Friday, January 7, 2022
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
These little treats are easy and fun to make and are great for a children’s Christmas party or to make at home with your kids. They don’t involve any baking, and just one pan which children can do under supervision. The idea came from FoodFanatic.com but I adapted it a little.
Melt 100g butter in a large pan over a low heat along with 200g marshmallows, stirring until smooth.
Add a few drops of green food colouring and stir. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Mix in a large bowlful of Rice Krispies and stir gently until all the cereal is coated.
Line a large flat baking tray with greaseproof paper and spoon on the Rice Krispie mixture. Press down and spread so you have a thin layer about 2cm thick.
Sprinkle over some Christmas sprinkles then place in the fridge to set for an hour.
When set using a knife carefully divide into triangles to make Christmas tree shapes.
I found that while the top of the Rice Krispie treats had set, the bottom was still very sticky once I had peeled them off the greaseproof paper, so I sprinkled that side with icing sugar which made them much easier to handle.
The original recipe suggested inserting a pretzel as the tree trunk but I found the treats were still too soft and started to break up as I did so, so I decided to just leave them as they were.
My daughter was a little dubious at first as they were green but soon decided they tasted good!
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
I'm not sure what these cards are actually called - 'motivational quote cards' sounds a bit worthy and the sort of thing you might find at a company team-building day. What I mean is a postcard with a message that is in some way inspiring, uplifting or encouraging - something that we could all use every now and then!
During lockdown I was sending a birthday present to a friend, who I hadn't been able to see for a long time because of Covid. I didn't want to just wrap her present and put it in a jiffy bag so I found a box (from one of my many online purchases) and filled in the gaps around her present with a few other things - some mini bubbles (the kind you blow, not drink), a couple of camomile tea bags and a package of home-made chocolate brownies. I also popped in this card:
They are really easy to make - you just need a small piece of card, and some letters. You can buy alphabet letter stickers or rubber stamps very cheaply, or if you are good at calligraphy write your own - or type it on the computer and print something out. I used a piece of red card and multi-coloured letters so didn't add any other embellishments, but you can design the card however you want.
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Special Sinsal Wrapped Embutido RecipeThis Embutido also is special, because I did not use any extender, it is pure ground pork, no breadcrumbs or any type of flour, the flour used for the recipe is used as a binder. Sinsal is the fats that wrapped around the kidneys of the pig.Traditionally sinsal was used to wrap embutido in the early days. Until lately aluminum foils are being used, now
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Saturday, October 9, 2021
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