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Recipe swap: zesty. You will need and an ice-cream-maker, and a pudding bowl.

Recipe swap: zesty

And if possible a second smaller pudding bowl. Black Anise ice-cream ½ cup whole milk 6 whole star anise 3 egg yolks ½ cup granulated sugar 1 cup double cream ½ tsp licorice essence –high quality ½ tsp salt black food-colouring – paste lemon and extra salt to bring out flavour Put the milk in a saucepan and add the licorice root. Turn on the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Ginger Marmalade recipe. Scrumptious homemade vanilla fudge recipe. Tablet: A Scottish Sweetie. Tablet is a very rich, very sugar traditional Scottish sweet.

Tablet: A Scottish Sweetie

Made from butter, condensed milk and sugar, this crumbly fudge-like candy does not win any awards for it’s health inducing properties; it does, however, sweep the board when it comes to ecstatic groan inducing. Before I go any further I must tell you that it should be D writing this. He and he alone has spent the past few weeks perfecting his tablet making skills. Real Bourbon Biscuits. Bourbon biscuits . . . with a hint of the strong stuff When it comes to biscuits (of the British variety, not their soft, scone-like American counterpart), some brands do exactly what they say on the tin, while others are a little more elusive with their identity.

Real Bourbon Biscuits

Custard Creams are sandwiched together with – you guessed it – a layer of custardy cream, Jammy Dodgers filled with jam, and while their abilities to aid the breakdown of food may not be proven scientific fact, there is something soothingly simple about a plain Digestive biscuit that more than justifies its name. Nougat. 1.

Nougat

Place the sugar, powdered glucose and 150ml water in a large, heavy-based saucepan on a medium heat and bring slowly to the boil, stirring all the time until the sugar dissolves. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10–15 minutes, without stirring, until a sugar thermometer dipped into the mixture reads 121°C. How To Make Ginger Jam. Ginger has a strong, distinct flavor that is often highlighted in Asian dishes and complements sweet salads and fruit dishes.

How To Make Ginger Jam

Ginger jam can be served on bread, spooned onto meat or added to rice or salads. Unless you dilute the ginger or sweeten it with fruit, ginger jam may be too spicy or overwhelming for some people, especially children. Experiment with ingredients until you find a jam recipe that works for your entire family. Peel about 1 lb. of ginger root and then slice the root into small pieces with a sharp knife. Place the chopped ginger into a saucepan with the sugar and lemon juice and boil the mixture for 10 minutes, or until the ginger softens and the sugar dissolves. Urgette Cannelloni recipe. Recipe: Caramel rice pudding with spiced apples. The Muslim Wife's Kitchen: Homemade Samosas. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem One of my biggest pet peeves is searching high and low for an authentic recipe and then finding things like Pad Thai made with spaghetti noodles or enchiladas topped off with mozzarella cheese.

The Muslim Wife's Kitchen: Homemade Samosas

I have no problem with using substitutes when you're in a pinch but then please call it what it is, a sorry excuse of an imitation and not the real thing. SK Chocolate Inspired! Dark.

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