Saturday, 11 October 2008

pasta with krakow sausage


pasta with krakow sausage
Originally uploaded by chowen
Pasta of choice
100g smoked krakow sausage
3 cherry tomatos, halved
2 tsp olive oil
some spinach

1. boil the pasta as per instruction on the packet
2. wash and halve the tomatos, set aside
3. pour boiling water over the spinach, drain and set aside
4. slice the sausage into thin pieces
5. toss all of the above together, drizzle with olive oil and seas with salt/pepper

Tuesday, 7 October 2008

Honey almond cake


Honey almond cake
Originally uploaded by chowen
100g almond flakes
50g ground almond
2 tbsp honey
50g butter, softened
100g flour
2g baking soda
3 eggs

1. Grease base of a square tin, line with baking paper
2. Beat the eggs with an electronic mixer with butter until light and fluffy
3. add ground almond and baking soda
4. add flour and mix it together (by hand) until blended well together
5. pour the mixture into the tin
6. sprinkle with almond flakes
7. bake in pre-heated oven at 200 degree for 50 mins
8. cool it on a rack and drizzle the honey

Monday, 8 September 2008

curry puff


curry puff
Originally uploaded by chowen
1 ready to bake pastry sheet, cut into squares
2 potatos, chopped into small pieces
1 tbsp curry powder
200g minced pork
1 onion, minced
2 tsp frying oil

1. place potatos in boiled water, boil for 10 mins
2. fry 2 tsp oil in a deep pan, when it's turning brown, add minced pork
3. add potatos to the meat mix, add 1 tbsp curry powder or chili powder if desired, mix well
4. set aside to cool
5. pre-heat oven to 200
6. place cooled pork/potato mix in the middle of the pastry, press the corners together using a fork
7. oven bake for 15-20 mins