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Churros

July 1st, 2010

School holidays…..3 hungry kids….cold weather, what better than Churros.

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1 cup of water
100g butter
1 cup of plain flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 Eggs, lightly beaten
Vegetable oil for deep frying
Icing sugar, sifted
200 g good quality cooking chocolate
1/4 cup milk

Directions:
Combine water and butter in a saucepan and bring to boil.
Remove from heat
Add the flour and salt and beat with a wooden spoon until combined and the dough comes away from the side. Cool
When dough is cool add the beaten eggs little by little while beating. When dough is shiny and well combined.
Spoon into a piping bag with a large fluted nozzle.
Heat oil in a large flat saucepan on medium heat
Using a knife to cut the dough, pipe 10 cm lengths into the oil and fry until golden brown.
Drain on kitchen paper and dust with icing sugar.
Melt the chocolate with the milk until mixture is smooth.
Arrange churros on a platter and serve with the dipping sauce……

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Yummy….

Destiny’s Cabaret for 2010

May 18th, 2010

It’s been a while but last weekend Tessie did her yearly Cabaret performance with T Jam. She was absolutely awesome you can watch her performances here

Her Jump performance and her MJ Man in the Mirror Finale

Krentenbrood – Mierenneukers Special

March 21st, 2010

This is to honour my friend who passed away last month. He gave me this recipe for my breadmaker. Please do not take offense to the name he gave it, that was just how he was…what you see is what you get.

320 cc milk or water
45o gm Flour
1 Tablespoon of vegetable oil or butter
1.5 teaspoon salt
16 gm yeast
200 gm sultanas
1.5 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon bread improver
1-3 tablespoons of gluten

Makes a beautiful sultana bread.

Each Tear – Mary J Blige

March 17th, 2010

There’s something that I want to say,
But I feel I don’t know how.
Until I just can’t hold it one more day,
So I think I let it out.

You’re on my mind more than I may show
You’re in my heart more than you may know
And the last thing that I want,
Is for you to fall apart.
Your future will be clearer,
I want you to remember.

In each tear
there’s a lesson,
Makes you wiser than before
Makes you stronger than you know
In each tear
Brings you closer to your dreams
No mistake, no heartbreak
Can take away what your meant to be…

We can’t change the things,
That we done, that’s in the past.
But fighting won’t get us anywhere,
So if you want, Here’s my hand…

Every night there is one thing I do
I bow my head and pray for you
And the last thing that I want,
Is for you to fall apart
you’re future will be clearer
I want you to remember

In each tear
there’s a lesson, (there’s a lesson)
Makes you wiser than before (wiser)
Makes you stronger than you know (stronger)
In each tear (each tear)
Brings you closer to your dreams
No mistake, no heartbreak
Can take away what you’re meant to be

You’re much more than a struggle that you go through
You’re not defined by your pain, so let it go…
You’re not a victim, you’re more like a winner
And you’re not in defeat, you’re more like a queen

In each tear
there’s a lesson,
Makes you wiser than before
Makes you stronger than you know (stronger than you know)
In each tear ( in each tear)
Brings you closer to your dreams
No mistake, no heartbreak
Can take away what your meant to be

In each tear (each tear)
there’s a lesson, (there’s a lesson)
Makes you wiser than before (wiser)
Makes you stronger than you know
In each tear ( Make you so much more)
Bring you closer to your dreams
No mistake, no heartbreak
Can take away what your meant to be

No no we can’t be held down
No no oh noo I I I can’t be held down
You you you can’t be held down
We we we can’t be held down

Love

It makes you so much stronger (stronger)
It makes you so much wiser (wiser)
In each tear (in each tear)
And You so close to your dreams
No mistake, no heartbreak can’t take away you’re meant to be

The Climb by Guy Sebastian

February 12th, 2010