General kitchen advice

If you're eating foods out of season, it's likely that they have come a long way - try to eat food that is both locally produced and can be found at that time of year, locally!


Buy Organic Foods : Organic food helps protect the planet.
Organic farming ensures that bio-diversity remains available in the foods we eat and the wildlife that live on the farms.

Fruits and vegetables are naturally available in 100's of varieties. Commercial growing limits the variety of each food available by mass producing only a handful. Many species of birds, insects and other animals are affected by the chemicals and farming conditions used in growing commercial foods.

Organic farms grow a mix of crops and promote a balanced ecosystem including insects that protect crops from pests and worms and other micro-organisms which fertilize the soil.


Weight loss

A low calorie weight loss regime

Put simply, low calorie diet is based on the fact that if you are going to lose weight, the important thing to take in fewer calories than you burn up.

Definition of a calorie?
The calorie is a unit for measuring food's ability to produce heat and energy. The food calorie is the the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree celsius. If a food type contains more calories, then it will turn into a larger amount of energy when it is eaten.

Foods low in calories include watercress, capsicum pepper, grapefruit, meals containing beef, and bamboo shoots.











Caramel-Orange Buche De Noel Recipe
Caramel-Orange Buche De Noel Category Baking Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

-BUTTERCREAM -sugar 6 lg Egg yolks 1 ts Grated orange peel

1/3 c Firmly packed dark brown 1/2 ts Vanilla extract

-sugar 1/2 ts Cream of tartar 2 tb All purpose flour 1/8 ts Salt

1 1/2 c Half and half Powered sugar

8 oz Imported white chocolate 1 c (2 sticks) unsalted

-(such as Lindt), chopped -butter, room temperature 1 1/2 ts Grated orange peel 1 tb Grand Marnier or other

-CAKE -orange liqueur 1 1/2 c Toasted sliced almonds Pine twigs

2 tb Unbleached all purpose Candied Cranberries (see

-flour -recipe below) or fresh 6 lg Eggs, separated -currants

10 tb Firmly packed dark brown

The buche de Noel, or Christmas log, was created in the late nineteenth century by Parisian pastry chefs, who were inspired by the real logs that burned on hearths throughout the night on Christmas Eve. Our version can be decorated with Candied Cranberries or fresh currants. Enjoy with a glass of orange liqueur or Sauternes. 8 Servings

FOR BUTTERCREAM: Whisk egg yolks, sugar and flour in medium bowl to blend well. Bring half and half to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Slowly whisk hot half and half into egg mixture. Return egg mixture to same saucepan and cook until mixture boils and thickens, whisking constantly. Transfer mixture to medium bowl. Add chocolate and orange peel and stir until mixture is smooth. Press plastic wrap onto surface f pastry cream to prevent skin from orming. Cool completely. (Pastry cream can be prepared 1 day ahead. Refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before continuing.) ===contined==== -----

 
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