Dinner guests last night. Two new recipes, but no reading.
Cheese balls' taste becomes stronger the longer it is kept. When too strong to eat, they are still useful to flavour sauces etc.
Cheese Balls
1 part Ricotta
1 part Gorgonzola or Roquefort
Cayenne pepper to taste
Lots of fresh herbs
Olive oil
Use a fork to mash two cheeses together, easiest on a flat surface like a chopping board. Flavour with pepper. Form into balls and place in glass bottle with lots of fresh herbs like rosemary and thyme. Add a chili as well if you want. Fill bottle with oil, making sure the balls are entirely covered. Leave for a week before use. Delicious on hot ciabatta.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Wednesday, April 14th
Now reading The World in Six Songs by Daniel J Levitin. Great so far.
Someone once asked a group of us what each of us considered to be a thorn in our flesh. I was recently reminded of this and have been giving it some thought. In South Africa we are struggling with serious criminality issues, so maybe I could have said the fact that every house is a prison, where we cower, while criminals roam outside, is my thorn, but I've decided that our draconian anti-smoking laws are my thorn. Although obesity and alcohol are the cause of far more health problems than smoking here, fat people are still allowed to eat cakes, chips, anything in public. Alcoholics may still drink as much as they please in public. I may no longer smoke while having an espresso on the veranda of a restaurant and I deeply resent that.
Vegetarian Tapenade
200g Olives, pipped
20g Capers
5g Green peppercorns in brine (drained)
30ml Fresh Lemon Juice
50ml Olive oil
5ml Garlic
5ml Salted lemon
Combine.
Someone once asked a group of us what each of us considered to be a thorn in our flesh. I was recently reminded of this and have been giving it some thought. In South Africa we are struggling with serious criminality issues, so maybe I could have said the fact that every house is a prison, where we cower, while criminals roam outside, is my thorn, but I've decided that our draconian anti-smoking laws are my thorn. Although obesity and alcohol are the cause of far more health problems than smoking here, fat people are still allowed to eat cakes, chips, anything in public. Alcoholics may still drink as much as they please in public. I may no longer smoke while having an espresso on the veranda of a restaurant and I deeply resent that.
Vegetarian Tapenade
200g Olives, pipped
20g Capers
5g Green peppercorns in brine (drained)
30ml Fresh Lemon Juice
50ml Olive oil
5ml Garlic
5ml Salted lemon
Combine.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Tuesday, April 13th
Saw Hurt Locker. Surprisingly enjoyable for a war movie. A Single Man was my favourite of the Oscar contenders.
Paged through The Beautiful Boy by Germaine Greer in Exclusive Books. Eye candy. Text looks promising, should probably get a copy.
Another easy meze recipe.
Honeyed Paprika's
6-8 Varicoloured paprika's
Put on baking sheet in 200C oven, bake for 40 minutes, turning occasionally. Leave to cool, peel skins off.
50ml Honey
50ml Fresh lemon or lime juice
50ml Olive oil
Black Pepper to taste
Mix all, pour over sliced paprika's and refrigerate, making sure that fluid covers paprika's. If not, use different container or add more ingredients. Leave 12 hours for flavours to blend before use. This will go off in about a week.
Paged through The Beautiful Boy by Germaine Greer in Exclusive Books. Eye candy. Text looks promising, should probably get a copy.
Another easy meze recipe.
Honeyed Paprika's
6-8 Varicoloured paprika's
Put on baking sheet in 200C oven, bake for 40 minutes, turning occasionally. Leave to cool, peel skins off.
50ml Honey
50ml Fresh lemon or lime juice
50ml Olive oil
Black Pepper to taste
Mix all, pour over sliced paprika's and refrigerate, making sure that fluid covers paprika's. If not, use different container or add more ingredients. Leave 12 hours for flavours to blend before use. This will go off in about a week.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Monday, April 12th
Finished The End of Alice. One of those books that will haunt me for years to come.
Today's recipe is super easy. (These days I see the apostrophe "s" used incorrectly so often, that I am hesitant to use it even where appropriate.)
Marinated Mushrooms
500g Button mushrooms, washed or otherwise cleaned
32g Knorr Greek Salad Dressing refill
25ml Lemon juice
25ml Olive Oil
Put all together in glass dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Refrigerate for 12 hours before use.
Today's recipe is super easy. (These days I see the apostrophe "s" used incorrectly so often, that I am hesitant to use it even where appropriate.)
Marinated Mushrooms
500g Button mushrooms, washed or otherwise cleaned
32g Knorr Greek Salad Dressing refill
25ml Lemon juice
25ml Olive Oil
Put all together in glass dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Refrigerate for 12 hours before use.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Friday, April 9th
No reading. Saw A Prophet. Too long, boring, dreary, violent and yet fabulous.
Another recipe for a meze dessert.
Mascarpone & Fig Dessert
1kg Mascarpone (4 tubs)
500g Green figs in syrup (drained & sliced, syrup reserved)
500g Pecans
Line loaf Pyrex with clingfilm. Spread one mascarpone evenly on base, layer with half nuts, another mascarpone, layer with half sliced figs, mascarpone, nuts, mascarpone, finish with figs. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or so before slicing. Serve with reserved syrup.
Another recipe for a meze dessert.
Mascarpone & Fig Dessert
1kg Mascarpone (4 tubs)
500g Green figs in syrup (drained & sliced, syrup reserved)
500g Pecans
Line loaf Pyrex with clingfilm. Spread one mascarpone evenly on base, layer with half nuts, another mascarpone, layer with half sliced figs, mascarpone, nuts, mascarpone, finish with figs. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or so before slicing. Serve with reserved syrup.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Thursday, April 8th
Read Angus Taylor New Work Circa 1/2010 catalogue yesterday. Many interesting essays on a spectacular exhibition. Two essays of the kind that I loathe, interestingly enough both referring to that overused saying by Descartes: "I think therefore I am."
Recipe is perfect dessert for a meal of meze.
Turkish Apricots
250g Soft sundried Turkish apricots (split open)
50g Almonds, whole (same number needed as apricots)
100g Macadamia paste (ground macadamias, no additives)
25g Icing sugar
5ml Cinnamon
Mix together.
Fill apricots with mixture and one almond each. If this is the only dessert, you will need at least 6 per person, this recipe will do for 4.
Recipe is perfect dessert for a meal of meze.
Turkish Apricots
250g Soft sundried Turkish apricots (split open)
50g Almonds, whole (same number needed as apricots)
100g Macadamia paste (ground macadamias, no additives)
25g Icing sugar
5ml Cinnamon
Mix together.
Fill apricots with mixture and one almond each. If this is the only dessert, you will need at least 6 per person, this recipe will do for 4.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Wednesday, April 7th
Party last night, no reading.
Recipe for easy cake.
Caramel Roll
4 Jumbo Free Range egg whites
5ml Baking Powder
Beat together until whites stay in place when bowl is turned upside down.
4 Jumbo Free Range egg yolks
125ml Sunflower oil
2ml Vanilla paste
250g Sugar
325ml Boiling water (pour in while beating mixture)
Beat together well.
200g Flour
50g Cocoa powder
10ml Baking powder
2ml Salt
Sieve into sugar and yolk mixture and beat well. Fold beaten whites in. Pour mixture into two 30 x 40cm baking trays generously lined with baking paper. Bake at 150C for 25-35 mins. Remove from oven, lift from baking trays using paper and leave to cool.
2 x 385g Cans of Caramel
Spread each cake with one can of caramel. Roll first cake, pulling paper off as you go. Start rolling second cake where first ends. Place roll on serving platter.
500ml Whipping cream
25g Cacao nibs
Beat cream until stiff and spread over cake. Sprinkle with cacao nibs.
Recipe for easy cake.
Caramel Roll
4 Jumbo Free Range egg whites
5ml Baking Powder
Beat together until whites stay in place when bowl is turned upside down.
4 Jumbo Free Range egg yolks
125ml Sunflower oil
2ml Vanilla paste
250g Sugar
325ml Boiling water (pour in while beating mixture)
Beat together well.
200g Flour
50g Cocoa powder
10ml Baking powder
2ml Salt
Sieve into sugar and yolk mixture and beat well. Fold beaten whites in. Pour mixture into two 30 x 40cm baking trays generously lined with baking paper. Bake at 150C for 25-35 mins. Remove from oven, lift from baking trays using paper and leave to cool.
2 x 385g Cans of Caramel
Spread each cake with one can of caramel. Roll first cake, pulling paper off as you go. Start rolling second cake where first ends. Place roll on serving platter.
500ml Whipping cream
25g Cacao nibs
Beat cream until stiff and spread over cake. Sprinkle with cacao nibs.
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