martes, 26 de abril de 2011

more for mama and papamagias than babamigas

Red Prawn and Mango Curry
Brilliant recipe thanks to Nigella, see http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/red-prawn-and-mango-curry-16
You need thai red curry paste, which i brought from london. Anyone welcome to have ours as we´re not taking it back home with us. peta xxxx Was going to paste the recipe but not sure about copywright? xx

jueves, 14 de abril de 2011

Leo's birthday cake with icing / Torta de mantequilla

Oven: 350ºF (175ºC) 35 min
Use 2 round cake tins 22 x 3 cm or one rectangular 32 x 20 x 5 cm

Beat until creamy - 1/2 cup + 2 tblsp butter

Add gradually beating with energy - 1 3/4 cups + 2 tblsp sugar

Add beating vigorously - 2 eggs (1/2 cup)

Sift together - 3 1/4 cups flour
                      3 tsp baking powder
                      1/2 tsp salt

Add alternating with the flour - 1 1/4 cups milk
(begin and end with dry ingr.)   1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Butter icing

Beat until creamy - 1/2 cup butter

Keep beating and add gradually - 4 cups confectioner's sugar

Alternate with - 6 tblsp cream or hot water (until spreadable consistency)

Flavor with - 2 tsp. vanilla