Rohan's Crib Board

 Rohan's is made of Purple Heart or Amaranth (パープルハート) with bocote pegs.

Sora's Crib Board

Sora's Crib Board is made of bocote (ボーコテ) with padoauk (パードック) pegs. 

Mince Pies

 MINCEMEAT FILLING;

100g each of Prunes, Dates, Raisins and Nuts, chopped.

75g Brown Sugar

50ml Brandy

Juice of 1 Lemon

1 Teaspoon Mixed Spice

Pinch of Ginger

Mix all ingredients together and store in a sealed container in a cool place for a week.

SWEET SHORTCRUST PASTRY;

750g Plain Flour

15g Baking Powder

150g Sugar

250ml Oil

200ml Water

Mix dry ingredients, rub in oil, add water and mix to a soft dough.

Divide into two lumps 6:4 ratio for cases and lids. Divide each into 12 pieces, roll out into circles and press the bases into muffin trays. Spoon 1/12 of the Mincemeat into each base, cover with a lid of pastry and crimp the edges. Bake at 180C for 15 minutes or until golden.

Crackers

 210g Plain Flour 

Pepper

60ml Olive Oil

1/4 Cup Water

(salt if you wish)

Rub the oil into the flour and Pepper, add Water and mix into a dough.  Roll out very thinly on kitchen paper, cut into Cracker sized squares with a Pizza Cutter. Bake at 200C for 12 minutes.

Pâté de foie de poulet maison

 2 cloves of Garlic, sliced

15ml Olive Oil

100g Chopped Onion

20g Butter

300g Chicken Livers (with or without hearts)

1 Tablespoon of herbs

1 Teaspoon Salt

1 Teaspoon Pepper

50ml Brandy

2 Hardboiled Eggs, Shelled

100ml Cream

Starting from a cold frypan, fry Garlic in Olive Oil on low heat till golden. Strain off the Garlic. Return the oil to the frypan, add butter and onion and place on medium heat. When the onion starts sizzling, move it to the edges of the frypan and place the livers in the centre. Brown the livers, turning once. Add the Herbs, Salt and Pepper, stir through, then add the Brandy and reduce. Put the contents of the frypan into a blender/food processor with the Garlic and blend till smooth. Add the Eggs to the blender and blend till smooth. Add the cream to the blender and blend again. Pour the contents of the blender into a pottery bowl, garnish with a sprig of herbs and pour some extra melted butter on the top of the Pâté to seal it from the air. Chill overnight and serve with Crackers and Cheese, or spread on thin slices of toast or french bread. Will keep in the fridge for several days.

Easy Risotto (2 serves)

Chop 1 clove of garlic, put into non-stick frypan with 1 tablespoon of oil.

Add 1/2 a chopped onion.

Fry on medium heat.

Slice carrot.

Chop carrot.

Thaw and chop green beans 

Add Carrot to fry pan.

Add beans to fry pan.

Open can of Tuna

Add Whole can of Tuna including oil to fry pan

Get 1 GO of rice

Add to frypan

Add 1 teaspoon each of Dashi, Salt, Mixed Herbs and Garam Masala

Add 500ml of water. (450ml for firmer texture)

When it Boils, Put Lid on, turn down heat to lowest setting. 

Simmer for 20 minutes.

Turn off heat and rest for 10 minutes.

EAT!

Banana Muffins・バナナ マフィン

メープルシロップを使って、

バナナマフィンを作ってみました。

前のとは少し違うレシピです。

卵も使わない。
とっても簡単♪

チョコチップとクルミも入れちゃいました。
楽しく作りたいマヒンです！




材料（マフィン型　６個分）

＜粉系＞
薄力粉　　　　　　　200g
ベーキングパウダー　　小さじ２
塩　　　　　　　　　ひとつまみ

＜液体系＞
バナナ　　　　　　　１本（小さいなら２本）
メープルシロップ　　大さじ４
油（好みのオイル）　大さじ４
きび砂糖（黒糖）　　大さじ１
　（甘さ控えめがいいなら入れない）
豆乳　　　　　　　　３/４カップ（１５０cc）
　（ナッツミルク、なければ牛乳）


＊お好みでチョコチップやナッツやドライフルーツなどを加える。

＊バナナの代わりに、マッシュしたカボチャやサツマイモや、
　すりおろしたリンゴやニンジンを１００g入れてもOK！
　




準備

オーブンを１８０℃に余熱しておく。



作り方

１
材料の粉系をボールに入れ、
泡立て器で軽く混ぜ合わせておく。

２
ボールにバナナを入れ軽く潰し、
残りの液体系を入れ混ぜる。

３
１の粉系に、２の液体系を入れ、ザックリとヘラで混ぜる。
（ナッツなどを入れる時はここで入れる）

４
型に入れ、１８０℃のオーブンで２０〜２５分間焼く。
焼けたら、網の上で粗熱を取る。