Friday 25 September 2020

Pineapple and strawberries




STRAWBERRY PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE

“Start your day off right with a great tasting, and naturally healthy Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie.” YIELD: 2 SMOOTHIES

INGREDIENTS
8 oz. vanilla almond milk (or regular milk, or orange juice)
2 cups frozen strawberries
2 cups fresh pineapple chunks (canned is fine)

INSTRUCTIONS
Place almond milk (or milk), strawberries, and pineapple in a blender and blend until smooth.
If desired, add in one or more ad-ins listed above and pulse until combined.

Spoon into two 12 -16oz. glasses.

Friday 11 September 2020

Pineapple puff pastry flowers

Thanks for this link Leila, unusual and delicious!!!   


Pineapple flowers

https://video.cookist.com/video/an/Wq1DWOSwbLk-eZi1

Credit:  https://www.instagram.com/lezzet.kareleri/

Ingredients:  Puff pastry; pineapple (slices) ; 1 egg yolk; cinnamon; icing sugar

Directions:

Cut the puff pastry and roll it around the pineapple slices. Spread the egg yolk and add cinnamon. Bake at 356°F (180°) for 25 minutes. Finally cover with the icing sugar. 

Sunday 6 September 2020

Lady Flo's pineapple desserts

Lady Flo Bjelke-Petersen’s Classic Country Collection: Over 500 recipes and handy hints for classic Australian fare,1996 


Pineapple Pudding

2 tblspn sugar; 2 tblspn plain flour; ½ cup pineapple juice; ½ cup milk; 2 eggs, separated; 4 tblspn sugar; 400g pineapple pieces, fresh or canned

Melt butter in a saucepan, stir in flour smoothly, cook for one minute. Add juice and milk. Continue to cook until mixture boils and thickens. Stir in egg yolks and half of the sugar. Put pineapple pieces in pie dish and cover with mixture. Whisk egg whites to a stiff froth, stir in sugar. Pile meringue over pineapple mixture.

Bake in a moderate oven 180°-200°C until firmly set and light golden brown. Serve hot or cold with custard or cream.


Pineapple Rice

“A beautiful dessert served hot or cold with cream” Lady Flo

1 cup rice; 1 level tsp salt; 1 x 440g tin crushed pineapple; 1 cup brown sugar; 2 eggs, lightly beaten

Bring rice, salt and 1 ½ cups water to boil in saucepan. Cover lightly and cook over low heat, without boiling, until rice is tender and water is absorbed. Combine rice with rest of ingredients and put into a greased ovenproof dish. 

Bake in a moderate oven 180°-200°C approximately 30 minutes.


Lady Flo’s famous pumpkin scone recipe appears in this straightforward, uncomplicated book of basic, delicious recipes.

Along with some very handy hints, including how to milk the house cow, clean a ceiling that has been blackened by smoke and remove marks from onyx with powdered cuttlefish mixed into a paste with methylated spirits. She offers good advice on what to do if your chimney catches fire, and how to prevent your fishhooks from rusting, Anne.

My personal favourite of her comments is in the chapter on etiquette: “A good restaurant will only have prices on the menus supplied to the men.”