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PREP TIME: 5min COOK TIME: 10min SERVES: 8 (2-inch) croquettes Ingredients 1 cup leftover potatoes from Parsnip-Potato Mash recipe or plain mashed potatoes 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus more as needed 1/2 cup finely shredded Gruyere cheese, about 1-ounce 1/2 cup very finely diced cooked ham or country ham, about 2 ounces Kosher salt and […]

Ingredients Masala: 5ml Cloves 15ml Coriander seeds 5ml Cumin seeds 8 dried red Kashmiri chillies 2 star anise 2ml Turmeric 10ml Palm sugar 1 tsp Salt 5 garlic cloves, crushed 3cm ginger root, peeled and grated 20ml Tamarind Curry: 60ml Sunflower oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 large tomato, chopped finely 1 tin of coconut […]

PREP TIME: 10minCOOK TIME: 10minSERVES: About 1 dozen (4-inch) churros) Ingredients 1 cup water 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, plus more for dredgingPinch kosher salt 1 cup self-rising flour 2 eggs, plus 1 egg yolk Peanut oil, for frying 6 ounces specialty flavoured chocolate, chopped  Directions Step 1Special equipment: Piping bag fitted with a large star […]

Yield: 6 to 8 servings. BYOC: Need a little extra spice in your life? Try adding your favorite hot sauce to the horseradish mixture.  This is a great cocktail party item.  You can make all the parts ahead of time and put together right before your guest arrive Ingredients 9 slices very thin white bread […]

 Get it Done team pair up to build a circular spice holder and a cookbook/tablet holder to make cooking a little easier.  You will need: Tools Materials JigSaw 20 mm Pine or meranti Not same wood as previous (something a bit more exotic would be nicer) NB cannot be warped – if warped we cannot […]

Chocolate is the flavour of the day today as Yudhika prepares an amazing spread of Chocolate dishes. On the menu is Willy Wonka Style Chocolate Cake; a creamy & luscious Chocolate Mousse; Choc Chip scones with homemade Strawberry Jam, a decadent Self-saucing chocolate pudd Ingredients 200g dark chocolate 3 eggs, separated 45ml sugar 200ml whipped […]

Makes about 18 cookies Makes 6 completed desserts Ingredients Chocolate Shortbread: ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature ¼ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup icing sugar, sifted ¾ cup all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp cocoa powder (regular or Dutch process is OK) ¼ tsp salt Dessert Assembly: 2/3 cup whipping cream 2 Tbsp sugar 2 tsp […]

Yield:  4 Servings Ingredients For the Poached Shrimp:     3 cups of water 1 cup of your favourite white wine the juice and zest of one lemon 1 onion, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 2 bay leaf 2 tsp of salt 1-1lb bag of frozen shrimp, 16-20 count, chilled but thawed For the Cocktail […]