Can't Cook, Take A Look P1

Hello my dears as you may have read before I am crap in the kitchen I burn water, okay so I'm not that bad but I am really not great. So I am loving Channel 4's cooking shows from Jamie with 30 sec meals and Gizzi Erskine who dresses amazing and is so uber chic she is the perfect women ! Anyway so I came across this and I am going to try it, I will show you if it's good or not and if you try it please show me I love seeing make pictures. So here is what I am going to try, simply yet pretty and hopeful tasty ......

Cool Recipe I found at Channel 4 webpage: For more go to 

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To make you feel like a kid again:

Peppermint Candy Kanes

Makes 20

Takes 30 minutes to make, plus leave overnight to firm up

Ingredients

For the fondant icing

• 400-500g golden icing sugar, sieved
• 400-500g white icing sugar, sieved, plus extra for dusting
• 2 large egg whites
• 100g liquid glucose (we used Supercook's, from Tesco or Sainsbury's)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

For the flavouring, colouring and decorating

• 2-3 drops peppermint extract
• Mint green food paste colour
• Small red ribbon, to decorate
• White writing icing (we used Supercook's, from Sainsbury's)

METHOD

How to make peppermint candy canes

1. Put 400g of each icing sugar, the egg whites, liquid glucose, lemon juice and peppermint extract into a food processor. Put the lid on firmly and whizz until it comes together as a ball. It should be firm like Plasticine; add more icing sugar if needed.

Food paste colour is available from Squires Shop (01252 711749; www.squires-shop.com). Liquid colour sold in supermarkets will make the fondant icing too tacky to work with. Note: this recipe contains raw egg.

2. Dust a work surface with a little icing sugar and knead the icing until smooth. Divide into 2 and cover 1 piece with cling film. Dip a cocktail stick in the green paste colour and put a dot onto 1 icing ball. Knead until the colour is mixed in evenly.

3. Now divide both the green and white balls of icing into 20 pieces each, then take 1 of each and cover the rest with a sheet of cling film. Use the palms of your hands to roll out 2 thin sausages, each about 10cm long. Twist the 2 together, then gently roll to merge together. Bend the top round to make a cane shape, and trim the ends to neaten. Gently lift onto a tray lined with baking paper and repeat to make 20 canes. Cover and set aside to firm up overnight.

4. Make small bows from red ribbon and affix 1 onto each cane with a little writing icing, then put into a gift box.

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To warm your bones at Lunch Time:
Sweet Potato Jackets

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 4 sweet potatoes
• 1 bunch spring onions, finely chopped
• 150g soft goat's cheese with herbs

METHOD

How to make sweet potato jackets

1. Bake the sweet potatoes at 190°C/fan170°C/gas 5 for 40-50 minutes.

2. Halve and scoop the flesh into a bowl. Add the spring onions and soft goat's cheese. Season, stir gently together, then spoon back into the potato halves.

3. Bake for a further 10 minutes, until melting and golden.

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Make sure veggies don't miss out with these meat-free BBQ recipes:

Basil halloumi and roasted veg skewers
Buttery potato parcels
Red pepper, aubergine and coriander dip
Five spice coleslaw
Chargrilled aubergines with chermoula

Images and words from Channel 4 webpage.

So I hope these inspire you if you are like me and suck in the kitchen, if you I know some people in other countries may not be able to view the link so let me know and I will post some more. Enjoy x