Four Foods on Friday
February 29th, 2008It’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!
February 29th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
That dessert sounds very tasty, think I’ll have to give it a try!
March 1st, 2008 at 11:43 am
It might be safer in my kitchen if I started using scissors instead of knives. They don’t call me clutzy for nothin’.
March 2nd, 2008 at 11:25 am
sounds like another recipe i’ll be adding ingredients for to my shopping list!
March 2nd, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Bread crumbs seem out of place in that recipe, but I guess I’ll never know ’til I try it, will I? Yet another FFoF recipe to sample. Hitting … print!
March 2nd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Thanks for playing. Stumbled.
March 2nd, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I make desserts so rarely, I am loving all these simple ones… this sounds tasty.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:03 am
It is indeed VERY tasty. Let me know how it turns out.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:20 am
They do help with a lot of things. I haven’t yet found a way to cut up an onion or something like that with the scissors, but they definitely make cutting up meat a lot faster and easier.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:20 am
I’m so glad to be able to spread the Helen’s Layer love.
March 7th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I was very surprised when I first read the recipe and saw that it asked for bread crumbs, but you’ll see if you get chance to make it