Eyeball Soup

Para versão Portuguesa clique aqui: "Sopa de Olhos"

1 can lychees, 567g including liquid

2 packages strawberry jelly, 2 x 85g

Small green grape, preferably with no seeds, about 18 (the same number as lychees)

Black licorice/jelly beans

Red food colouring

Strain the lychees and keep the liquid to make the jelly.

Cut the jelly beans/black licorice in small pieces and place in the grape where the stem used to be. Place the grape inside the lychee. With a toothpick or small brush wet in food colouring, make small lines along the lychees’ natural creases. Make the jelly according to the instructions on the package and also using the strained liquid from the lychees.

Pour a little jelly into a glass bowl and place a few lychees on the bottom. Refrigerate for about an 1 ½ hours. Add most of the jelly leaving just a small quantity. Refrigerate again. When firm place remaining lychees on top and pour remaining jelly. Return to refrigerator for a few more hours to set completely.

Ideas for Halloween

Para versão Portuguesa clique aqui: “Ideias para Halloween”

Halloween is just around the corner so lets get started! Following are recipes I prepared to share with you. Hope you like them!

"Snake" (click for recipe)

Made of puff pastry, ham and cheese it's a sure winner among kids!

“Eyeball Soup” (click for recipe)

Lychees, grapes, jelly beans and jelly are the ingredients for this “soup”.

 “Old Hag's Fingers” (click for recipe)

Made of cookie dough, the sight of these fingers will make you think twice before biting into them…

"Mummies" (click for recipe)

Made of hot dog sausages wrapped in flaky pastry - kids will love them!

 “Witch’s Brooms” (click for recipe).

Made of cheese and pretzel sticks, these brooms make great appetizers everyone will like!

"Frankenstein's Feet" (click for recipe)

A simple meatloaf with a creepy shape!


Let’s have fun with Halloween!

The Onda Gooseberry Jelly Dessert

Para versão Portuguesa clique aqui: Physalis em Gelatina às Ondas

Layers of jelly holding the gooseberries in place makes this a pretty dessert to look at and also pleasurable to eat. We have quite alot of gooseberries in our garden so sometimes I have to come up with new ideas in order to clear them. This one is made of store bought jelly of different flavours in order to give it the layered effect. During the following days I’ll post more recipes for gooseberries. Well... I do have to clear my garden!

Gooseberries, as many as you like

1 package/85g peach jelly

1 package/85g orange jelly

1 package/85g strawberry jelly

½ can condensed milk

Arrange the gooseberries in a mould. Prepare first package of jelly according to instructions on the package.

^*Pour half of the liquid jelly into the mould and place in the freezer for about 60 minutes or until it sets. Into the other half put 3 tbsp of condensed milk and stir well. When the jelly in the freezer is set, very gently pour the remaining jelly with the condensed milk over the set jelly and return to freezer for 30 minutes.**

Prepare the second package of jelly and repeat steps between asterisks (*…**). Prepare the third package and repeat steps between asterisks except for the last 30 minutes in the freezer. Instead, place it in the fridge for about three hours to set. To unmould the jelly place it in a large basin with hot water for a few seconds and turn onto a serving platter.