Summer Fruit Muffins INGREDIENTS 2 cups plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 cup golden caster sugar 1 egg 1⅓ cup milk 75 ml / 5 tbs olive oil (not extra virgin, yellow one) 300g frozen summer fruits such as blackberries, raspberries, red currants and black currants 2 tbs vanilla sugar EQUIPMENT 12-14 paper or silicon muffin cases […]
Tabac Zombie / Ghost Tobacco Tabac Zombie (Pluchea carolinensis) also known as Ghost Tobacco, Bitter Tobacco, Indian Tobacco, Mal Mouton, Tabac Diable, Devil’s Tobacco, Wild Tobacco, Tobacco Cimarron, Tabac à Jacot, False Tobacco, Riverside Tobacco or Tabac Marron. It grows in the Caribbean and southern Florida, pictured here leaves came from island of Dominica. Teas and compresses prepared from it’s […]
Pear, Pecan and Dark Chocolate Muffins Quick, delicious dessert stuffed with all good things: fruits, nuts and dark chocolate.
Tortilla Wraps with Smoked Chicken, Avocado and Salsa Fresco [Salsa Fresco recipe adapted from Clay’s Kitchen]
Physalis / Cape Gooseberry / Ground Cherry / Mexican Tomato A bit info about Physalis and it’s varieties.
Cuban Bean, Lemon and Cilantro Soup [adapted from Tofu for Two] INGREDIENTS 2 medium onions (cubed) 1 whole medium garlic (crushed with a side of the knife and peeled) 2 tbs grape seed oil about 2½ litres of hot water 500g dry black turtle beans or red kidney beans (soaked overnight) 2 tbs balsamic vinegar 2 medium sweet red bell peppers […]
Lunchbox # 18 – Roasted Chicken Sandwich & Strawberries (Wholesome Lunchbox) Lunchbox # 18 (for almost 3 year old girl)
Summer Fruit Clafoutis Quick and easy fruity ramekin dishes bake using seasonal fruits – kids’ favourite summer dessert.
Tamarind The Tamarind (Tamarindus indica), from the Arabic: tamar hindi = Indian date, is a tropical tree, native to tropical Africa, including parts of the Madagascar, the tree grows wild throughout the Sudan and was so long ago introduced into and adopted in India that it has often been reported as indigenous there also, and it […]
