Mmmm, Bruschetta is one of my favourite dishes. It's so simple but so delicious too!

I hope you like bruschetta just as much as we do.

Ingredients

Mushroom topping
olive oil
mushrooms, sliced

Cherry tomato topping
olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 hands full of cherry tomatoes
basil leaves

thickly sliced ciabatta
1 garlic clove, cut in half
handful of flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely shredded
extra-virgin olive oil
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

For the mushroom topping, heat some oil in a frying pan and fry the mushrooms until golden.

For the cherry tomato topping, heat some oil in another pan and gently fry the onion until caramelised. Add the cherry tomatoes and stir until lightly softened.

Toast the bread in a pan. Rub the cut garlic clove onto one side of each piece of toast and sprinkle with parsley. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and spoon on the mushroom or tomato topping. For the tomato topping, scatter with basil leaves. Season with salt and pepper.

Did you like it? We hope so.

Farawayfriends tip #1

When you live far away from your friends you usually Skype, email or text to each other. That's fine, but would it not be fun to get a fully decorated letter in your letterbox. A letter from your best friend who lives on the other side of the world. I think that getting a letter makes you feel more in contact with the person than getting a text message. Sending a letter is something uncommon these day's. But why?

Buying or making a card is longer work than just getting your phone out. And writing also takes longer than typing. So the conclusion is: People are just to lazy to write a letter!

So from now on when you feel bored grab a pen, grab a piece of paper or a card and write to your friends, and family who live faraway. About your life. Not just How are you, I'm fine thank you but real information like what you did at school, your favorite television show or your feelings. When you finished writing decorate the card or letter with stickers, drawings, pictures and more to make it personal.

When buying a card:
You must look at the size of the envelope and card.
You must see if the card has been damaged.
You will have to pay money for it.

When making a card:
Thumbs up :) Good choice
Cut your piece of card the size of your envelope.
Make it!, Design, cut, paste do anything you want to do.
It's absolutely free!
It's fun

Here are a few pics of the card that will reach Emma soon!

xxx Rosa

Molten chocolate lava cake

Serves 6

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

• 8oz of dark chocolate (chopped)
• 6oz of Jersey Dairy unsalted butter (cut into pieces)
• 4 eggs
• 4oz of granulated sugar
• 2oz of self raising flour
• 1 tbs of cocoa powder
• 2 tsps of vanilla extract
• 1/2 of tsp of salt
• Jersey Dairy whipping cream

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Liberally spray six (6-ounce) ramekins with nonstick spray.

• In a small saucepan over a low heat melt the chocolate and butter, stirring often to prevent burning. Remove from heat and cool.

• In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar for approximately 7 minutes. At this stage the mixture should be pale yellow and look like lightly whipped cream.

• Add the flour, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and salt. Beat the batter for 2 additional minutes; add the melted chocolate mixture and beat another 5 minutes. (The batter needs a lot of beating. This incorporates air, lightening the cake's texture.)

• Scoop the batter into the prepared ramekins, approximately 3/4 cup of batter in each ramekin. Place the ramekins on a baking sheet and bake 15 to 17 minutes or until puffed and mostly dry on top around edges. It's critical to bake these cakes for the right amount of time. Otherwise, they'll either be way too "molten," or end up    as brownies. Oven temperatures vary, so check the cakes after 15 minutes. If they're really moist on top, bake one minute and check again. A good check is to use an instant digital thermometer to test your cake. The internal temperature should be at 160 degrees F. when done.

• Remove the cakes from the oven and allow to rest for 3 minutes (it's okay if they sink a little). The standing time firms up the cakes enough to allow you to unmold them in one piece.

• To unmold, place serving plate on top of the ramekin and turn unside down. Carefully remove the ramekin, tapping lightly on the plate to loosen the cake. Serve the molten cakes warm with warm whipping cream and shaved chocolate.

Enjoy!

Raspberry cupcakes

INGREDIENTS
125 g butter +
125g caster sugar + 2 tbsp extra for raspberries +
vanilla sugar +
2 eggs +
125g self-raising flour, sifted +
3 tablespoons whole milk +
2 boxes of raspberries ( 125 g) +
125g icing sugar +
1/2 lemon, juiced +

MATERIALS
paper cake cases

MAKING
Preheat the oven to 200 ° C. Mix the butter with 125g caster sugar and vanilla sugar white and fluffy. Add the eggs and mix until smooth. Fold through the flour and add the milk. Hold 12 raspberries back and scoop the rest of the raspberries into the mixture. Divide the batter between the 12 ramekins and place them on a baking sheet in the middle of the oven. Bake the cupcakes in the oven for 15 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool on a rack. Stir in the powdered sugar in a bowl with the lemon juice until glaze. If it is too thick, add more hot water 1 tbsp. It is too thin, add a little powdered sugar. Roll the withheld by the raspberries 2 tablespoons caster sugar. Brush the muffins with icing and decorate with candied raspberries.

Washi tape pencils Diy

Washi tape pencils are original, decorative and easy to make. Make some and wrap them up nicely. It's a perfect birthday present! Follow the easy steps below.