CREATING A Personal Blog.

It's been a rewarding and interesting experience typing my blog.!
"Thank you to all" who have logged on and gained insight from reading and applying some of the information.
All the best always.k.

"HOW are YOU ??" .. (Nostalgic) !

Am CURRENTLY "relishing" LISTENING and singing to the CD 'I Dreamed A Dream' (Susan Boyle). *It's her DEBUT album (songs are: Wild Horses, I Dreamed A Dream, Cry Me A River, How Great Thou Art, You'll See, Daydream Believer, Up To The Mountain, Amazing Grace, Who I Was Born To Be, Proud, The End Of The World, Silent Night). Well worth a listen! Cheers.k.

* 'AWARD winning' Cake RECIPE !!

N.B. HOPE you are enjoying the SPECIAL OCCASION recipes' on this blog.! **Let me know of a recipe you LIKE (passionate about) to make AND if it's REALLY good (appropriate), THEN, I will post it on the working page (this blog.)! ONLY INCLUDE your FIRST name OR/and location OR if you prefer - ONLY your name initials and location OR Anonymous - FULL home address will NOT be accepted. Cheers.k. *The following recipe is EASY to make in just five (5) BRIEF easy steps and won $100 in a recipe CONTEST!

'LOW-FAT Tea Loaf'. ~Serves: 8-10.~ Prep.: 12 minutes. Cook: 40 minutes. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup currants or sultanas 1/4 cup cooled tea 1/3 cup honey 1 egg, lightly beaten 2 cups self-raising flour, sifted 25g. butter, melted METHOD: 1. PREHEAT oven to moderate. 180deg.C. LIGHTLY grease a 10 x 20cm. loaf pan. 2. In a LARGE bowl, combine dried fruit and tea. Soak for five (5) minutes! 3. ADD honey and EGG to mixture. FOLD flour and butter through, UNTIL well-combined. REMOVE any flour lumps. 4. POUR into PREPARED pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until cooked when tested with a skewer. 5. TURN onto a wire rack and cool. SERVE with a low-fat sunflower spread! (Anon.)

* TOMATO and BASIL BRUSCHETTA !!

Serves 4 Preparation 5 minutes
Cooking 10 minutes

1 stick Italian-style bread,
sliced 4 tomatoes',
finely chopped
1 small spanish ("red") onion,
finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 garlic clove, crushed
Balsamic vinegar, to serve

1. Preheat oven to hot, 200deg.C. Spray
an oven tray with Olive oil.

2. Place bread on tray. Spray with
Olive oil. Bake for 10 minutes, or until
beginning to brown.

3. In a bowl, combine all remaining
ingredients. Season to taste.

4. Spoon onto bread bases. Drizzle with
a little of the vinegar.

Per serve 1185kj, 2.8g fat, 0.4g. sat. fat

TIP - Bruschetta will taste
more delicious if the bread
bases are warm.

* BRUSCHETTA, meaning 'oiled slice', is a Tuscan dish designed to show-off the new Season's Oil at Olive Harvest time (Source: The Penguin Companion to Food by Alan Davidson, Penguin).

Bon Apetit!