african vanielje on Jul 12 2008 | Filed under: baking, bread, cheese, chocolate, sweet kitchen
Yes, once again I have spent a lazy Saturday morning bread baking, blogsurfing and generally pottering around in a quiet and peaceful house. I’ve drunk copious amounts of coffee, played with my next door neighbour’s new puppy, Perfect. Yes that is really his name, short for Perfect Paradise Mark II. Mark [...]
african vanielje on Jul 12 2008 | Filed under: vkcb
This is a very quick and easy loaf, enriched with a little butter and sugar and flavoured with cocoa powder and dark chocolate chips. It is not as sweet as you might think, and is delicious as toast or with cream cheese or mascarpone as a snack.
Sift 3 cups of organic strong white flour (bread [...]
african vanielje on Jul 12 2008 | Filed under: how to
Cream cheese, like Ricotta is a dead easy thing to make. I generally make my own yoghurt anyway, especially if I have a surplus of milk, and this cream cheese was made with a surplus of yoghurt.
Line a sieve or perforated container with a piece of muslin.
Mix the juice of 1 large lemon into [...]
african vanielje on Jul 11 2008 | Filed under: how to
Aioli is a fresh made garlic mayonnaise. Sublime with a whole host of dishes, and delicious here with the addition of fresh, fragrant basil.
Peel one large clove of garlic and bash it in a mortar and pestle with a little maldon salt until it is a smooth paste.
Crack a large free range organic [...]
african vanielje on Jul 11 2008 | Filed under: vkcb
You’ll need to have all your ingredients ready to go before you start. It is a quick and easy dish but requires a little multi-tasking. The basil aioli needs to be made in advance.
Rinse your asparagus and gently snap off the ends. Go as close the the ends as possible until you [...]
