Chocolate bowl

Needed a container for the chocolate mousse, so Quinn, Tighe and I constructed a chocolate bowl.
The hardest part was getting the chocolate runny enough, but not too hot - otherwise it would pop the balloon.  Nice not to have to wash the bowl afterwards, we just ate it.

These are the instructions we followed. Obviously, he has done it before, his is much flasher than ours... How to make a chocolate bowl

Balloon creating the mold for the chocolate

Chocolate mousse in the chocolate bowl

Christmas food Part 2

Gina was here this weekend, so we made some more Hail bark, but with Peppermint Candycanes on the left, and Fruit Candycanes on the right.  Gina also swirled in some white chocolate to see what would happen.

 

Food adventures

Christmas is a month away, so Tighe and I tried a new recipe, and made Christmas Bark, but the children want to rename it Hail Bark.
Easy as... just crush up some pepperment candy canes,  melt some yummy chocolate melts,  spread it out evenly, and sprinkle the crushed candycane over the top.  The bonus, Erik doesn't like peppermint, so all the more for us (but we do need to hide it from Gina, or it will not last the weekend).

Pita Bread - football bread

Pita breads are easy to make.  Normal 4 1/2 cups flour bread dough, roll into 16 balls.  Turn oven onto hottest setting, 250 C,  once oven hot, roll out 4 dough balls until 5mm thick.   Place them on a tray in the middle of the oven - watch them puff up like footballs (4mins).  Take out, and roll another 4.  Leave to cool, fill with yummy stuff, and enjoy.

Food adventures

The boys wanted Donuts for afternoon tea, so I found an interesting recipe for donut balls.
2 tsp of Baking Powder and 1 tsp Cream of Tartar - seemed an extra amount of excessive rising required.
Dropping the batter into the hot oil is facinating.  The non descript shape of batter puffs up and the whole donut rises to the top of the oil, when it is ready, it rolls itself over, and cooks the other side.  These are balls of delight, with horns.   All we had to do was spoon them out when they were cooked, roll them in sugar crystals, and eat them....

The boys want them for afternoon tea tomorrow as well. Makes about 40 balls which is plenty.

1 egg - lightly beaten
1/2 cup milk
2/3 cup sugar 
1 Tbsp Oil
2 cups flour
1 tsp cream of tartar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch salt
Oil for frying
Icing Sugar

Combine the egg, milk, sugar, and oil in a large bowl.
Sift the flour, spice, cream of tartar, baking powder, and salt, into the egg mixture.
Stir until well mixed.
Heat oil.
Carefully drop batter by small spoonfuls into oil.
Remove with a slotted spoon when brown on all sides.
Drain on a paper towel.
Sprinkle with icing sugar while still warm.

Update Note:  If Quinn suggests doubling the recipe - DONT!

Cooking Adventure

 

Oscar helped Erik make Blueberry muffins.  

Awesome Oscar, make some more, as they got eaten super quick.