Poh's Kitchen - Orange Chiffon Cake. Screens Wednesdays, 6pm ABC1

In the first episode of her new series, Poh Ling Yeow shows French chef Emmanuel Mollois how to cook one of her childhood favourite desserts - orange chiffon cake. But as we saw from Poh's time in the masterchef house, she puts her own unique twist on the cake. All the recipes can be found on the website - abc.net.au/tv/pohskitchen



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Cake Spin

White cake, Coconut icing, Bavarian cream filling Final cake for new Wilton course 1



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Traditional and Non-Traditional Pies For Your Holiday Table

If you are wondering what pies to make for the holidays, why not go with this quick and easy AMAZING SPLENDA COCONUT PIE. This pie makes its own crust and only bakes for 40 minutes. You will get great reviews from your family and friends. If you don't like coconut or just want a more traditional pie but still want an easy to prepare one, try this recipe for a Very Easy Apple Pie.

AMAZING SPLENDA COCONUT PIE

2 cups milk

3/4 cup Splenda granular

1/2 cup baking mix (Bisquik-type)

4 eggs

1/4 cup butter

1 1/2 tsps vanilla

1 1/2 cups angel flake coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine milk, Splenda, baking mix, eggs, butter, and vanilla in blender. Cover and blend at low speed for 3 minutes. Pour mixture into a greased 9-inch pie plate. Let stand for 5 minutes then sprinkle with the coconut. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

VERY EASY APPLE PIE

pastry for a double crust pie

7 cups peeled and sliced apples

3/4 cup Splenda granular

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 1/2 tbsp butter

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Line a 9-inch pie pan with pastry crust. In a large bowl, combine the apples, Splenda, and cinnamon and stir until apples are coated. Pile into the pie plate. Dot with the butter. Cover with another sheet of pastry and fold edges over to seal. Flute with a fork or use fingers to press a design on the edges. Cut small slits in the top pastry to allow steam to escape. Bake at 425 degrees for 50 minutes or until the crust is brown and the apples are tender. To check apples, pierce with a fork through one of the steam vents.

This pie is great with a scoop of sugar-free vanilla ice cream!

Enjoy!

Kefir Tropical Smoothie

Kefir is the new "old" food on the market for health! It has been a part of traditional cultures for thousands of years for its health benefits. Now it is becoming popular for boosting the immune system and restoring the intestinal flora in the digestive tract. Here is a smoothie that is healthy and tastes delicious. It is a wonderful way to get all the beneficial bacteria in your daily diet. The yogurt in the recipe adds additional benefits.

What You Need:
1 15 oz. can pineapple chunks, with juice
2 bananas
1 apple, diced
¼ - ½ cup coconut water
1 cup yogurt
½ - 1 cup kefir
6 ice cubes
Coconut flakes, unsweetened

Pour the pineapple chunks with the juice into the blender. Slice the bananas in chunks and put them in with the apple, coconut water, yogurt and ice cubes. Blend on ice setting until smooth. Then add the kefir and stir or blend in on a slower speed. It is recommended to put kefir in last to maintain the active bacteria. Heat and too much whipping will destroy them. Top with a sprinkle of coconut flakes.

The pineapple is full of vitamin C. The bananas and coconut water provide an excellent amount of potassium, which is so important during the hot weather months, or when you are recuperating from illness. The apple has fiber and vitamin C and supports the heart and cardiovascular system. Yogurt and kefir both have good bacteria but have different strains. Kefir has more strains of bacteria than yogurt and also has good yeasts. These are all essential to reestablish in the digestive system.

So make a kefir smoothie every day to keep replenishing all that good bacteria. Your immune system will thank you.

©2009 Shanna Ohmes

Kikis altogether 2008

Us singing Kiki happy birthday. i made that beautiful coconut!



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Greenlife Grocery in Asheville NC on Merrimon Avenue Downtown

GreenlifeGrocery.com is the one of the main places for healthy groceries and great prepared food near downtown Asheville. It is located on Merrimon Ave right across from Staples and Bojangles. One of my friends runs in there all of the time looking for their Coconut Creme Cake. They have been in the area for years. They have a lots of parking, a seating area outside, and a seating area inside to the right. Great business! The Pioneer Building, the first building of the 5 Points Village, is near completion and about 1000 feet away from Greenlife Grocery.



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Castle Cake

This cake was a castle cake made to go with Disney Princess dolls. The family loved the look of fondant cake, however didn't want to spend a lot of money. This cake was all buttercream with coconut filling. It was very simple to make and I didn't need to spend several days to make. It took longer to assemble the towers than anything else.I covered the tower toppers with melted red chocolate so that sprinkles could stick.



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