Only having one child for a week seemed like a luxury but of course I had forgotten that one child alone needs entertaining! So we decided to spend a day baking. Having spent most of the day deciding on what to cook we then had to shop for a few missing ingredients before spending the whole afternoon in the kitchen.
The resulting Daisy Cakes were successful only with child number 2, the M&M cookies went down fairly well, I LOVED the rhubarb custard melting moments, the low-fat lemon and blackberry cheesecake was a hugely successful birthday cake for Grandad but the Chilli Chocolate Cookies went down a storm with everyone who tried them and will definitely be made again! The recipe called for 3 red thai chillies which I couldn't find in the supermarket so I went for a standard large red chilli to make the candied chilli ingredient. Next time I would be braver and use a little more chilli (or find the right thai chillies!)
There is a Thai Fruit and Veg seller at the Peterborough market you could check for specialist ingredients. Or ask Thai Chef Tukata of Tuk Tuk Foods. She is on Red Lion Square in Stamford every Saturday.
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