Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Tuesday 16 July 2013
Saturday 6 July 2013
Weekend DIY Edible - Iced Watermelon Drink
At last! Summer has arrived. Yay!
Watermelon is one of my favourite fruit - biting into a cool, sweet slice of watermelon on a hot summer day is pretty hard to beat.
Or maybe this iced watermelon drink could! All it needs is fresh watermelon, ice and a blender. A ridiculously simple recipe for a cool summer drink from Appon's Thai Food.
Watermelon is one of my favourite fruit - biting into a cool, sweet slice of watermelon on a hot summer day is pretty hard to beat.
Or maybe this iced watermelon drink could! All it needs is fresh watermelon, ice and a blender. A ridiculously simple recipe for a cool summer drink from Appon's Thai Food.
Saturday 11 August 2012
Weekend DIY Edible: Iced Vanilla Coffee
It's August already and we've hardly had any proper lengths of hot sunny days this summer. Booooo! (Edit: and of course, just to prove me wrong, Mr Sunshine is all over it this weekend). Maybe we'll have an Indian summer/mild autumn like last year...
Anyway, to help keep that summery feeling going, try this iced vanilla coffee recipe from Call me cupcake.
Anyway, to help keep that summery feeling going, try this iced vanilla coffee recipe from Call me cupcake.
via Call me cupcake
Saturday 26 May 2012
Weekend DIY Edible - iced tea with plums and thyme
Dare I say it out loud? The weather's getting warmer, it's starting to look like summer really is on its way. Yay!
Perfect time to try making this plum and thyme iced tea, sounds great for the afternoons sat outside in the sunshine (fingers crossed).
Perfect time to try making this plum and thyme iced tea, sounds great for the afternoons sat outside in the sunshine (fingers crossed).
via Real Simple
Monday 21 May 2012
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Monday 12 September 2011
Happy Mid Autumn!
It's the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese lunar calender today, the Mid Autumn Festival! Also known as the Moon festival, it is the day in the year when the moon is at its fullest and roundest and was originally associated with moon worship. Traditionally it was also a celebration of the harvest.
Today, it's a day when families gather (the round moon symbolising reunion) and moon watch, celebrating by moonlight, eating lots and lots.
A many coursed dinner would be followed by lots of fresh fruit - pears, starfruits, pomelos, and of course, moon cakes. These are round pastries with sweet fillings. There are so many varieties of moon cakes now, but my favourite is still the traditional ones with the sweet lotus paste and crumbly yellow egg yolks.
My absolute favourite part of the festival is the lanterns. When I was younger in Hong Kong, our living room had French windows looking out into the garden and there'd be brightly coloured paper lanterns hanging from the top ledge, the candles flickering inside. I liked the special shaped ones the most, rabbits, tigers, goldfish, star fruits...
Of course, being allowed to stay up late and wonder around with a pretty lantern was incredibly fun. Public carnival-like celebrations would also take place, with huge lantern displays, performances and stalls.
Look out for the big, round moon tonight! You might just see the Jade Rabbit. According to Chinese folklore, he lives there with Chang'E, the maiden who flew up to the moon after stealing and taking the elixir of immortality.
Chang' E the moon maiden who stole the elixir of immortality, with the Jade Rabbit
Today, it's a day when families gather (the round moon symbolising reunion) and moon watch, celebrating by moonlight, eating lots and lots.
A many coursed dinner would be followed by lots of fresh fruit - pears, starfruits, pomelos, and of course, moon cakes. These are round pastries with sweet fillings. There are so many varieties of moon cakes now, but my favourite is still the traditional ones with the sweet lotus paste and crumbly yellow egg yolks.
Can you see why they're called Moon cakes? =D
Photo by china roamer
My absolute favourite part of the festival is the lanterns. When I was younger in Hong Kong, our living room had French windows looking out into the garden and there'd be brightly coloured paper lanterns hanging from the top ledge, the candles flickering inside. I liked the special shaped ones the most, rabbits, tigers, goldfish, star fruits...
A shop selling beautiful paper lanterns
Photo by Dead Cat
Of course, being allowed to stay up late and wonder around with a pretty lantern was incredibly fun. Public carnival-like celebrations would also take place, with huge lantern displays, performances and stalls.
Look out for the big, round moon tonight! You might just see the Jade Rabbit. According to Chinese folklore, he lives there with Chang'E, the maiden who flew up to the moon after stealing and taking the elixir of immortality.
Monday 8 August 2011
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Saturday 25 June 2011
Weekend DIY Edible - Potted chocolate mint puddings
I know you're not supposed to play with your food, but this is just too adorable.
Mini pot plants? No! They're chocolate puddings in disguise! I love it, all the way down to the crumbled chocolate cookie 'dirt' ♥. Makes you think you have to get glass pudding cups, just so that you can do this. Recipe for your own potted chocolate mint puddings.
Mini pot plants? No! They're chocolate puddings in disguise! I love it, all the way down to the crumbled chocolate cookie 'dirt' ♥. Makes you think you have to get glass pudding cups, just so that you can do this. Recipe for your own potted chocolate mint puddings.
via Martha Stewart
Saturday 11 June 2011
Weekend DIY Edible - Strawberry Cupcakes
The picture alone makes me hungry. Grab that mixing bowl and bake these pink parcels of strawberry goodness with Linda's recipe HERE.
via Call me cupcake
Monday 28 February 2011
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