Hi to all sydney siders..where do you get cake supplies from gels and powders to fondsnt to specialised pans etc?? Is there a particular speciality store somewhere?? Wouldlove any info .. Thx!!

Also while im adking where do you buy fresh yeast here..?? I asked at a bakery today and the woman said no lol.. So either i keep trying at different ones or agsin there is somewhere i can get it easily..

Thanks again xx

This is a great simple recipe that we have used at new years or dinner parties etc and everyone loves them..they are super easy and taste great..however not really a thx recipe as you only mix a few ingredients..no cooking involved.

Note - you can prepare the cheese filling mix the day or night before and keep in the fridge.

For 48 cones (they are small so 3 per person or do larger cones)
Prep 40 mins not including the few hours min cooling time in fridge.

Ingredients

800 g smoked salmon in slices (pre sliced or whatever) if you smoke your own or buy it whole just slice thinly (one slice makes two cones normally)
300ml sour cream or non sweet thickened cream but thick sour cream is best
125g fromage frais/fresh cheese (this is a soft natural cheese but if you dont have that maybe a philly cream cheese or something like that but most mild soft cheeses should do).. You could use a suitable flavoured philadelphia style cream cheese (in oz i just used philly)
50 g grilled pistachio nuts shelled
2 tbspns chives, finely chopped
48 or 100g baby spinach leaves

Method

First off chop the pistachios at around 5 to 10 secs spd 3... They just need to be finely chopped.  Set aside.

Mix 100g of the smoked salmon until fine.  About 5 secs spd 5 .. a little more if not finely chopped.
Add the sour cream & cream cheese.  Mix until you obtain a smooth mixture.  Up to 10 secs spd 4 should do it.  Pour this mixturei to a salad bowl or large bowl and add the chopped pistachio nuts and finely chopped chives.  Mix through thoroughly by hand.  Leave to firm in the fridge.  Its best to leave it firm up for a couple of hours minimum... Night before is best.

Cut the slices of salmon in two down the centre vertically so you have two large pieces ready to roll into a cone.  Be careful as the salmon slices can break easily so do one at a time.
Place a baby spinach leaf on each slice or more if you like but no more than 2 or 3 then place 1 tsp of the cheese mix then roll the salmon in the form of a cone.

Place the cones on a serving plate.  Leave two hours in refrigerateur.

Serve cold.

Voila!



Sorry only photo i had from 2010 😄😄 they look so much nicer on a round glass platter and more cone shaped.. But you get the idea.. Kicking myself i didnt take photos yesterday..

Note :  you dont need to add stock or salt etc as with the cheese and grilled pistachios you get enough so dont add any!

Sorry forgot to take a photo.. Have one somewhere though from a previous dinner.. Will post one later

Source - recipe was from a Marabout cookbook.. The exact title escapes me and I am unable to check as my books are in storage.. Will also add at a later date.

New ebook of teninas for christmas recipes.. Apparently in the next few days!! Oh so excited!!

Just letting you know wont be around much at all for a while just too much going on at the moment.. Im not using thermie that much either as we are emptying out the freezers and cant say ive had much desire to cook much lately anyway so with everything thats going on and me only spending time half chatting at that ive decided its best i take a break and come back when things have settled somewhat..

Just wanted to leave a msg and not just disappear like some

Ciao for now
Take care
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i just came across this recently and im thinking about trying it but find the drops etc or kit is expensive and wanted to hear if anyone has tried this and how they are going..im a bit sceptical...its cindy omearas 4 phase fat elimination hcg diet...

so has anyone tried this or is currently on it as id be interested on any feedback...i usually stay away from these kind of things but maybe this is the boost i need to finally lose weight ive had since my pregnancies..ahhhh

 

I met up with Trudy today and spent a lovely amusing day visiting chateaux etc ..will be off again tomorrow visiting some more with them.. Sorry no photos of us as yet as today started off a bit stressful and forgot the camera (flat tyre debarcle) but will get one photo at least before they leave 😊

Trudy is absolutely lovely and enjoyed taking her and dh and co around.. Was a nice day which started off very grey but ended up nice and sunny.. Tomorrow is supposed to be lovely and sunny ..fingers crossed!

Just to share this is what we woke up to this morning and there is no sign of it stopping... Still coming down quite hard which you cant see in the photo.. Just hoping it calms down a bit brfore tomorow as have doctors appointments school and other things organised..

Ok dont know if anyone is having the same or similar problem but I kept getting kicked off the forum ie it logs me out after trying to make a comment on a post usually!  It then states that I am banned from making comment on a particular board but when I log back in it allows me to make comment??? So what weird and wonderfu things are going on lately with this forum..  It only seems to be the past few days and since I rebooted my laptop.. I always use my laptop or the desktop or my iphone and have never had any problems...it seems to be the same kind of problem as not being able to post a message ie it does nothing and you need to copy the message, then refresh then paste and repost and it works but its logging me out, then i log in go back to the message and then it allows me to post?  Previously I stayed logged in for days...never booted me out...but lately seems to be doing it alot when I go to a refreshed screen..bam Im logged out grrrr