Peanut-Butter-Chocolate Spread

I found out that peanut-butter is easy

And since everyone in the house loves PB, I gave it a go 

Peanuts, toasted and ground to a paste

Thats the milk chocolate ganache

So, there's sweet and salty..perrfect=)

 Now to layer them in a jar

And to simply and generously spread it on bread..biscuit, whatever I just wanna eat it

My PB or store bought PB?
Mine's better xP

Lemon and Rosemary Muffins

Fragrant, moist and easy to eat. Keeps for days too..

Forget the cake mix froma box..try these easypeasy lemonsqueezy muffins =)

And look at how fluffy they are

(I don't know why I have this urge to put a srig of rosemary in all my pictures)

FLUFFFAAAYYYY

-Iloveit-

1.5 cups flour

3/4 cups sugar

2 tsp baking soda

pinch of salt

3 eggs

6 oz milk

1/4 cup light olive oil

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

 grated zest of 2 lemons

1 tsp chopped rosemary

Sift all the fry ingredients into a large bowl

Mix wet ingredients in another bowl

Add the two together, DO NOT OVERMIX

Spoon batter into muffin cups

Bake in 180C for 20-25 minutes.

Spaghetti Carbonara and Herb-crusted Salmon

I've had a number of carbonaras in my lifetime, and so far I think my favourite is in delicious. However, that was years ago so I'm not sure if they've maintained the standard..

I find that most of the one's here in Melbourne are too rich, so I think it's best to make your own and adjust the richness to your liking=)

This is my favourite way of cooking Salmon. I think it's absolutely delicious!

Not too much herbs, not too much cooking time, it's perfect because the fresh flavours are really brought out.

Thanks to auntie Ghi for kindly giving me a pot of pineapple sage. This herb smells sweet like a pineapple and has a strong hint of sage. Goes great with anything really.

Herb crust: breadcrumbs

                   pineapple sage

            rosemary

Simply blitz it all together in a food processor. Add in a little olive oil and mix it through.

Heat a pan until its very hot. Add in some oil. Under medium heat, sear the fish fillet skin side down for about 2 minutes. Remove the fish onto a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Spoon on the bread crust and press it down lightly with the back of a spoon or your hands. Bake in a 180C oven for about 6-8 minutes until the crust is golden brown.

Just be sure not to overcook it.

It should be pinkish inside, crunchy on top.

Shoulder Bacon and broccoli fettucini

When you need dinner really quickly,

boil pasta...

so there's no reason for my brothers to eat KFC tonight..

 

step 1: chop garlic, slice bacon, cut broccoli

Boil water. Add salt

Add broccoli. boil until half cooked.

scoop broccoli out with a slotted spoon

set aside.

In the same water, boil the pasta

While pasta is cooking, fry garlic and bacon with oil (i used olive oil) in a pan until golden brown

Add broccoli and toss together.

salt and pepper

 add in some dried mixed herbs and a zest of 1 lemon

Drain pasta and add to pan.

drizzle on more oil

more salt, if needed

I added a few splashes of white wine(omg tasty)

toss and mix well.

Be sure not to use too much pasta for too little bacon, otherwise it'll lack flavour

Salty Caramel Cornflake Clusters

The name's a tongue twister xP

love'em cos they look like they're covered in snow

Its actually coconut

I went by faith and didnt use any measures..

1. Simply melt lots of sugar, a few knobs of butter, salt, and a dash of cream in a pot

2. Pour in enough cornflakes so that it gets evenly coated

3. Use two spoons and form balls, placing them on a tray of dessicated coconut to cool and harden.

DON'T TOUCH them with your bare hands, they're crazy hot

4. Sprinkle with salt.

sweet, salty, coconutty..my kind of treat

For Dianne

I wanted to try something new since it was her special day.

(Dianne is a chocolate fanatic)

So I present to you..

chocolate and cherry bavarian gateau

That's just a fancy name for chocolate cherry cream cake 

Oh, and the icing's a ganache

strawberries and sugar pearls to pretty it up (for the pretty girl)

that's the cake, naked

And after an hour of writing trials on a plate, I finally managed to put on a decent "happy b'day Dianne"

It's a Chocolate cake

 

This is a cake I really enjoy making

     

It's cool how sunlight makes cakes look better=)

Tried to edit and cover up the plastic bag at the back..failed miserably xP

So here it is..Chocolate mousse cake