Magnum Double Hazelnut

I kept walking past this ad for the Magnum Double Hazelnut at the train station and it must have worked because I really wanted to try it. I'm a big fan of hazelnuts, magnums, and ice cream, and this had it all together. To watch me eating it see my YouTube video:

Overall, I'm pretty disappointed :( It wasn't hazelnutty enough for me and the balance of sweetness didn't really work out for me because of the way I like to eat my magnums (outside in). The middle ended up tasting like nothing. I still liked it because it was ice cream but I feel like they could have done a much better job with it. Something involving a crunchy hazelnut praline and more dark chocolate?

Have you tried this ice cream? What are your thoughts? Also, what is your favourite ice cream? Mine are Gaytimes!

love,

karlyn

Roasted Chickpeas

Last weekend I made some roasted chickpeas! They are so yummy and I ended up eating them all by Tuesday even though I thought it would last me at least until the end of the week!
They are flavoured with ground paprika, smoked paprika, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and salt! I also coated them in olive oil to make sure the seasoning stuck to the chickpeas and also to help make them go crunchy :)

Please watch the video recipe to find out how I made them!

love,

karlyn

Fried Chicken - What I Ate For Dinner

I just uploaded a video of what I ate for dinner last night. It kind of takes you through my method of cooking my dinner in the afternoon, just after I've come back from work.

First I minced my garlic, using salt to grind it into a paste. I then placed my chicken pieces in the bowl and added all my seasonings. For this chicken I used:

• Light and dark soy sauce
• Sesame seeds
• Sesame oil
• 1 egg
• Plain flour
• Corn flour
• Fresh garlic and garlic powder
• Cayenne pepper
• Salt and pepper
• All purpose seasoning
• Rice wine vinegar

I guess my point is that you should put in flavours which you like! This is a fairly easy way to make fried chicken. I sometimes do it where I marinade my chicken in my chosen flavours, coat it in flour, then egg, then flour again. This results in a crispier chicken, however I find the method that I demonstrated in the video is less fussy and quicker when all you want to do is eat dinner.

Would you like me to show you the other fried chicken method? Do you like this kind of video or would you rather a proper recipe?

love,

karlyn