It’s that time again, time for Four Foods on Friday!

Here are my answers to the questions.

#1. Do you ever use scissors to cut any foods? Which? Raw or cooked?
I use scissors a lot in the kitchen, because it’s a lot easier for me to be able to chop things up without having hand spasms from the FMS which makes me very temp sensitive, especially to cold things. I have three pairs of kitchen scissors now because a friend got us a pair as part of a wedding present then we got another pair with our kitchen knives, and then my Mum just got us some really good kitchen knives as a housewarming present and they came with yet another pair of scissors, but it’s great because I use them *all* them time. I just used them at breakfast time because I was chopping french fries and left over hotdogs to make an egg concoction.

#2. Popcorn. Homemade, microwave, bagged, hot, cold. How do you like it?
I’m really not keen on popcorn. If we do make it here it’s more likely to be microwaved, but I really only like caramel popcorn.

#3. Sushi. Love it or hate it?
I LOVE sushi! I just made a couple of batches last week, and I’m due to make some more. I just have to get some more fish to make it with, although I’ll probably need to get some more wraps after I do that.

#4. Share a dessert recipe.
By far my favorite dessert has to be Helen’s Layer, which I learned from my Gran. She used to make it a lot especially around the Christmas holiday time, as well as this wonderful Chocolate Meringue but I’m not even going to attempt Meringue especially when Helen’s Layer is SO good and so much easier to make. For Helen’s Layer you need:

1/2 pint Whipped Cream
4 oz Brown Sugar
4 rounded tablespoons of drinking chocolate
1 level tablespoon Instant Coffee
4 oz fresh white bread crumbs.
Chocolate to decorate.

That’s the ratio’s anyway. I often wind up making it in triple quantity so it will fill a huge trifle bowl and there’s plenty for everyone because it usually disappears REALLY quickly.

Mix drinking chocolate, coffee, bread crumbs and sugar together in a bowl.
Whip up the cream in a separate bowl, until it’s doing the thick, soft peaks and is somewhat stiff.

Spread alternate layers of the chocolate mix and cream in a new bowl finishing with cream.

Refrigerate for about 8-10 hours or overnight.
Before serving decorate with chocolate flakes,  chocolate chips or something else like that.

Voila!

Simple but GORGEOUS!