Vanilla

I made some lovely gooey flapjacks this evening to; 1) use up some stuff in the cupboards and 2) give myself a bit of entertainment! I used the basic flapjack recipe from The Great British Book of Baking although any other would suffice (but this is particularly yummy for what i look for in a flapjack!). Then, if i can remember correctly, i added in...some dessicated coconut, cherry infused raisins, almonds, dates, figs and a simple seed mix. Almost inappropriately sticky and entirely bad-for-you feeling, i was very pleased with how my mish-mash of ingredients worked together!


I brought home a rhubarb pie from work today, although it was slightly odd and i can't quite put my finger on why or what it was. The pastry was possibly at fault...a bit too savoury and greasy for what should have been such a fresh, light tart. Otherwise, a nice idea...frangipan-ish base with the finely sliced rhubarb on top. I'm imagining it served with a dollop of cold cream!

It is nice to be getting round to that time of year where things like rhubarb are being used in cooking again. I'm soon going to harvest the rhubarb from the garden and think of something delicious to put it in...maybe my own little tart creation.

I've got a new little batch of homemade vanilla essence/extract on the mash- quite simply vodka and some chopped up vanilla pods left to infuse for...as long as you want! Once sufficient infusing has happened, it's practically identical to the shop bought versions but is cheaper and carries the satisfaction of knowing it's homemade!