Here is the recipe that everyone asks me for courtesy of Rainbows and Wellies - see our book review below recipe.
Ingredients
(Sorry about the units!)
- 6 oz Chocolate (plain)
- 2 oz Orange Juice
- 8 oz Firm Silken Tofu
- 2 oz Muscovado Sugar
- 4 oz Vegan Margarine
- 1 oz Dates or Apricots
- 1 fl oz Whisky
- 1 shot Cointreau
Method
- Melt the chocolate in the orange juice, either in a microwave or for 2 minutes in a saucepan on medium heat.
- Mix all other ingredients together in a blender, then add the melted chocolate whilst blending.
- Chill for at least 3 hours or overnight.
The following is a review from our newsletter No 13.
Rainbows and Wellies -- The Taigh na Mara Cookbook
A great cookbook to give as a present or as a treat for yourself. Rainbows and Wellies is very different from conventional cookbooks. Instead of a list of recipes the book consists of 14 menus of the type they serve at the Taigh na Mara guesthouse plus a collection of bits and bobs (such as Highland shortbread, Breakfast na Mara etc) The menus all look delicious (plenty of colour photographs in the book) and are well presented with clear descriptions and precise ingredient lists (see the Orgasmic Chocolate Mouse for an example).
The style of recipes can be best conveyed by an extract from the introduction written by Tony Weston:
- “The slogan of Taigh Na Mara is ‘Out of the way--Out of the ordinary’. Our food reflects this -- apart from kiddies teas, we never do pasta, and you’ll never get hummus, curry, chilli or quiche. Our philosophy is based on the discovery of three sets of taste buds on your tongue and the logical conclusion that having successfully titillated all of them at once, the resulting salivary oral climax will leave you addicted to the ‘wee sensation’.”
Some examples of recipes are; Pea & Mint Paté in Vols au Vent, Slabhagen Strudel (a delicious filling of oyster mushrooms, apricots and nuts in a flaky filo pastry), Toffee Apples with Brambles, Crofters’ Crumpets (bubbly vegan pancakes stuffed with leeks, wild mushrooms and smoked almonds in a creamy whisky and lime sauce), Butterscotch Cream Gateau, Elderflower & Courgette Salad, Fannich Faggots.
ISBN 189917170-3 Rainbows and Wellies -- The Taigh Na Mara Cookbook by Jackie Redding & Tony Weston Price £14.95.
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