Archive for » April 16th, 2009«
I have been doing lots of cooking lately, what with Easter and the holiday’s. I have made several more of my own recipes but as I have had family in town I have not had the time to go through all the photos yet to post them. I will hopefully get around to doing this over the weekend and be able to post them next week. until them I give you another recipe made from one of my team mates for the swap I am in this month. This is an absolutely fabulous carrot cake recipe it is truly one of the most moist carrot cakes I have made. My whole family just kept raving about it from the flavour to how moist it was, to asking for the recipe and also please make it again soon. If you would like to read more reviews on this recipe please click here.
Ingredients
2 Cups flour
2 Teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 Teaspoons baking soda
1 Teaspoon cinnamon
1 Teaspoon salt
2 Cups sugar (I added less just personal preference)
3/4 Cup vegetable oil
3/4 Cup applesauce
4 Eggs
2 Cups carrots, grated
1 (8 ounce) Can crushed pineapple (I drained mine)
1 Cup walnuts, chopped
Method
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine dry ingredients.
3. Add other ingredients.
4. Put in 9 x 13 cake pan or a little larger. (The cake pan will be very full.) Bake 30-40 minutes.
5. Frost with cream cheese frosting.
All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.
This is one of the best seasoning mixes I have tried for Prawns/Shrimp all my family loved this one and can not wait to make it again, but next time I will try cooking them on the BBQ. I served ours as a main over a salad which was delicious but as the chef who’s recipe I made said it is great as an appetizer or a main course. To read more reviews on this recipe please click here.
Ingredients
1 1/2 tablespoons sweet smoked paprika
1 tablespoon dried ancho chile powder
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
8 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
2 lbs large shrimp, deveined but not shelled
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 scallions, thinly sliced
Method
1. In a large bowl, mix the paprika with the ancho chile powder, brown sugar, cumin, salt, pepper and garlic.
2. Add the shrimp and toss to coat in the spices.
3. Heat 1/4 cup of the oil in 2 large skillets until shimmering.
4. Add the shrimp to the skillets and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until curled and white throughout, about 4 minutes.
5. Add half of the butter and scallions to each skillet and swirl them inches Transfer the shrimp to a platter and serve.
All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.
