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 Newsletter 15: Feb / Mar 2010
 Hand Painted Wine Glasses

Add a unique twist to your dinner party, by transforming your ordinary wine glasses into individual pieces of art. Choose a basic design, theme or colour scheme and get painting. You can find glass paints at most hobby/craft stores. Amaze your guests with your endless creative talent.
 Cheese Facts: Mozzarella
Mozzarella can be traced back to the introduction of buffelo to Italy, probably during early medieval times. It is made from buffelo milk using age-old techniques and traditions. Mozzarella has a cool, sweet, milky flavour, melt-in-your-mouth texture and fresh, delicately balanced, herbal qualities. Mozzarella is well know for its uses in pizza topping, lasagna, or served with sliced tomatoes and basil in Insalata caprese
 New Articles

Home Truths- Indian Cuisine

Just add some geera’ I say while trying to concentrate on my soapie. My Scottish partner is making dinner tonight and is attempting to make chicken curry. ‘What do you mean by some?’ he says, ‘and what’s geera?!’ Sigh. Geera is cumin and by some I mean just a little bit, I think impatiently to myself..............

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 Recipe to try: Potato Bake (serves 12-14)
A South African braai just wouldn’t be the same without a creamy potato bake! Follow this tried and tested recipe and feel free to add other ingredients such as mushrooms, ham, bacon or corn.

INGREDIENTS

  • 8-9 medium potatoes
  • 100g cheddar cheese, grated
  • 200ml cream
  • ½ onion, finely sliced
  • Salt and Pepper


METHOD

  1. Peel the potatoes and slice into thin discs
  2. In a rectangular, oven-proof dish (about the size of an A4 piece of paper), place a layer of potato slices and then a few slices of onion on top. Add salt and pepper and repeat.
  3. Create as many layers as possible.
  4. Pour the cream over the potatoes.
  5. Cook at 180°C for 1 ½ – 2 hours
  6. Just before serving, sprinkle the cheese over and grill until golden brown.
 Food Q & A
Q:
 What is baking soda? How is it different to baking powder? Is it bicarbonate of soda?
A:

Well basically, Baking soda and Bicarbonate of Soda is the same ingredient. Baking powder on the other hand contains the same chemical compound as baking soda but it has a few extra ingredients in it, which means there will be a slightly different reaction when it comes down to baking. If a recipe calls for a specific ingredient, be it soda or powder, it would be advised to stick to the recipes requirements. I think it is always recommended to have both baking soda and baking powder in your cupboard, as in some instances a recipe might require both ingredients.

Baking Soda or Bicarbonate of Soda

Baking soda is pure sodium bicarbonate. When baking soda is combined with moisture and an acidic ingredient (e.g. yogurt, chocolate, buttermilk, honey), the resulting chemical reaction produces bubbles of carbon dioxide that expand under oven temperatures, causing baked goods to rise. The reaction begins immediately upon mixing the ingredients, so you need to bake recipes which call for baking soda immediately, or else they will flop.

Baking Powder

Baking powder contains sodium bicarbonate, but it includes the acidifying agent already (cream of tartar), and also a drying agent (usually starch). Baking powder reacts in two phases and can stand for a while before baking. With double-acting powder, some gas is released at room temperature when the powder is added to dough, but the majority of the gas is released after the temperature of the dough increases in the oven.

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