Lemonade

Hi you all!!

Summer is coming any day now to the sunny South Africa, and I am lucky enough to have a lemon tree in my back yard… So, I decided to start making : lemonade!!!  (Of course some lemons will be kept for tequila!! )

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

Method

Melt the sugar and water together and boil for about 5 – 10 minutes. This should give you 2 cups of syrup. Mix the 2 cups syrup with 1 cup lemon juice. This makes the Lemonade Syrup.

The Lemonade Syrup you then dilute with water, or soda water - if you prefer a little bubbly – to your taste.

Remember to keep to the ratios:

1 cup water : 1 cup sugar

2 cups syrup : 1 cup lemon juice

Enjoy ICE COLD with some fresh mint leaves, or a slice of lemon, for a refreshing summer time drink.

For an inspired cocktail: mix with vodka or Malibu…

Yours in oil and veggies…. And summer chills!!

Risch

Strawberry Cake

Hi you all!!

On this very typical – sunny and dry, fairly warm – August Saturday afternoon, we are planning to have a very nice braai for a change. Our weekends have been a little hectic and we just never had enough time – or energy – to prepare for a Saturday afternoon braai.

On our menu is T-bone steak, salad and my hubby’s favourite bread (which I will still ask him to share with us!!). And then I got the idea for pudding… Strawberry Cake…

This recipe is my very own, drawing from a variety of other recipes and tips I have learnt over the years. It’s easy to make and very simple… and perfect on such a bright day … or any day for that matter!!

Ingredients

Batter

2k cake flour

2t baking powder

1t salt

1k sugar

1 ½ k milk

2 eggs

65g butter

425g tin Strawberries

Crust

½ k cake flour

½ k castor sugar

65g butter

Method

Crust

Mix the flour and sugar. Melt the butter. Mix the butter and flour mixture to form a good crumble. Set aside for about 10 minutes. This allows the crumble to dry a little and it is easier to crumble.

Batter

Mix the dry ingredients together. Melt the butter and mix into the dry ingredients to form a nice crumble. Whisk the milk and eggs together. Mix the crumble and the milk mixture until well mixed.

Pour off most of the syrup of the strawberries and chop the strawberries a little.

Scoop half the batter into a bowl suitable to bake in the oven. Spread evenly. Pour the strawberries over. Scoop the other half of the batter over the strawberries. Take half the crumble and crumble it evenly over the batter and strawberries. Bake in the oven t 160 degrees C for an hour. Check if the cake is done at regular intervals.

Enjoy with fresh whipped cream  and fresh chopped strawberries!

Yours in oil and veggies... and sweetness!!

Risch