My KitCHEn Experiments

I have just recently visited the lovely city of Prague and with only a few days to spend there what better way to get a taste of Czech culture than to eat. During my travels I make it my top agenda to research traditional must-try dishes and bravely take a spoonful if not a plateful of the stuff. In Prague I tried the pork knee and fruit dumplings.   I am kind of missing Prague at the moment so I decided to reasearch for a recipe for Ovocne Knedliky, good thing the ingredients are not so complicated and the steps simple enough that I was able to recreate (somewhat) those fluffy fruit dumplings! Ovocne Knedliky (Fruit Dumplings) ingredients: - 2 cups flour - 1/4 cup milk - 1 egg - 2 tbsp butter - 1/4 tsp salt - fuit of your choice, traditional Czech's use plums but I only have canned peaches so that's what I used - cinammon sugar - melted butter - dollops of whipped cream how to: - mix flour and salt in a bowl - make a well in the center - mix the mi...

Last year for christmas I made caramel apples - I know, I know its for Halloween treats, but I had just experimented making them a few days before the holidays and liked them so much I thought I'd share the sweetness with everyone. During ordinary days when I crave for some sweet, tart treats I make caramel apples but slice them up and pop them in the fridge to cool - ready for snacking after I finished my chores. Caramel Apples Slices ingredients : - 2 green apples - lemon juice - 2 to 3 tbsp milk - 6 to 8 caramels - chopped nuts - chocolate morsels how to: - slice the apples and toss in lemon juice to prevent discoloration and arrange in a serving plate, set aside - melt the milk and caramel in a bowl on top of a double boiler, add more milk or caramel depending on the consistency you want - drizzle on top of sliced apples, top with chopped nuts and chocolate morsels. Chill until ready to serve  tart, sweet, crunchy and cho...