churros

The first time I tasted churros was at The Cross in a beautiful old-fashioned coffee shop. The shop had all paintings hanging up, a huge coffee machine where you could grind your own coffee beans and all old fashioned orniments in a cabinet. They were the most scrumptious yummies I had ever tasted. This was the 2nd recipe I found to try and make them and I found this one to be easier and yummiest.

CAFÉ HERNANDEZ
Opening hours: All day, every day!
Specialties: Spanish food, world coffees
Location: 60 Kings Cross rd, Potts Point
Website: http://www.cafehernandez.com.au/

- 125g butter, chopped

- 250ml water

- 150g plain flour, sifted

- 3 eggs

- Vegetable oil, to deep-fry

- 65g caster sugar

- 1 ½ tspn ground cinnamon

1. Place your butter and water in a saucepan over low heat.

2. Cook, stirring occasionally, until butter melts and water just comes to the boil.

3. Add flour and stir until well combined and mixture comes away from the sides of the pan.

4. Put the mixture in a bowl and allow to cool slightly before adding the eggs, one at a time and beating well between each addition, until mixture is smooth.

5. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle.

6. Heat enough oil in a deep frying pan to reach a level of about 4-5cm.

7. Pipe 10cm lengths of the dough directly into the hot oil, using a knife to cut lengths; don't try to do too many at once. Cook for 1 minute each side, then drain on paper towel.

8. Immediately place churros on a tray containing the combined sugar and cinnamon and toss gently to coat.

affordable coconut macaroons

After having mum asking me for a week to make her some macaroons, I thought I'd give them a go. I had never made macaroons before, let alone tasted one. When I found this recipe with just 2 ingredients, I didn't think they would work. I had to see for myself... AND TADA they worked.

- 250g shredded coconut
- 395g tin of condensed milk

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celcius.

2. Mix the condensed milk and coconut together in a large bowl.

3. Drop teaspoons on mixture onto an oven tray lined with baking paper.
if you like, using the top of a wooden spoon, make a shallow dent in the top of your ball. After your macaroons have been baked, you can fill this dent with a jam of your choice.

4. Bake for 10 minutes.

marinated chicken

My mum is huge lover of chicken. So big that my dad and I have to say no more chicken for a while. I like to look for as many different chicken recipes as I can, so that she can enjoy it. This one was so tasty, I think next time I better make double.

For this recipe, you will need 400g of chicken cubes or strips.

marinade:
- 2 tablespoons natural yoghurt          
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- salt
- lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- (as my mum does not like spicy food, i left it out, you could also add 1/2  teaspoon chilli powder).


1. Mix all the marinade ingredients together and add the chicken. Leave covered in the fridge for at least 1 hour.

2. Throw your chicken and the marinade into a fry pan and cook until the chicken is cooked through.