Fridge cake – to be true, or to be.

Typical of farm life, you get used to not worrying about stocking the pantry with eggs, because Mrs Hank and her lady friends are laying more than enough eggs. Lo and behold, not today. And tomorrow I need to bake a cake.

Never fear, we can make a plan. Enter . …. No! Enter : “The sweet roasting tin”. https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/books/the-sweet-roasting-tin-cookbook/ Rukmini’s Fridge cake does not need eggs, but it does need dark chocolate, digestive biscuits, cherries and pistachio, none of which I have. But I have a plan, I always have a plan. Come see how I replace ingredients with reckless abandon.

No-bake quick fridge cake

Thanks for my personalized spatula Jake and Jessica! 😻

The actual ingredients list is something along the lines of:

Ps – there is no sugar in the dark chocolate replacement, because there is enough sweetness in the syrup and the biscuits. Don’t go thinking you can gulp down butter and cacao as a late night snack raid!

Butter100gYep
Dark Chocolate200gNo problem, replace with 1T butter and 3T cacao for every 30g you need
Golden syrup70gYep
Digestive biscuits200gargh! none available. Let me just use my sourdough coconut cookies instead
Glace cherries200gNot my favourite, but 100g of dried cranberries instead gives it a nice tang
pistachios100gI wish! using 100g walnuts instead.
Replacement options

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Preserving for leaner times – Beetroot chutney

Apologies – Internet is a lot slow tonight. Video is taking too long to upload. The consequence of living in the sticks! Will try uploading lower res

As promised, here are the exact measurements of the recipe as advertised, in the event you do not have a gut feel.

Beetroot800gpeeled & grated
Apple2 largepeeled & grated
White vinegar100ml
Balsamic vinegar75ml
sugar100mlBrown sugar will influence the colour – golden / brown
Fresh ginger10cmgrated / finely chopped
Black peppercorns1tt = teaspoon
T = tablespoon
star anise3that pretty spice
cardomom pods2can get quite intense
cloves2The toothache meds spice
snoeksout1pinchI dont carry snoeksout, its far to far from the west coast of South Africa. Normal salt will do
The original recipe – courtesy of Kobus van der Merwe & Jac de Villiers in “Strandveldfood – a West Coast Odyssey

Thanks to Chris & Chrisna for this special birthday gift cookbook! https://www.flyleaf.co.za/strandveld-food/ or https://jacdevilliers.com/books/strandveldfood/6/

But as you saw in the video – feel free to play around with the taste profile. Why not add chilli, or earthy nutmeg, or ……

Have fun with even the half bag you have left over in the bottom drawer of your fridge!

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I remember the first of September

This is the 5th episode in a series of blogs celebrating my 8 month self sustained life here on the farm.

Its visual, in cahoots with my YouTube channel which you must please like and follow and subscribe and share! Thank you!

https://youtube.com/@TheGreatReset-thorn?si=qsS5LbBWo4WlEXnX

Here follows the month of September, which should be in celebration of spring, but it was cold….

Piccalillie & Pickles

If you follow my youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/@TheGreatReset-thorn , you would have seen “how to” pickle those little onions that are too small to sell on market.

Here is the actual video https://youtu.be/f_5lxrtk6Yc

Here are the 3 pickling solution recipes as promised.

This last one, is actually the pickle for carrots, let me know if you need a “how to” video for traditional copper penny salad.

enjoy those pickles!

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And finally we made it to December

This is the last episode showcasing what I have been doing on the farm over the last eight months. Not much more to add to what I said in the intro to this series Addressing Hypengyophobia – 2nd chances, dont fret the small stuff, but I will ask you to please like and follow my YouTube channel. All kinds of homestead recipes and hacks will follow.

https://youtube.com/@TheGreatReset-thorn?si=qsS5LbBWo4WlEXnX

Have yourself a brilliant 2024.