Live Life with a little Spice

© Sybille Sterk

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I love herbs and spices. They are what makes food special and tasty, and it's not so different with life; it's the little things that make it interesting and that add that special something to every day. So live life with a little spice. Good motto for the coming week. :-)

My own images plus bought resources.

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Spring at the Allotment

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Spring Onions from the Allotment.

Before and after a proper wash. :-)

All images my own. Edited with Photoshop.

Madeleines

Madeleines

I love Madeleines. They're delicious and easy to make, especially, now I've got my new silicon Madeleine tray. I can't recommend the silicon bake ware enough. It works so much better than the traditional bake ware.

For everyone interested, the recipe is below - I found it somewhere on the net a long time ago...



Recipe

2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon or lime zest
1 cup icing sugar (sifted)
3/4 cup flour (sifted)
1/4 teaspoon baking powder (mixed and sifted with flour)
1/2 cup (115g) of melted butter

1. Beat eggs, vanilla zest and lemon zest until the mixture is light and fluffy.
2. Gradually add the icing sugar.
3. Then, add the flour little by little.
4. Fold in butter.
5. Pour batter into moulds.
6. Bake at 190C until golden brown.

Eat, quickly (or there won't be any left!)

Ben insisted that our Madeleines should be dipped in chocolate. It's okay, but I prefer them without chocolate. You can also use different shaped moulds. I've used the tradition shell moulds and some heart shaped moulds.