All Greek To Me

So a quick pop into Cardiff town centre and a short wonder around the arcades.. I come across this little gem! Loving all things Greek how could I just walk past? No way. Stepping inside I felt like I was in Greece, the decor is so simple but so effective. The cobbled style floor just like paved stones and blue touches immediately reminded me of photos from Santorini. The smell of Greek olives in the air and friendly chit chat. I know this is a place my boyfriend would love and can't wait to take him! 

I couldn't quite get the shop keeps names with all the food chat but they are such lovely women. Immediately showing her Greek custom she offered me some food to try, which I could not turn down. Completely 100% fat free choco bites. They're made with olive oil instead of butter which tastes amazing (not at all savoury as I initially thought) selling at 5 for £1, bargain on the go snack.

Fat-free chocolate bites

Everything is made by the owners from scratch and you can taste it in the quality of the food.  The cheese pie was amazing too. Although All Greek To Me just opened yesterday I know they'll be around for a while, if your in Cardiff definitely pop in and say hi. They're very friendly and the food will speak for itself.

Delicious Greek pie

Situated in the classic Cardiff arcades, nearest the castle ( I really can't remember the arcade name! If you know where I'm talking about please comment and correct me haha)   'High Street Arcade'

What do you think, gorgeous and quaint or what?!

Until Next time xo

*Update - this lovely lady is called Leda. I still love this shop and pop by every week. 

Cookie Dough recipe

Everyone has become addicted since Americans have broadcast it all over their sitcoms and then trickled into Domino's and American style diners and of course Ben and Jerry's. Its delicious and really fattening but it does taste amazing. The only problem is after about 5 teaspoons, its so sweet and rich that you get a bit sick of it. So its probably best to make these as cake pops which I might try soon. I got this delicious recipe here.

Fairly cheap ingredients

My indulgent dough

Original recipe

Recipe:
200g butter
230g brown sugar, 
200g all purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 tablespoons of milk
toppings

1. Cream butter and sugar together until smooth
2. Add vanilla extract and 2 spoons of milk
3. Mix in half the flour
4. Add all the flour and milk and mix well
5. Mix in all the toppings
6. Eat raw

This would probably taste amazing, stuffed into the middle of a cupcake. What do you think? You need to serve this straight away as if you keep it for too long, the butter melts and seeps out. blegh.
Until next time xo

Zombie Cupcakes

I'd love to take credit for this monstrosity but I stole the idea from yoyomax12 from youtube click to watch. She's a baking mad mum who makes some amazing cupcakes which I'm obsessed with copying. Instead of using green icing for grass, I made a pandan cake instead. Which is an Asian cake using pandan leaf extract and coconut milk. It tastes amazing, which I thought was more interesting than just chocolate.

Ingredients:

120g unsalted butter

220g caster sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp pandan paste

250ml coconut milk

300g plain flour

Chocolate biscuits

Chewit sweets

Biscuits

Icing sugar

Jam

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 170 deg C

2. Whisk butter and sugar until pale and light

3. Add egg one at a time until well mixed

4. In a small bowl mix the pandan paste with some coconut milk until dissolved 

5. Add the pandan mix to the butter mixture and mix well

6. Add the remaining coconut milk and flour alternating, careful not to curdle. Fold in

7. Fill cupcakes 3/4 way full

8. Cook for 25 minutes

9. Skewer the cakes, a clean stick is a cooked cake.

10. Watch video for decorating tutorial

These look so gross but they taste amazing! 

Until next time xo

Halloween Treats

Halloween is only 25 days away. My god. I don't even have a costume yet! I want the trickle treaters ( I mean trick or treaters, but I've always said trickle) this year to have something a little different. I've done a trial run of some cookies I'm planning on giving out. I've got a few ideas for other creepy, gross treats. But they're for another time!

Recipe

100g unsalted butter

100g caster sugar

1 egg

275g plain flour

1tsp vanilla extract

1. Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy

2. Add the egg and vanilla, mix again

3. Fold in the flour until it forms a dough mixture

4. Roll out dough, by dusting the surface with flour first and cut shapes

5. For jack face, use the lid of vanilla extract bottle to cut eyes

6. Place all biscuits onto a baking sheet and preheat oven at 190 degrees

7. Place hard boiled candies into eye holes and they will melt into place

8. After cooling decorate with writing icing.

Make sure to use boiled candies and not sugar ( My sugar eyes burnt or did not melt at all!)

These are pretty sweet, but the kids loved them. My little brother wont eat jack, he think's he's too scary! Awww.

I denied this guy a face completely because he couldn't decide if he wanted to melt or not melt. 

Until next time xo