by Olivia | Nov 5, 2019 | Featured, GloKitchen
You may have never tried this before but we do recommend you ‘do try this at home’ as if you bake it now, it will not only be a memorable table centre for your family meal but also a huge accolade of achievement for you.
The first time I tried this recipe I was amazed how easy it actually was, and the fruit makes it moist and delightfully tasteful.
You never know, it may also inspire you to be more adventurous in the kitchen all round this party season.
DELICIOUS HOME BAKED CHRISTMAS CAKE
Ingredients
150 g dried figs
225 g soft prunes
100 g pure almonds
225 g soft butter
185 g brown sugar
250 g self-raising flour
0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
0.5 tsp ground ginger
1 good pinch of ground clove
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
225 g raisins
1 juice and zest of 1 large lemon
3 tbsp black treacle
4 tbsp dark rum
Method
Preheat the oven to 150°C, fan 130°C, gas 3. Line a 7cm-deep 20cm square tin with buttered baking paper.
Slice the figs and prunes into small pieces. Roughly chop the almonds. Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until fluffy.
Sift the flour into a bowl with the cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Add this and the beaten eggs alternately to the butter and sugar in the mixer, beating on a low setting all the time.
Stir in the fruit, almonds, lemon juice and zest, treacle and 3 tablespoons of the rum by hand. Tip into the tin and even out with a spatula.
Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes or until golden and a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin.
Once cool – make small insertions in the surface and add a little extra rum. To ice your cake, brush the cake with a little warmed apricot glaze, then cover it completely with 500g rolled-out marzipan, trimming off the excess. Brush the marzipan with cooled boiled water. Cover with 750g rolled-out white icing and trim off the excess.
If you prefer you can also bake this cake in a round 20cm tin; cook for 2-2½ hours.
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by Glotime | Jan 18, 2019 | Featured, GloKitchen
If you are a bit of a film and food buff, then why combine them both and make it a night of nirvana.
A recent discovery is an excellent award winning indie film, made and distributed back in 2009, and now on Netflix, called Today’s Special.
It tells the story of Samur, a sous chef with great aspirations who works in an upscale New York restaurant, but comes crashing down to earth when his father becomes sick and he is forced to take over the family business.
Samur, beautifully portrayed by Aasif Mandvi. reluctantly rebuilds his family’s old run down Indian fast food café, and bit by bit rediscovers himself and achieves critical acclaim for his new venture. He has a romantic encounter and fierce opposition as he fights his way to success, but this makes the storyline even more exciting, not to mention the mouth watering recipes that are portrayed to the audience so a pre-prepared meal is a must whilst watching this film, otherwise you will pass out with starvation.
We have helped you here by offering you an authentic dish which is easy to prepare and even more inviting to eat.
So happy feasting – it is guaranteed to achieve complete nirvana.
This is an authentic recipe that you will enjoy and relish whilst witnessing traditional cooking with all its flavours and colours as defined in the film.
Spinach and Chickpea Curry
Ingredients
- 1-2 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 large onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 200g tined plum tomatoes
- 800g/2 tins chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- Pinch salt & pepper
- 1 heaped tsp coriander seeds, crushed
- 1 green chilli, chopped
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 200g spinach, chopped
- 1 green chilli, sliced for garnish
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pan and add the onion and garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the spices and stir well.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, chickpeas and salt and pepper and simmer for 8 minutes.
- 2 minutes before it has finished cooking, add the spinach and coriander and stir well.
by Adam | Jan 7, 2019 | Featured, GloKitchen
If you were a ‘fly on the wall’ at the Glotime.tv office you would bear witness to our New Year Resolutions to stick to our diets and lose those extra pounds we all gained over Christmas.
This of course does not mean we are going to starve by any means, but will up our game with healthy but low calorie recipes, to inspire and ensure we stay on track.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp oil
- 3 spring onions, sliced
- 4 chicken breasts, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, finely sliced
- 2 tbsp teriyaki sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 300g flat rice noodles
- 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds
- Your choice of vegetables, our favorites are Brocolli, Carrot and Sugar Snap Peas
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large wok
- Add the spring onions and cook for a minute.
- Add the chicken, garlic and vegetables and stir-fry for 4-5 minutes
- Cook the noodles according to instructions on the packet
- Add the noodles to the pan, increase the heat, then pour in the teriyaki and soy sauce.
- Stir fry for a further 1-2 minutes
- Season with freshly ground black pepper and serve topped with the sesame seeds
