Making equipment: Makes 1 glass hurricane Food processor or blender Ingredients: 2 measures white rum 3 teaspoons lime juice 1 measure sugar syrup Tinned peach half, drained 1 measure cloudy apple juice 1 teaspoon grenadine 1 cup ice cubes To decorate: Lime wheel Black cherry One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a […]
Carpissima – Cocktail
Making equipment:- Makes 1 old-fashioned glass Muddler Ingredients: ½ lime, plus a wheel for decorating 2 measures amber rum 5 red grapes, plus extra for decorating 2 teaspoons sugar 2 teaspoons of velvet falernum Crushed ice One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen. – Philip Wylie Preparation: […]
Betsy – Cocktail
Making equipment:- Makes 2 old-fashioned glass Food processor Ingredients:- 2 measures gin or vodka 4 teaspoons lime juice 1 measure sugar syrup 2 strawberries, plus extra, to decorate 1 sprig coriander 1 cup ice cubes One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen. – Philip Wylie Preparation: Add […]
Sicilian Cheese – Cake Recipe
Making Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 250g ricotta cheese 50g icing sugar 150ml double cream 100g plain dark chocolate, finely chopped 75g ready-to-eat dried apricots, finely chopped 75g multi-coloured glace cherries, roughly chopped 2 tablespoons chopped candied peel Ten trifle sponges Six tablespoons with rum cocoa powder, to decorate Men make history […]
Chocolate Yum Yums – Recipe
Making Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 150g plain dark chocolate, broken into pieces 100g crunchy peanut butter 25g butter Two tablespoons golden syrup 150g digestive biscuits 50g almonds or cashew nuts Sugared almonds roughly chopped, to decorate Men make history and not the other way around, in periods where there is no […]
Cornflake Crunchies – Recipe
Making Time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes, plus chilling Ingredients: 200g plain dark chocolate, broken into pieces 50g butter Three tablespoons golden syrup 125g cornflakes Mini marshmallows, slice Men make history and not the other way around, in periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurred when courageous, skilful leaders seized […]
Almond Shorties – Recipe
Making time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 175g plain flour 50g ground almonds 50g caster sugar A few drops of almond essence 150g butter diced To decorate 25g whole blanched almonds halved Two glace cherries, cut into small pieces Extra caster sugar, for sprinkling Men make history and not the other way around, […]
Maple Biscuits – Recipe
Making time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients: Six tablespoons maple syrup 50g caster sugar One teaspoon bicarbonate of soda One egg yolk 100g butter, melted 150g plain flour ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 75g plain dark chocolate broken into pieces 75g white chocolate broken into pieces Men make history and not the other way […]
Coffee Kisses – Cake Recipe
Making time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes Ingredients: Two teaspoons instant coffee One teaspoon boiling water 75g butter 50 light muscovado sugar 125g self-raising flour For the filling Two teaspoons instant coffee Two teaspoons boiling water 50g butter at room temperature 100g icing sugar sifted Men make history and not the other way around, […]
Ginger Snowmen – Cake Recipe
Making time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 8 minutes Ingredients: 150g plain flour 50g caster sugar One teaspoon ground ginger 100g butter, diced 24 small one balls or tiny sweets 50g ready-to-roll pink icing 50g ready-to-roll Blue icing Little tube black writing icing For the icing 125g icing sugar Pinch of ground ginger Five teaspoons water […]