Watermelon Rosewater Slushies « Sumptuous Spoonfuls. There is something insanely romantic about roses. When my roses started blooming this year, don’t ask me why, but I desparately wanted to make some rosewater. I had no reason why I was doing it or what I was going to do with it, but I wanted to make it. So I did. The jar of rosewater has been just sitting in my fridge, waiting for me to find something to do with it … I could easily drink it in an hour, but it seems too special to just drink like water.
And then today it was so hot and windy … my daughter and I went out on a short shopping expedition and when we came back, we were both all hot and thirsty. I wasn’t really sure what I was doing; I just started doing it. Watermelon Rosewater Slushies Put the watermelon cubes and rosewater in a blender. How to make Culinary Rosewater Cut fresh organic red roses and wash to remove any residue or bugs. To make a rose-scented simple syrup: mix 1 cup rosewater with 1 cup sugar. Like this: Like Loading... Chinese Roast Pork | Chinese Barbecued Pork | Recipes. Happy National Pie Day! Our 10 Favorite Savory Pie Recipes.
How to Cook Like Heston. How to Cook Like Heston Recipes Heston teaches us how to cook things like the perfect steak, poached eggs and burgers, along with new ways with old recipes - including this plant pot tiramisu Browse the recipes: 'How to Cook Like Heston Recipes' > Heston's perfect steak recipe. Heston: "By flipping the meat every 15–20 seconds, the steak will develop a crisp flavoursome exterior without being overcooked in the centre. After cooking, it is important to remove the old oil from the pan and then, after a couple of minutes, to add the new oil while the pan is still warm. A good heat is required to get the flavour of the garlic, lemon and rosemary but if it’s too hot it will lose the freshness. " Serves 4 Ingredients Olive oil2 sirloin steaks, weighing approx. 400–500g eachSalt and black pepper3 cloves garlic, peeled and bashed with the flat part of a knife or by hand4–6 sprigs of rosemary2 strips of lemon zest (use a vegetable peeler)50g lemon juice (approx. 1 lemon)60g rocket leaves40g parmesan cheese shavings (use a vegetable peeler)Sea salt Method 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Heston's ageing trick: Once you've bought your steak take it out of the packet and place it on a wire rack set over a tray. Simple Spinach Lasagna Recipe.
JANE CLARKE: Bake your own bread to stop feeling bloated. By Jane Clarke Updated: 22:21 GMT, 9 March 2009 Every Tuesday, Britain's leading nutritionist explains how to eat your way to health. This week, Jane explains the multiple benefits of baking your own bread... Bread has been a staple of our diet for so long that it's easy to forget what a delicious food it can be.
But there's nothing better than a crusty loaf - especially one fresh from the oven (which is why the aroma of freshly baked bread is sometimes used to seduce people into buying a house). The advent of bread-making machines has made home baking a popular option, although personally I prefer to knead the dough myself; pummelling the dough is a good stress-reliever, and making bread by hand means you can put in a layer of all sorts of things, from fruit purees to savoury tapenades, and mould it into whatever shape you fancy. Bake your own! The real value of making bread yourself is that you can decide exactly what goes into it Can peaches and pears make me fat? Jane says... Bread Matters - Organic bread-making and baking courses. Homemade Bread: Cheap, Delicious, Healthy, and Easier Than You Think. Keep Acidulated Water on Hand for Sliced Fruit. Make Extra-Fluffy Mashed Potatoes by Adding a Pinch of Baking Powder. How to make Potato Cakes. Keeping up the wintery baking, potato cakes are a real trip down memory lane for me.
Tastes of my childhood, tubs and tubs of potato cakes – toasted and slathered with butter. I always wondered where my love of the buttery stuff came from. These are great for making a big batch and then whacking them in the freezer to have at your leisure! Ingredients: 350g cooked potatoes, good firm mashing potatoes are needed here (if I knew anything about potatoes I would tell you which, but I don’t – I head for the red skinned ones, they haven’t let me down yet. 50g butter 80g flour Boil the potatoes, drain and allow to cool fully. Preheat the oven to 180c (fan)/200c/Gas Mark 5.
Mash the potatoes with the butter. Add the flour and mix together well. With your hands, gather the dough together into a ball. On a lightly floured surface roll out the potato dough to a 0.5 cm thickness. I like them rectangular (that’s how Mum makes them) so I’m trimming off the scraggy edges. Homemade Potato Cakes.