Carnations (Dianthus)
In 1908, Anna Jarvis chose dianthus caryophyllus (pink carnation) as the emblem of Mother's Day, a celebration she campaigned to create that became a U.S. public holiday in 1914. Today, it is one of the most widespread public holidays. Carnations ... [... more]
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Banana Wheat Bread
Grease a 23x12cm (9x5 in) loaf pan, or line with baking paper. Preheat oven to 180 C. Combine oil, honey, eggs, vanilla, and mashed bananas in a bowl. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, wheatgerm, salt and bicarbonate of soda. Make a well in ... [... more]
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Sicilian Ricotta Cheesecake
Heat the oven to 150 C. Set shelf in the middle of the oven. Butter and flour a 23cm springform cake pan. Place the ricotta in a large mixing bowl and stir until as smooth as possible with a palette knife. Stir the sugar and flour thoroughly into ... [... more]
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Blackberry and lemon scones
Sift flours and baking powder into a large bowl, adding any extra left in the sieve. Stir in sugar. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the lemon rind. Very gently stir in the blackberries. Do not ... [... more]
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Summer Berry Breakfast Parfait
Layer the strawberries, blueberries, yoghurt, wheat germ, the sliced banana, and the muesli in a large bowl. Continue to build the parfait, mixture repeating the layers until all of the ingredients are used completely. 125g (1/2 punnet) sliced ... [... more]
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Roast Fillet of Beef Stuffed with Lobster
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add lobster tails, and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from water, rinse and remove shells. Cut tail meat in half lengthwise. Cut fillet lengthwise, to within a thumb's width of the bottom. Fill centre of ... [... more]
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Apple and blackberry pancakes
Sift the flour and cinnamon into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Add the egg and milk, working them into the flour to form a smooth batter. Stir in the apple. Heat the blackberries with 2 tablespoons of water in a small saucepan. Bring to a ... [... more]
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White Chocolate Cheesecake
Combine biscuit crumbs and butter, press into base of 23 cm springform pan, refrigerate until firm. Beat cream cheese and condensed milk until smooth. Beat in white chocolate then beat in the cream. Combine gelatine and boiling water until ... [... more]
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Basic Sushi Roll
In a medium saucepan, bring 375ml (1,1/2 cups) water to a boil. Add rice, and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes until water is absorbed. In a small bowl, mix the rice vinegar, sugar and salt. Blend the mixture into the ... [... more]
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Banana Nut Coconut Cake
Preheat the oven to 180 C. Grease and flour two 23cm round cake pans or one 23x30cm baking pan. In a medium bowl, cream together caster sugar and butter. Mix in eggs and mashed bananas. Sift together flour and bicarbonate of soda in a separate ... [... more]
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Banoffee tart
To make the base: blend or crush the biscuits until they are small crumbs. Stir crumbs and melted butter together in a small bowl. Press crumb mixture into the base of a 22cm springform or round cake tin with a removable base. Chill this while ... [... more]
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Apricot and pecan muffins
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Using nonstick cooking spray, grease a 12-cup muffin pan (each cup should measure about 6 cm across the top and be about 3 cm deep). Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and cinnamon into a bowl. Stir in the wheat bran ... [... more]
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