I have been waiting for this
book to come out for months so I was very happy to forget about my cookbook goal and buy this book.
The first cupcake I made was the Smore cupcake on page 151.
The cupcake was made with graham flour so it tasted like a graham cracker. I made a chocolate ganache and put that on top of the cupcake.
Then I made a marshmallow frosting and put it in a pastry bag and covered the chocolate ganache with the frosting.
The fun really began when I pulled out my seldom used kitchen torch and toasted the marshmallow frosting......fun times.
It was a fun baking afternoon. I also made two things from Donna Hay cookbooks.
From the book Flavors I made a fantastic roasted beet salad with mint (from my herb garden), feta and the best dressing made from balsamic, wholegrain mustard and pepper. I love beets!
From the Classics book I made a potato goat cheese tart made with puff pastry and rosemary also from my garden.
It seems like a pretty simple way to do a cleanse. There are 3 levels to choose from. The level I am going to do is the least intense (the renovation) and includes green juice, pineapple,apple and mint, spicy lemonaid, and something with beets....I absolutely love, love beets. You pick a 3, 4 or 5 day program and then they overnight all of the juices to you.......or if you live in NYC you can pick them up. The 3 day program I am going to do is $255. More information can be found here. I am planning on starting the first weekend in September........email me if you want to join in on the fun.
