Imagine! Right in front of a private home....on the pavement!
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Project 171....sewing a dress
I had a depressing birthday last week! It all started well with my son bringing me breakfast in bed, and a cup of coffee followed it up by my hubby. Then my day got upside down after a phonecall, and thereafter everything just got worse....we got to our car and realised somebody must have peeled a strip from it......and my birthday present from my hubby was not what he wanted......and the kids had to go and play sport on a neighbouring town......disrupting all our plans for the evening...the matches weren't scheduled......at the end we had take aways in front of the TV! Not what I was looking forward to!
I went to bed feeling very sorry for myself, but luckily woke up in a better mood the next morning. So much I even took my sewing machine out and made a dress! And I hate sewing! I only do it if it is really necessary! Don't misunderstand me....I can sew. My mom made sure that both the girls can do sewing.....actually all the basic needle crafts...except that she had some trouble teaching my sister crocheting.....it is just that I really don't like it! I mean....the cheap imported stuff you get in all the small shops are much cheaper than the material, yarn, zips and buttons.....and the effort!
But a few weeks ago my aunt blessed me with some pretty materials, and if you have the material the rest of the stuff seems like nothing.....except for the effort......!
I saw this easy dress on Pinterest some time ago and saw myself dancing in this long flaring dress at church!.....Knowing we have dance practise tonight, I decided to make it, as it is so easy I thought we can use the same pattern to make the whole group some flaring dresses in a jiffy.....
All you do is cut two rectangles from your material. Then cut a shallow half moon at the top to form it a little to give it a slight neckline. Sew the sides together leaving some space for armholes. Give the armholes a mall hem. Then fold it over at the top giving it a 2cm hem so that you can string a piece of ribbon through it.
I have cut my bottom with a slightly shorter front than the back that the dress can flow more with movement, but it is up to you if you want a straight hem.
String your satin ribbon through the back and front yo make a shoulder on the one side, and finish the other shoulder off with a pretty bow.
Even my husband said:"Now that's pretty"....and then I tried it on......I felt like a hippopotamus! I am too short an too chubby for this! Maybe if I made it shorter! I think I'll bless my tall skinny friend with this one! And I am definitely not going to dance in this one!
I went to bed feeling very sorry for myself, but luckily woke up in a better mood the next morning. So much I even took my sewing machine out and made a dress! And I hate sewing! I only do it if it is really necessary! Don't misunderstand me....I can sew. My mom made sure that both the girls can do sewing.....actually all the basic needle crafts...except that she had some trouble teaching my sister crocheting.....it is just that I really don't like it! I mean....the cheap imported stuff you get in all the small shops are much cheaper than the material, yarn, zips and buttons.....and the effort!
But a few weeks ago my aunt blessed me with some pretty materials, and if you have the material the rest of the stuff seems like nothing.....except for the effort......!I saw this easy dress on Pinterest some time ago and saw myself dancing in this long flaring dress at church!.....Knowing we have dance practise tonight, I decided to make it, as it is so easy I thought we can use the same pattern to make the whole group some flaring dresses in a jiffy.....
All you do is cut two rectangles from your material. Then cut a shallow half moon at the top to form it a little to give it a slight neckline. Sew the sides together leaving some space for armholes. Give the armholes a mall hem. Then fold it over at the top giving it a 2cm hem so that you can string a piece of ribbon through it. I have cut my bottom with a slightly shorter front than the back that the dress can flow more with movement, but it is up to you if you want a straight hem.
String your satin ribbon through the back and front yo make a shoulder on the one side, and finish the other shoulder off with a pretty bow.
Even my husband said:"Now that's pretty"....and then I tried it on......I felt like a hippopotamus! I am too short an too chubby for this! Maybe if I made it shorter! I think I'll bless my tall skinny friend with this one! And I am definitely not going to dance in this one!
project 170: easy desert
For one or other reason I always cook when we have family gatherings! With my sis and her new(or fairly new) hubby's(they got married last year May) recent visit I landed up cooking again for the whole family, father, mother, brother, sister in law, nephews and the almost new couple, and don't forget my hubby and three hungry teenage boys!
Cooking is not a problem, but desert always gives me a headache! I have one very easy desert I make and nobody ever left without asking the recipe! In fact, it is so easy that I am almost too scared to pass the recipe on!
I sometimes make this in a large bowl, and sometimes in individual portions in wineglasses or small bowls. Jazz it up with a mint leave and some ice cream or cream, and nobody will ever think it took you two minutes to create it!
I use different fruits with different colours and flavours of jelly. You can play around as you wish, but my favourite ones are peaches with orange jelly, and litchis with greengage jelly.
Drain a large can of fruit keeping the liquid aside. Cut your fruit to smaller bite size pieces and place it in the bottom of your bowl.
Empty two packets of jelly in a jug and add two cups of boiling water. Stir until the jelly is dissolved.
Add all the juice from your fruit and a tin of condensed milk. Stir and pour over the fruit.
Place it in the fridge to set and that's it! Shoosh it up a little to match your well cooked meal, as they will surely ask for the recipe, and you will be too ashamed to give it as it is so simple! At least if it looks pretty, they will think you have put some effort in the planning!
Cooking is not a problem, but desert always gives me a headache! I have one very easy desert I make and nobody ever left without asking the recipe! In fact, it is so easy that I am almost too scared to pass the recipe on!
I sometimes make this in a large bowl, and sometimes in individual portions in wineglasses or small bowls. Jazz it up with a mint leave and some ice cream or cream, and nobody will ever think it took you two minutes to create it!I use different fruits with different colours and flavours of jelly. You can play around as you wish, but my favourite ones are peaches with orange jelly, and litchis with greengage jelly.
Drain a large can of fruit keeping the liquid aside. Cut your fruit to smaller bite size pieces and place it in the bottom of your bowl.
Empty two packets of jelly in a jug and add two cups of boiling water. Stir until the jelly is dissolved.
Add all the juice from your fruit and a tin of condensed milk. Stir and pour over the fruit.
Place it in the fridge to set and that's it! Shoosh it up a little to match your well cooked meal, as they will surely ask for the recipe, and you will be too ashamed to give it as it is so simple! At least if it looks pretty, they will think you have put some effort in the planning!
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Project 169.....chicken liver pate
Have you ever woken up tasting something(without being pregnant!) and just know you have to eat it today!?
The other day I had a craving for chicken liver pate! I can not remember when last I had it, an I surely have never made it before!
After making chicken livers for breakfast the morning, and still had the craving for pate, I started searching for a recipe! And made it with a few adaptions, but will definitely make it again! Thinking about it.....it is my birthday tomorrow, and we normally cook on birthdays what the birthday boy or girl feels like......I think this will be a good lunch! With whole grain bread, cucumber pickles and some blue cheese.......can't wait!
1 small onion chopped in food processor
50 g butter
250 g chicken livers
250 ml fresh cream
3 eggs
2.5 ml nutmeg
2.5 ml ground cloves
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
100 ml of white wine(the original recipe said port, but I only had wine!)
Saute your onions in the butter and leave to cool.
Place the livers, cream and eggs in a food processor and bled until smooth.
Add onions(butter and all) and rest of the seasonings as well as the wine, and blend again until smooth.
Pour into a bowl or ramekins and place in a bain-marie(use oven pan wit boiling water in it and place your dish inside) and cook at 180*C in the oven until firm. Allow to cool before you put it in the fridge.
You can add some melted clarified butter to the top, but allow to cool properly before pouring it on top.
The other day I had a craving for chicken liver pate! I can not remember when last I had it, an I surely have never made it before!
After making chicken livers for breakfast the morning, and still had the craving for pate, I started searching for a recipe! And made it with a few adaptions, but will definitely make it again! Thinking about it.....it is my birthday tomorrow, and we normally cook on birthdays what the birthday boy or girl feels like......I think this will be a good lunch! With whole grain bread, cucumber pickles and some blue cheese.......can't wait!
1 small onion chopped in food processor
50 g butter250 g chicken livers
250 ml fresh cream
3 eggs
2.5 ml nutmeg
2.5 ml ground cloves
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
100 ml of white wine(the original recipe said port, but I only had wine!)
Saute your onions in the butter and leave to cool.
Place the livers, cream and eggs in a food processor and bled until smooth.Add onions(butter and all) and rest of the seasonings as well as the wine, and blend again until smooth.
Pour into a bowl or ramekins and place in a bain-marie(use oven pan wit boiling water in it and place your dish inside) and cook at 180*C in the oven until firm. Allow to cool before you put it in the fridge.
You can add some melted clarified butter to the top, but allow to cool properly before pouring it on top.
Project 168: a twirling garden ornament
The other day my mom, my sister and myself landed up in a shopping mall in Nelspruit, as my husband had to go and find a place to fix our Chrysler window, as it did not want to close after we've been in the Kruger Park for a few days. We still had a 3 hour drive back home, and there was just no way of driving that with an open window!
So after consuming more coffee than any normal person can on a bottomless account at one of my favourite coffee franchises, we headed the shopping mall......and I found two plastic picnic plates with the prettiest colours at R3.00 each! I immediately saw them as garden ornaments twirling in the wind and the circles playing on your eyes going wider and then narrowing again.....
It is extremely hot in South Africa this summer, and even here in our small town where we think it is hot at 26*C, we nowadays reach temperatures of up to 40*C! My friends car thermometer registered 40.5*C the other day!
Even for garden lovers like myself, we tend to keep out of the sun now during the warmest times of the day, but you do get bored watching your garden through the window only! So I took the plates out of the cupboard this morning, found a wooden pole in the garage, a nail and two washers.
I colour washed the wood with a purple pain to bring out the purple in the plate a little, as I thought the turquoise would have been too overwhelming.
I made a small hole in the centre of the plate, and with a washer on both sides I hammered the nail into the wood, allowing it to have some space so that the wind can blow it. I then planted it in the garden in a spot where there are no flowers at the moment for some colour. Now I am just waiting for the wind!
So after consuming more coffee than any normal person can on a bottomless account at one of my favourite coffee franchises, we headed the shopping mall......and I found two plastic picnic plates with the prettiest colours at R3.00 each! I immediately saw them as garden ornaments twirling in the wind and the circles playing on your eyes going wider and then narrowing again.....
It is extremely hot in South Africa this summer, and even here in our small town where we think it is hot at 26*C, we nowadays reach temperatures of up to 40*C! My friends car thermometer registered 40.5*C the other day!
Even for garden lovers like myself, we tend to keep out of the sun now during the warmest times of the day, but you do get bored watching your garden through the window only! So I took the plates out of the cupboard this morning, found a wooden pole in the garage, a nail and two washers.
I colour washed the wood with a purple pain to bring out the purple in the plate a little, as I thought the turquoise would have been too overwhelming.
Project 167: blueberry muffins
My sister got a gift of blueberries, and she did not have time to do something with them, before their visit. She never cooked with them before, and did not know that you can freeze them for later use!
Well, I never cooked with them either, but luckily I read a lot about anything gardening, so I knew I could freeze them! But before freezing, I kept about 3/4 of a cup full aside to make muffins for Saturday morning tea.....
With a house full of visitors for supper that evening, I did not have time to go and search for a recipe, so as you know me.....I made a plan! Blueberry muffins was what I wanted, and blueberry muffins was what I got! Great fluffy muffins with the blueberries making these lovely purple stripes in them when cutting them! Beautiful!
I used a packet of vanilla muffin mix, but used buttermilk in stead of water to mix it. My son helped me to mix with my directions on the side. He was not very happy to add the buttermilk, but was just as excited about the outcome at the end.
Continue adding everything as the directions on the packet. Lastly add your berries and stir through lightly. Be careful not to squash the berries too much. Bake as directed on the packet, but allow an extra five minutes, as it seemed like the berries needed that extra little bit of time.
My sister was impressed.....he hubby was impressed......and I think I was even more impressed!
Well, I never cooked with them either, but luckily I read a lot about anything gardening, so I knew I could freeze them! But before freezing, I kept about 3/4 of a cup full aside to make muffins for Saturday morning tea.....With a house full of visitors for supper that evening, I did not have time to go and search for a recipe, so as you know me.....I made a plan! Blueberry muffins was what I wanted, and blueberry muffins was what I got! Great fluffy muffins with the blueberries making these lovely purple stripes in them when cutting them! Beautiful!
Continue adding everything as the directions on the packet. Lastly add your berries and stir through lightly. Be careful not to squash the berries too much. Bake as directed on the packet, but allow an extra five minutes, as it seemed like the berries needed that extra little bit of time.
My sister was impressed.....he hubby was impressed......and I think I was even more impressed!
Project 166: pickled cucumbers
It seems that all I am doing nowadays is cooking! Summer is producing in our sunny country, and I am pickling, cooking jams, and trying to preserve whatever my garden, my friends garden, my friends friends garden, my brothers garden and whoever else's garden produces!
I have made bottles and bottles of baby marrow pickles, as it became a family favourite by now. Over the weekend I made pickled cucumbers as my brother sent me a whole box full all the way from the Caroo......My sister and her hubby came to visit again, as my mom spent some time with them, and she needed to come home again. The car was loaded with all sorts of goodies from their gardens, and venison from the farm.....what a blessing!
So I did not plan to pickle cucumbers......I got a whole box full! We had fresh cucumber salad, mixed salad with cucumbers in it.......and polished the first two bottles of pickled ones as well! They were just so good, we had to taste it!
Slice 12 cucumbers of about 10cm ea into thin slices. Mine were much larger, so I estimated...2X15cm cucumbers make 3X10cm.....Then slice 6 small onions into thin slices.....Here again I used 3 larger ones....use whatever you have.
Add 100 grams of coarse sea salt, cover your container and leave it in a cool place(not in the fridge) overnight.
The next morning drain your veggies, and rinse it with 500ml of fresh water. Drain again. Now add 125ml sunflower oil, 500 ml white vinegar, 30 ml of white sugar and 60 ml of mustard seeds. The original recipe asked for 5ml of celery seeds, but I could not find it anywhere, so I just omitted it. When I do find it at some stage, I am definitely going to buy it straight away, as this is so good, I have to try it with the celery seeds.
Mix everything through lightly, and bottle it in sterilised jars, sealing it immediately. Allow to stand for a day or two in a cool place before eating.....if you can! We tried it just after bottling it! I have an open bottle in the fridge and my one son is into the bottle every now and then eating the onions!
I have made bottles and bottles of baby marrow pickles, as it became a family favourite by now. Over the weekend I made pickled cucumbers as my brother sent me a whole box full all the way from the Caroo......My sister and her hubby came to visit again, as my mom spent some time with them, and she needed to come home again. The car was loaded with all sorts of goodies from their gardens, and venison from the farm.....what a blessing!
So I did not plan to pickle cucumbers......I got a whole box full! We had fresh cucumber salad, mixed salad with cucumbers in it.......and polished the first two bottles of pickled ones as well! They were just so good, we had to taste it!
Slice 12 cucumbers of about 10cm ea into thin slices. Mine were much larger, so I estimated...2X15cm cucumbers make 3X10cm.....Then slice 6 small onions into thin slices.....Here again I used 3 larger ones....use whatever you have.Add 100 grams of coarse sea salt, cover your container and leave it in a cool place(not in the fridge) overnight.
The next morning drain your veggies, and rinse it with 500ml of fresh water. Drain again. Now add 125ml sunflower oil, 500 ml white vinegar, 30 ml of white sugar and 60 ml of mustard seeds. The original recipe asked for 5ml of celery seeds, but I could not find it anywhere, so I just omitted it. When I do find it at some stage, I am definitely going to buy it straight away, as this is so good, I have to try it with the celery seeds.
Sunday 17 February 2013
Project 165: birdfeeder
I was very impressed when I noticed a birdie drinking out of this yesterday!
I used an old olive oil bottle and bought cheap pouring tops from "the crazy store"(almost like the American dollar stores). I made sugar water, and hung the contraption with ribbons next to my bird feeder.
I filled the bottle at least three times before I noticed the hummingbird drinking from it yesterday...
I used an old olive oil bottle and bought cheap pouring tops from "the crazy store"(almost like the American dollar stores). I made sugar water, and hung the contraption with ribbons next to my bird feeder.
Project 164.....crockpot french toast
Working night duty, the boys eat cereals for a week for breakfast. I decided to try using the slow cooker for a change on the menu. The one hated it.....the other two loved it and said I can make it everyday! So decide for yourself! It is easy though!
I used two slices of bread per person and layered it in the slow cooker. I then used 1 egg per person, and about triple the beaten eggs volume of milk. I added a pinch of salt to the liquid, some brown sugar to taste an some vanilla essens.
I poured the stuff over the bread, allowed it to soak for an hour and turned the slow cooker onto low for 8 hours(overnight!). What an easy breakfast! They enjoyed it with the rose jam.
I used two slices of bread per person and layered it in the slow cooker. I then used 1 egg per person, and about triple the beaten eggs volume of milk. I added a pinch of salt to the liquid, some brown sugar to taste an some vanilla essens.
Project 163....rose jam
I always wanted to do this, but just never got that far!
The boys were less enthusiastic, so I fooled them by using the jam on thumbprint cookies.......they finished the whole batch! My youngest does enjoy the jam as is though.......
Weigh your petals and use 500 ml of water for 500g of petals with 400g of sugar and 45 ml of lemon juice.
Add the petals to the water and boil until soft. Remove the pot from the stove, add the sugar and lemon juice and stir until sugar is dissolved, and then place back on the stove. Cook for about half an hour until it reaches softball stadium.
Bottle warm and seal.
project 162......rosettes
My sister asked me to send some stuff to a small shop in their town. I made some handbags and rag dolls some time ago, and decided to make these rosettes to add to my packaging.I used scrap wool to crochet an easy flower pattern, and then cut some vintage sheets into ribbons, as I had a leftover piece from a previous project.
I have hand written "faith" on one of the tails of the ribbons as I decided to name each batch I send differently. I plan to make each batches flowers in different colours as well.
Easy way to use leftover 'bitties'!
project 161.....more church flowers
I did these last Friday for a friend sons wedding for the church.
This was not planned as they had a wedding venue and everything was done by them. Last minute realised there was no flowers in the church.....
I worked night duty so my time was limited. The flowers were limited......seems like it was the leftovers from the venue, as she asked them to order her extras.......
But the bride had a very specific idea of what she wanted! Sunflowers in the middle standing with roses at the bottom(colours red, yellow and orrange).....problem was....it was extremely hot and the roses were already not fresh......and far too little to make any impression in a large church! So we made a plan.....
We used my large vase again and filled it with yellow and white cellophane to make the sunflowers stand as they were very heavy. I then used a florist bowl with oasis on the top, as the vase was too wide for the roses now. I used one you would use for a wreath as it has a hole in the middle for the sunflowers. I had two bunches of floppy roses and added them in the hole so that their stems could be directly in the water. Remember to always cut the stems afresh before you place your flowers in a vase. This just allow them to soak up water properly. Add some flower food to your water, or a little bleach. It keeps them fresh longer.(Not that I had fresh flowers to work with, but anyway!)
I then stuck the fresher roses in my well soaked oasis, added some leaves and feathers....a drape to tumble down the stand, and voila....bride was happy.....I don't think the photo gives the whole picture, but it did look quite nice in the church.
This was not planned as they had a wedding venue and everything was done by them. Last minute realised there was no flowers in the church.....
I worked night duty so my time was limited. The flowers were limited......seems like it was the leftovers from the venue, as she asked them to order her extras.......
But the bride had a very specific idea of what she wanted! Sunflowers in the middle standing with roses at the bottom(colours red, yellow and orrange).....problem was....it was extremely hot and the roses were already not fresh......and far too little to make any impression in a large church! So we made a plan.....
We used my large vase again and filled it with yellow and white cellophane to make the sunflowers stand as they were very heavy. I then used a florist bowl with oasis on the top, as the vase was too wide for the roses now. I used one you would use for a wreath as it has a hole in the middle for the sunflowers. I had two bunches of floppy roses and added them in the hole so that their stems could be directly in the water. Remember to always cut the stems afresh before you place your flowers in a vase. This just allow them to soak up water properly. Add some flower food to your water, or a little bleach. It keeps them fresh longer.(Not that I had fresh flowers to work with, but anyway!)
PROJECT 160****FLOWERS FOR CHURCH
It is my job to provide decorations in church on Sundays. Sometimes you just have one or two flowers in your garden after a hailstorm, and you really have to use your imagination! I am quite good at using book, ostrich eggs. peacock feathers, etc!It was communion last Sunday, and murphies law.....only three roses in the whole garden after a stormy Saturday night! And they did not even have decent stems!
But they're my favourites in the whole garden, so I made a plan....
I have large glass vases that comes in handy in crises situations. I poured a little water at the bottom. I then added some dry willow branches, and placed the flowers inside the vase. With a copperish drape added on the outside falling down the standard matching the brownish pink roses, it finished off the picture......pretty.....pretty!
......another pic that does not want to rotate!......Project 159: watermelon piece jam
I have never attempted this, but can remember it from my childhood. I can not recall that my mother ever made it, but we seemed to get it from somewhere!
Very sweet, but with boys loving sweet, I decided to attempt it after buying a quarter of a very good watermelon the other day.......You know, it is actually easier buying the quarters I decided, as I never know what to do with the three quarters after cutting a big watermelon. It just fills your whole fridge! And I must admit, it is easier to cook a quarter of a watermelons peels, than a whole one!
Peel your watermelon and save the peels. Now first enjoy the watermelon....chilled...
After eating the watermelon remove the green of the peels thinly. It does not matter if the green still comes through at some places. Cut the peels in chunks and prick them all over with a fork. Doing this ensures that the lime and the syrup later on can drench the pieces. I left a small layer of the pink on the peels, but if your watermelon is not fresh fresh, remove all the pink.
Mix 25 ml of slaked lime with 5 litres of cold water and soak your pieces overnight in the mixture.
The following day rinse the watermelon pieces under running water and leave it in clear water for 2 hours. Rinse well. Weigh your pieces.
Bring a pot of water with a little salt to the boil with 3-4 copper coins added. Wash your coins well before adding it to the water. The coins help to clear the fruit.
Cook the fruit until soft and you can stick a match easily into it.
In the meanwhile bring your syrup to the boil....1.5 kg sugar per kg of fruit with 2.5l of water and a hand full of fresh ginger slices. You can add the ginger in a muslin bag, but I like crystallised ginger, so I just added it straight to the syrup and bottled it with the fruit. Boil your syrup for 5 minutes, then keep aside.
When your fruit is just soft(it must be firm pieces and not mushy soft), drain the boiling water and add half the syrup and cook fast until the pieces become clear and you can see through them. When the syrup starts to get low, add the rest and boil until you reach the softball stadium then place the lid on top of your pot and cook fast for about 3 minutes. Bottle warm and seal immediately.
Very sweet, but with boys loving sweet, I decided to attempt it after buying a quarter of a very good watermelon the other day.......You know, it is actually easier buying the quarters I decided, as I never know what to do with the three quarters after cutting a big watermelon. It just fills your whole fridge! And I must admit, it is easier to cook a quarter of a watermelons peels, than a whole one!
Peel your watermelon and save the peels. Now first enjoy the watermelon....chilled...
After eating the watermelon remove the green of the peels thinly. It does not matter if the green still comes through at some places. Cut the peels in chunks and prick them all over with a fork. Doing this ensures that the lime and the syrup later on can drench the pieces. I left a small layer of the pink on the peels, but if your watermelon is not fresh fresh, remove all the pink.
Mix 25 ml of slaked lime with 5 litres of cold water and soak your pieces overnight in the mixture.The following day rinse the watermelon pieces under running water and leave it in clear water for 2 hours. Rinse well. Weigh your pieces.
Bring a pot of water with a little salt to the boil with 3-4 copper coins added. Wash your coins well before adding it to the water. The coins help to clear the fruit.
Cook the fruit until soft and you can stick a match easily into it.In the meanwhile bring your syrup to the boil....1.5 kg sugar per kg of fruit with 2.5l of water and a hand full of fresh ginger slices. You can add the ginger in a muslin bag, but I like crystallised ginger, so I just added it straight to the syrup and bottled it with the fruit. Boil your syrup for 5 minutes, then keep aside.
When your fruit is just soft(it must be firm pieces and not mushy soft), drain the boiling water and add half the syrup and cook fast until the pieces become clear and you can see through them. When the syrup starts to get low, add the rest and boil until you reach the softball stadium then place the lid on top of your pot and cook fast for about 3 minutes. Bottle warm and seal immediately.
project 158.....peppermint crisp tart
Something most of us know in South Africa is a peppermint crisp tart. Maybe one of the easiest tarts you can make......but I must admit, I don't do it!I don't have a sweet tooth and would much rather eat a whole bowl of creamed spinach instead of having desert! So last night the boys said it is time for a desert......and ordered peppermint crisp tart....
My eldest(now 18 going for 19) said he can remember I made it when he was two.....The middle one said that he can"t remember that I have ever made it.....the reply was...."Sorry! You must have missed it!".....there's two years between the two of them!
So we made it.....and they finished it by now....less than 24 hours later....
Very rich and not good for any diet or cholesterol level though.....
You will need:
1 packet of tennis biscuits
500 ml fresh cream
1 can of caramel treat
2 peppermint crisp chocolates.....could not get the real peppermint crisps, so bought peppermint slabs, but the real peppermint crisps are the best.....
Layer your dish with half the biscuits.
Beat the cream until stiff and fold the caramel treat and a quarter of the grated chocolate into it.
Spoon half the mixture on the biscuits, then another layer of biscuits, then the rest of the mixture.
Finish with the rest of the chocolate on top.
Allow to set in the fridge.
Tuesday 5 February 2013
I had a rough two weeks! My sister came to visit, I went to the Kruger park for two days, I worked a week of night duty and I went to Durban with my hubby and from there to the prettiest place close to Richmond to visit my stepbrother and his lovely wife! I am tired! All I've done is cooking! Cooking jams..... pickling veggies......cooking food....
I've tried some new stuff, like cooking rose jam! And I've done watermelon pieces that I have never done before. Quite exciting to see the end results.
In half an hour I'm off to the hairdresser, and thereafter to our neighbouring town to take my child to the dentist! What a hectic schedule!
I plan to upload all the jams tonight when my hubby goes to music practise! Oh yes, that reminds me.....we even started dancing at church these past two weeks! Is it new year fever or what! How are you all managing? Did your year start running the 5000metre race at a 100 metre pace as well?
See you all later today!
Sandra
I've tried some new stuff, like cooking rose jam! And I've done watermelon pieces that I have never done before. Quite exciting to see the end results.
In half an hour I'm off to the hairdresser, and thereafter to our neighbouring town to take my child to the dentist! What a hectic schedule!
I plan to upload all the jams tonight when my hubby goes to music practise! Oh yes, that reminds me.....we even started dancing at church these past two weeks! Is it new year fever or what! How are you all managing? Did your year start running the 5000metre race at a 100 metre pace as well?
See you all later today!
Sandra
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