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Chilli update (2006) 1

Daniel — Sat, 27 May 2006 15:30:41 +0000

Wow – the chillies really are doing well! There must be a dozen growing already – still green but hopefully they’ll soon start to go red and we’ll be able to harvest them in time for the World Cup! Not sure we’ll make the group stages – still a way to go yet – [...]

Dried Prawn Sambal Recipe

Annette — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 15:25:33 +0000

A 'sambal' is a spicey condiment, or a complement to a dish, such as mustard or horseraddish sauce on the western table. My mother makes an excellent dried prawn sambal and this is her recipe.

Laksa Rempah Recipe

Annette — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 15:24:44 +0000

In Singapore, what distinguishes one curry from another is the 'rempah', or the curry paste. Each family has its own recipe for rempah, with vocal comparisons made at get-togethers. Here is the recipe for my mother's rempah...

Chocolate Brownies

Daniel — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:23:00 +0000

Ingredients

85g lard 4 5g cocoa powder 225g caster sugar 2 extra large free range eggs 55g plain flour ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 100g chopped walnuts

Directions

Light the oven at 350°F, 180°C or Gas Mark 4, setting a shelf in the middle. Melt the lard in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and stir in the cocoa and sugar. Add [...]

Carrot Cake

Daniel — Mon, 09 Sep 2002 15:22:01 +0000

Ingredients

Gunk

1 cup decent olive oil 2½ cups brown sugar 4 large eggs 3 cups grated carrots (about 2-3 big carrots – cut to approx 20×4×4mm (foodprocessor!))

Brownstuff 3 teaspoons of ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon of ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon of ground ginger White Stuff

2½ cups plain flour 1 teaspoon of salt 2 level teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda 2 teaspoons of baking [...]

Cheesecake

Daniel — Fri, 20 Jul 2001 13:45:45 +0000

This will take you about 45 minutes to make. The cheesecake then needs to sit in the fridge for at least 2 hours before you can eat it (it’s best left overnight though, if you can wait that long).

Before you start to make the cheesecake, make sure you have everything you [...]