by Rena Cook | Aug 19, 2013 | Sweets
Revani is a traditional, really light and refreshing cake with semolina, bathed in syrup. You need few ingredients, it is very easy to make and the result is outstanding. Ingredients2 cups semolina1 ½ cups self-raising flour1 cup...
by Rena Cook | Feb 11, 2013 | Sweets, Vegetarian
This is the king of the sweets of the spoon. Sour cherries ripen in the middle of summer, in July, and you can find them only for a very short time. So you really have to be on the lookout for them, or ask your greengrocer to let you know when he will have them, as...
by Rena Cook | Jul 23, 2012 | Sweets
If you like walnuts and chocolate, look no further. It is a rather decadent and flavorful cake full of walnuts and chocolate with brandy for aroma and flavor together with cinnamon and cloves bathed in syrup. It is easy to make and easier still to eat. ...
by Rena Cook | Apr 9, 2012 | Cooking Tips, Tips
This is the second part on how to prepare fruit for the freezer: Greengages – Choose ripe fruit, wash, dry and cut in half to remove the stones. For pies and puddings you can layer the fruit in dry sugar (3/4 cup to half a kilo of fruit) and pack in polythene...
by Rena Cook | Apr 2, 2012 | Cooking Tips, Tips
How to freeze fruit If you have trees in your garden and you have a surplus of fruit, you can freeze it. This is the easiest way to preserve fruit, as most fruit don’t even need blanching. There are different ways you can use to freeze fruit and it depends on what you...
