Unhulled Marzipan

lurking behing the marzipan ball is a peanut butter cannonball made using Lindyloo's Copyright Violation.

Unhulled sounds kinda dirty. And if you're used to the white fluffy stuff, you'd probably think my marzipan was maybe, kinda dirty. But. I made it. With my fists. and Straight-up unbleached unhulled Almondmeal. And you can too.

Using 'Chef Jeenas' guildlines I give you dirty roo-poo looking marzipan to use as cake filling, cake topping, or to straight up cover in chocolate and enjoy.

2cups almondmeal
1/3 cup castor sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon cold water
1 teaspoon almond essence (which you can omit if you like)

Mix almondmeal and sugar, and add the liquid ingredients into the dry using the much-sought-after well method.
Mix thoroughly, if you've not used almond essence maybe put in a bit of extra lemon juice to keep the ratio right. Be careful not to get it too wet. Kneed until its all combined to your taste and it should feel kidn of like a shortcrust pastry dough. Wrap in plastic and set in the fridge for at least an hour until you feel sufficiently pleased with yourself and almost put your smug face on.

Not quite as fluffy as marzipan made with eggwhites, or as white as the overprocessed kind, but delicious and cheaper than running up to the store every time you want a hit of this almond crack.




EDIT: focussed shot of the peanutbutter cannonball, which has now been renamed a Miracle Pill, a la Miracle Max from the Princess Bride. The chocolate helps it go down easier, y'know.

have fun storming the castle, boys!

purple hills

please tell me what to do with my beetroots.
i was having a bad day and went to the markets and had a bad time so i bought beetroots because i like that if you eat too many you get purple poos but i've never cooked this delicious root before and i dont want to have an even worse time. i've only ever had beetroot dip and once i had some curry thing but my dad ate most of it.

i dont need to make anything big for a while i'm feeding just myself.



++++++++ are spaghetti squashes available in australia? is the general consensus that they are delicious or not worth it?

i have added a few more blogs for the sighting to your right under treasures. my favourite new one is probably raised on sunshine.

ALSO, crazy vegans of melbourne (because you all are actually insane and i am one too) is anyone going to the vegan day celebrations at the abbotsford convent this sunday? i am very interested in going and might even ride the merri creek to get there this time but am a little bit cautious of going myself because the office i work in is on that site and it will maybe feel like i am going to work on a sunday and i don't ever want to do that here.