May 11, 2011 by Chrissie
Just look at some of these beauties – they are absolutely amazing!
Excellent use of colour in these ones.
Love the use of edible red glitter on these ones.
Lots of different designs used here.
Looks too good to eat…..
This are just so much fun!
British Bulldog cupcakes – too cute
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May 7, 2011 by Chrissie
Ginger Beer is a great summer choice. Not as syrupy as cola and not over sweet and sparkly like lemonade, ginger beer is refreshing, zesty and when you make it yourself with good, natural ingredients, it’s pretty healthy. Here’s a quick recipe for a traditional ginger beer. Remember that you can increase the amount of ginger and sugar to taste. But also be aware that the yeast needs to feed on the sugar, so don’t replace for an alternative sweetener.
Because it’s summer, I’ve infused my mix with fresh lime juice. In winter, I use cloves and some nutmeg, but use your imagination and add what flavours you usually mix with ginger.
Of course summer demands ice cream, so on lovely days, when we have guests (and to make more go round!) We use our ginger beer for floats. Don’t worry, there ought be less that 1% alcohol content from this recipe so no one should be feeling tipsy.
1/2 cup fresh ginger (see Tips below) (125 ml)
1 1/2 cups water (375 ml)
1 1/4 cups sugar (310 ml)
Juice of 2 limes
1 pinch yeast (brewers yeast or ordinary baking yeast)
1. Purée unpeeled ginger with a little of the water. Add the zest of 1 lime and transfer to a medium pan with remaining water and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cover and let cool.
2. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh strainer. Pour liquid into a 2-litre plastic drinks bottle.
3. Add The juice of one lime (this will be pretty tart)and yeast, then pour room-temperature water to fill bottle, leaving a gap of about 2″ (5 cm) at the top. Fasten the cap tightly and leave somewhere warm.
4. Squeeze the bottle every 8 hours. The bottle will be soft, but after 1-2 days the bottle will become hard and rigid. At this point, open the cap to release some pressure. Reseal, refrigerate, and serve (with ice cream)!
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