It was good…
seriously good and set beautifully after under 3 hours in the fridge. I’ve had it for breakfast, lunch and inbetween with numerous cups of tea. There are about 3 slices left….going, going.
GONE!
Making another one on Friday as friends over for lunch and I’m like this when I make new things…I want to do it over and over again until I get so sick of it that I never make it again!
Lemon meringue pie for supper
Leave the lemon meringue pie to set in the fridge for at least 3 hours...we shall see!!
I am a big fan of the blog My Castle In Spain and after seeing her mini lemon meringue pies that she made for supper with friends on her roof terrace I quite fancied trying to make a pie myself. The boys in the house love anything lemony, the girls like meringue so it seemed a good idea.
I wrote out one recipe that I found on the internet and after filling 2 sides of paper I gave up. I thought if ever I get to the end of this and actually make this recipe I’m more likely to throw the pie at someone than actually eat it. Eventually found a recipe that looked a little easier…but still, lemon meringue pie is a bit of a fiddle to make unless you can buy one of those already made sweet pastry cases. Marks and Spencers do mini ones in La Canada but I haven’t seen anywhere else that sells them….so I made my pastry from scratch with the help of my wizard blender.
I’m very hot and sweaty but quite proud. My pie looks great, even if it tastes YUK!
It is now I hope to God setting in the fridge. I’ve read that I should leave it around 3 hours. I’m not sure I can wait that long to cut inside it but I’ll try since I’ve taken most of the afternoon trying to make it.
I’ve called the children down and told them to “ooooh” louder. If this works I swear to God any of you can make this as a chef I am not……I don’t even read instructions properly. My last cake killed the sparrows, as they haven’t been seen since.
I’ll let you know if it is good or not…..
Garum restaurante cafe bar Marbella
Garum Restaurant Marbella, delicious cheesecakes!
I have just come back with my husband from a very pleasant experience at Garum restaurante and cafe bar in Marbella. Garum is located right in the centre of Marbella on the promenade, front line beach and can be recognized from its modern terrace with bright crimson chairs, matching red lamps and decorations. Excellent service from staff that smile and excellent cakes! If you are a cheesecake addict, then pitch up a tent on their terrace…..
With coffee I do like something sweet and today it was New York Cheesecake that I was after. I knew that the chance of me finding somewhere on the paseo that served New York Cheesecake was slim, very slim…unlike my thighs.
Well Garum was the answer to my prayers, or at least my hunger pangs. They have a choice of at least TEN cheesecakes. I know, I counted them. Next task…to try them all. New York cheesecakes, cheesecakes with a boozy kick, you name it, you want it, Garum has it. Great prices too, from 4.50 euros. My New Yorker had lots of raspberry topping, thick biscuit base…..golly I could almost devour another.
My husband had one of the ice-cream cups which he said was really good.
I didn’t get a chance to take a photo of the cheesecake because by the time I thought about taking it, I had already eaten three quarters of it.
Photos of the outside of Garum are here. Will certainly be going back again.
The contact number for Garum is 952858858 and their website is www.garummarbella.com. If you are parking at Plaza el mar it is just a 5 minute walk on the paseo as though you were heading towards the lighthouse.
Enjoy….
Cluttons closes and…
another estate agent in Nueva Andalucia opens on the same site. Hurrah. I was hoping for an apple tart and cake shop.
Apple tart recipe
Really easy apple tart recipe.
I bought from Mercadona a packet of ready made pastry. This made over 3 side plate sized apple tarts. Buy from Mercadona the grease proof paper too, already cut to the perfect retangular sizes.
Use a side plate to cut the pastry into a perfect circle. No need to roll out the pastry, it is already done for you and contains two sheets. Place your pastry circles onto greaseproof paper.
Melt around 2oz butter ( NOT MARG ) in the microwave.
Brush the pastry circles with the melted butter. Be generous.
Sprinkle light brown sugar on top of the melted butter. Be generous.
Peel and core around 3 Granny Smith apples. Peel thinly.
Put the apple slices ( around one apple per circle) on top of the pastry circles.
Sprinkle again with the light brown sugar.
Brush the apples with the melted butter.
Shake some cinnamon on top.
Put in the oven around 200 degrees for around 7 minutes. WATCH CAREFULLY…you do not want to burn the pastry. It wil go white, a litte fluffy and then begin to go a little golden. Set an alarm so you don’t get distracted as if you are going to go wrong, this is the bit that will do it!!REMOVE.
Turn on your grill. Put the tray under the grill for around 3 minutes until the apples and sugar have gone a lovely golden brown. You could also use a chefs blow torch, but I’m not allowed one for safety reasons…..Have you ever smelt singed hair?
This is the closest apple tart to those served at Goyo in Puerto Banus. Delicious today with a big dollop of vanilla ice-cream and a dusting of icing sugar. I didn’t get a photo of the “pretty finished look” as they were all wolfed down in around 5 minutes…..DELICIOUS and virtually no washing up as the greaseproof paper goes in the dustbin.
Eating in or dining out?
We had some friends visiting from the UK on Friday with their two little ones, aged 1 and 3 and we had everyone over to ours for supper.
I can’t do formal, it just isn’t me, so I cooked two roast chickens, some potato wedges marinated in sweet chilli sauce and made a salad, bought some crusty bread and voila……virtually no prep, easy meal that suited the children too and for dessert it was ice-cream and the gorgeous large apple cake from El Campo ( found in the fridge section by the fresh breads.)
Eating out seemed like the easy option but the children played together in the community garden, the adults relaxed over a glass of wine and as the sun went down and we headed indoors I was really pleased that we had opted to eat in rather than dine out.
It wasn’t just about the cost, it was about letting time stop for a few hours, something we don’t do enough.
Three little monkeys…..
Tartas muy buenas
Tartas muy buenas, even if I do say so myself. I just cannot stop eating cake today. First there was the apple cake at Goyo and then a Marks and Spencers blueberry muffin. It is my daughter’s teachers birthday tomorrow so I made a cake for her and it was easy just to double and triple up the mixture to make enough for the family and friends. Well I say family and friends. I mean me.
Raisin cakes…..
Chocolate chip cakes….