Well DirtGirl and I are going to give the
Vegie garden another go this spring.
Now
that we have had a whole lot of rain we can water with out guilt, I
hope we can have more success and enjoy the fruits of our labour.
We have plenty to go in,
possibly a little too much, but if I take into account the plants that
get squashed by dog/kids and basketballs it just might be okay! We are
looking forward to, snowpeas, celery, pumpkin, cucumbers, capsicum, alot
of lettuce, tomatos (wish me luck!) rockmelon and watermelon. And some
more lettuce.
I love a good handmade day, and today
feels like one of those. After a dinner of leftover Osso Bucco my lovely
Aunty Paula made for Fathers Day, we whipped up THE Chocolate Pudding! I
am sure my brother and I had this chocolately goodness flowing through
our veins as children, now mine do too. I try and convince every mother
I know to try this recipe, its simple to make, uses everyday
ingredients and is super yummy! So I am going to take this opportunity
to convince a few more people to try this out!
Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding
- Using a mixer beat together 1/4 cup of butter with 1/2 cup sugar till fluffy, mix in 1 egg
- Add 1 cup of S/R Flour, 2 dessertspoons cocoa and 1/2 cup of milk
and beat for a couple of minutes. Transfer the cake mix to a casserole
dish.
- Mix together (I use the bowl the cake mix came out of, I hate
dishes!) 1/2 cup of sugar, 2 cups of hot water and 2 dessertspoons of
cocoa and pour over the cake mix in the casserole dish.
- cook in the oven at 180 c for 1/2 an hour. Serve with cream......mmmm yum!!
Now I don't know if Mum ever played with the recipe, but I have! We
have added choc chips, nutella, coffee, cinnamon (not all at once!) All
were great additions although the nutella made it rather rich. I am sure
it would be great for a fancy dinner party, cook it in individual
dishes with some raspberries on the side...fancy ;)
Jacq :)
