oven (!)
Frozen for you to bake at home, these are delightful little treats to keep in your freezer for an emergency lazy morning when you want that hot pastry smell, but without the butter sticking to your fingers.
Cheap and much more cheerful alternative to the pricey individually priced pick and mix pastries you sometimes find in the supermarket.
They only take about 20 minutes to bake.
Delicious and fresh too (!)
Total Cost: £2 for 6 Croissants (Best deal in town).
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