Topsy Turvy!

Ever since I can remember, I have always wanted a Topsy Turvy Cake, almost like an Alice in Wonderland kind of deal. I think they are so interesting, and more than just food, they are complete works of art. There are vast amounts of designs that can be made with this wonderful art piece. I one day believe and hope that once on my birthday I will have this decadent work of art! :)

Here are some pictures of my favourite designs. If you would like to see more, just google image them!

All images from google images.

The Autumn Dream

Leaves changing colours, frost on windows, scarves and mittens, hot chocolate, cinnamon, scarcrows, harvesting, YUP IT'S FALL!

Everything about Autumn makes me happy! The smells, the sights, the sounds, and especially the food! Fall is all about the harvest, bringing in all the food to stash up for winter. The colours of these foods seem to match up with the colours of the season. Autumn is a season of deep green, dark yellow and brilliant orange.





Some of these delicious fall foods include:

Parsnips,Turnips and swedes,Sweet potatoes, Pumpkins, Winter squash Clementines, Apples, Pears, Cranberries, and Figs.

A list conducted over Yahoo answers about the Top Twenty Autumn Foods, here are a few of the lists:

1. vegetable beef soup
2. white bean chicken chili
3. pumpkin pie
4. sweet potato casserole
5. beef chili
6. chicken and sausage gumbo
7. seafood gumbo
8. broccoli cheese soup
9. potato soup
10. tortilla soup
11. breakfast casserole
12. beef stew
13. apple pie
14. cream of tomato soup
15. chicken noodle soup
16. squash casserole
17. roast with potato's, carrots, and onions.
18. bratwurst with onions
19. sweet potato pie
20. pecan pie

1.Beef stew with dumplings
2. Chilli con carne
3. Chicken Soup with lemon and ginger (good for colds)
4. Hot Thai or indian curry
5.Broccolli soup with a chunk of bread
6. Roast dinner with yorkshire pudding
7.Stuffed roasted red peppers with anchovies
8. Steak with veg and pepper sauce
9. Beef broth
10. Lamb and stilton pie
11. Steak and kidney pie (with plenty of veg for those essential vitamins needed in the cold seasons)
12.Fish wellington
13. Cottage/shepards pie
14 Bangers and mash
15 Prawn chowder
16 Chicken cassorole
17 Apple crumble with hot custard
18 Hot chocolate cake with cream
19 weetabix with hot milk
20 Chicken wrapped in bacon with aspargus

Something warm in the morning-
1-eggs
2-hash browns
3-grits
4-oat meal
5- some kind of danish or pastry
For lunch-
6- hot soup
7-chili
8- grilled cheese
9-hamburgers
10- fries
11-cookies
12-chips
13-fried chicken
14- beef stew
15- fried apple pies
16- turkey
17-dressing
15-gravy
16- pumpkin pie
17-potato salad
18- sweet peas
19- cole slaw
20- BEST- UP SIDE DOWN PINEAPPLE CAKE

Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061005052505AAM26vI




Images in order from:
www.radekaphotography.com/autumntrees.htm
gaurav-nath.blogspot.com/

Φάτε! (Eat...in GREEK!)

Hello food lovers! WARNING! THE FOLLOWING POST WILL MAKE YOU EXTREMELY HUNGRY, PLEASE BE SURE TO EAT BEFORE OR AFTER READING! The wonderful world of Greece has more to just offer then beaches and history...FOOD! Greek food is my absolute favourite type of food ever! :) Some popular Greek dishes are yogurt dip...commonly known as tzatziki, Greek salad, moussaka, meat, poetatoes, and stuffed vineleaves with rice...just to name a few!

Recipes!

Greek Salad:

Greek salad, or horiatiki, is a rough country salad of juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumber, sliced red onion, green pepper, crumbly feta cheese and plump kalamata olives. Serve this delightful combination as a side dish or as a light meal with some crusty bread.

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1½ tablespoons lemon juice

1 clove garlic—minced

½ teaspoon dried oregano

¼ teaspoon sea salt

¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, and extra for garnish

3 tomatoes—cut into wedges

¼ red onion—sliced into rings

½ cucumber—sliced into thick half-moons

½ green pepper (capsicum)—julienned

4 oz (120g) feta cheese—cut into small cubes

16 kalamata olives

PLACE the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper and oregano in a small jar with a screw-top lid and shake to combine. PLACE the salad ingredients in a large bowl. POUR the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine just before serving. Garnish the Greek salad with a little freshly ground black pepper.
Taken from: http://www.mediterrasian.com/delicious_recipes_greek_salad.htm

Tzatziki:

Ingredients:

• 2 (8 ounce) containers plain yogurt
• 2 cucumbers - peeled, seeded and diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled

Directions:

In a food processor or blender, combine yogurt, cucumber, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, dill and garlic. Process until well-combined. Transfer to a separate dish, cover and refrigerate for at least one hour for best flavor.

Taken from: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/tzatziki-sauce/Detail.aspx

Images in order from:
http://www.newportjaycees.org/clubportal/images/clubimages/178/greek1%281%29.jpg
janetishungry.blogspot.com/.../greek-salad.html
http://angelabambola.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/tzatziki.jpg