Chocolate Fudge with Walnuts

 I made Tahitian Lime Pie as my main Christmas dessert, but I was left with 1/2 a tin of condensed milk.  I hate wasting food - so I got on to google to see how I could use it.  Something simple with ingredients I had at hand since I had no time to go to the shop and pick up fresh ingredients. That is when I chanced upon this 3 ingredient chocolate fudge with chopped walnuts.  Viola! That was the best and easiest recipe so I used up my left over condensed milk and some dark chocolate that was in the fridge for over a month.

Tahitian Lime Pie

 Apparently the key lime is native to South East Asia - it is a small lime, with lots of seeds, high acidity and strong aroma. Hey, this sounds like the limes we get back home! This lime was introduced to Florida from where it spread to Mexico and California. The pie I am making today is meant to be made with the key lime, but since I do not get key limes here, I am making it with my own Tahitian Limes from my tree. The Tahitian lime that I have at home is green when young and turns yellow when ripe.  Has almost no seeds and is larger than the key lime.

Whatever the differences, the pie turned out looking and tasting absolutely amazing.  A perfect Christmas dessert to be enjoyed with the whole family.

Flourless Baked Zucchini Fritata

 A very quick and easy Sunday dinner - with some left overs for lunch tomorrow!  This week has been hectic and tiring. So I am just relaxing with a glass of Moscato and a slice of this zucchini frittata and some salad.

This frittata looks better downside up:

Prema Chithi's Coconut Burfi - Aunty Prema's coconut slice

The youngest aunty from my mother's side, Prema Chithi was a favourite among all of us cousins.  Not only did she joke around with us but she also whipped up exciting new things that she picked up from her many mates in the colony where she lived.  One of our favourite treats was the very brightly coloured pink coconut burfi that seemed to say, "go on, eat me, eat me"......

This tastes very different when made with freshly scraped coconut, but I have to make do with the dry desiccated coconut - and the taste is not too bad.

Mars Bar Slices

The ultimate naughty snack - it has the potential to add on a couple of kilos to your hips just by looking at it!  And oh - so delicious!  I took a whole tray in to work and I had only three tiny slices left over - so you can imagine how popular it was.