Entries from August 2008

Bulbs

August 26, 2008

The bulbs Sharon and her mum planted around the gate have started flowering. They’re delightful. Every morning I walk up to the gate to get the paper with the dogs and there they all are smiling at me, jonquils, daffadils and now the muscari’s are flowering too. Little blue spikes popping up everywhere. I planted [...]

Gluten Free Chocolate Cake

August 25, 2008

This is always such a hit when I make it for friends.
Ingredients
200g butter, in cubes
350g dark chocolate
1/4 cup hot water
1/4 cup gluten-free cocoa powder
1 cup caster sugar
3 free-range eggs, whisked
3/4 cup self-raising gluten-free flour
Method
You’ll need a 20cm round cake tin.

Preheat oven to 160°C.
Grease the cake tin and line it with baking paper.
Put butter, 200g of the [...]