Realistic Chocolate Leaf Tutorial

Realistic Chocolate Leaf  1. You will need the following items for this project; fresh garden leaves( we used leaves from our herb garden, peppermint and mint leaves, white chocolate, a paint brush, cocoa powder, and food coloring if desired. 2.Wash and dry the leaves you have chosen . Please make sure any leaf you use for this project is non toxic. Any...

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Banana Cream Pie

Banana Cream Pie I got this recipe from a lovely Thai language blog (the owner is a cute woman who likes to share her knowledge about food and sweet things, she lives in USA). The search for this recipe happened when I have a lot of banana in the house, banana cake seen to be boring (I want to try something different and delicious). I look at this recipe (with a mouth watering picture,...

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Fraisier: Beautiful French Strawberry Cake

Fraisier: Beautiful French Strawberry Cake "Fraisier", the French strawberry cake, that contains a lot of the strawberry and cream ^^.  I wish I could make it a long time ago, well, I always fall for the beautiful cake. This is my second time on this cake, the first one is too sweet, I have to make some adaptation in the recipe so it becomes mellow.I think there are some error in...

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Eggs on toast with creamy spanich sauce

Eggs on toast with creamy spanich sauce Kate and I get asked a lot about the kinds of go-to foods we have at home when we need quick and easy meals.  In my house we have plenty of frozen pizzas, burritos, and chicken nuggets in the freezer, but when I actually want a quick home-cooked meal, I have to say I probably grab eggs most often.  When I lived in Brazil, I got used to eating...

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Bourbon Chicken

Bourbon Chicken Ingredients:Servings:4Units: US | Metric2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces1 -2 tablespoon olive oil1 garlic clove, crushed1/4 teaspoon ginger3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes1/4 cup apple juice1/3 cup light brown sugar2 tablespoons ketchup1 tablespoon cider vinegar1/2 cup water1/3 cup soy sauce Directions:1Heat oil in a large skillet.2Add chicken pieces...

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Mini Victoria sandwiches

Mini Victoria sandwiches   You could experiment with these pretty petits fours using any favourite sponge cake recipe. Ingredients For the jam 450g/1lb strawberries, chopped 300g/10½oz jam sugar For the sponge 225g/8oz self-raising flour 4 free-range eggs 225g/8oz caster sugar 225g/8oz margarine vanilla extract For the buttercream 250g/9oz icing...

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Slow cooker beef curry

Slow cooker beef curry Use your slow cooker for this simple beef curry - it’s full of flavour and guarantees meltingly tender beef. Serve with rice and naan bread. Ingredients 4 tbsp sunflower oil 800g/1lb 12oz beef braising steak, cut into 2.5cm/1in pieces 2 onions, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 chillies, finely chopped, plus extra...

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