My dear daughter (DD) has been very interested in cooking lately. She especially enjoys improvising a 'salad of the imagination'!
Tonight we made pesto pasta together. For salads, DD chose a simple bowl of chopped fresh vegies and a side of mashed avocado, tomatoes, lemon juice and yogurt.
Dessert was my department. I made a cake using old-fashioned tart plums from our neighbour's tree. The recipe was adapted from Donna Hay's Off the Shelf, one of my favourite cookbooks. Beat 125 g butter, 1 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until light and creamy. Add 2 eggs and beat well, then stir in 1-1/2 cups self-raising flour. Spoon into an oiled and baking-paper-lined 24 cm round cake tin. Top with halved plums. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes at 160 °C (or 1 hour for a 22 cm cake tin).
4 comments:
Scrrrrumptious, dear Becky! I so love (and miss) a good tart Aussie plum...
The Hausfrau xx
We're glad you're back in the blogging mode.....we look forward to keeping tabs on your adventures in the kitchen!!
Makes me wish I could just show up at your house on a Sunday afternoon for dinner. Pesto and Plums, very festive.
I am glad to see DD has an interest in cooking. She will learn from the best!!
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