Saturday, 14 December 2013

Mojito Limeade


Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, plus sprigs for garnish
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  • 2 limes, cut into wedges, plus more for garnish
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  • 2 cups crushed ice, plus more for serving
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  • 1 cup Lime-Mint Syrup, recipe follows
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  • 1 liter white rum
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  • 1/2 cup fresh lime juice

Iced espresso


Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup ground espresso coffee beans
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • white sugar, to taste
  • 2 litres vanilla ice-cream

Chocomole Cocktail


Ingredient:

  • Chile powder
  • 1.5 oz Reposado tequila
  • 1 oz Chocomole Mixture*
  • .5 oz Agave nectar

Garnish: Corn chips

Coat the rims of 2 shot glasses with chile powder and set aside. Add the remaining ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into the prepared glasses. Garnish each with a corn chip.

Sunday, 8 December 2013

Broccoli Cheese Soup


Ingredients:


  •  1/2 cup butter
  •  1 onion, chopped
  •  1 (16 ounce) package frozen chopped broccoli
  •  4 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
  •  1 (1 pound) loaf processed cheese food, cubed
  •  2 cups milk
  •  1 tablespoon garlic powder
  •  2/3 cup cornstarch
  •  1 cup water

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Chicken Curry Salad


Ingredients:

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/2 lb skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • Salt
  • 1 yellow onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 heaping Tbsp yellow curry powder
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 apple (tart or sweet, your preference), peeled, cored, and diced
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro (just lightly packed)
  • 2 green onions, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp mayonnaise optional

Thursday, 28 November 2013

Caramelized Banana Pudding

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 large ripe bananas, sliced
  • 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 4 large eggs, separated
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 48 vanilla wafer

Seared tuna with Asian noodle salad

Ingredients

  • 2 x 200g tuna steaks, 2-3cm thick
  • 60g sachet Puréety Soy, Ginger & Garlic Liquid Marinade, or 50ml soy sauce mixed with a knob of fresh ginger, grated, and 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 red chillies, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • Bunch of fresh coriander, stems finely chopped, leaves chopped
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 80g rice noodles
  • Bunch of fresh mint, leaves chopped