Ingredients: 750g frozen organic raspberries 85g fructose (available at supermarkets) 10 ml (2 tsp) vodka (optional) Crushed dry ice Method: Thaw the raspberries, then pur’e them in a blender. Pass the pur’e through a coarse sieve to remove the seeds. Weigh out 600g of the pur’e and add to a bowl containing the fructose and [...]

Ingredients: Cake: 1 (18-1/4 ounce) box of golden butter cake mix (can substitute any yellow cake mix) 4 eggs 1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges in light syrup 1/2 cup canola or other vegetable oil Icing: 1 (8 oz.) container whipped topping 1 (3.4 oz.) box instant vanilla pudding 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple [...]

Ingredients: 9 medium oranges 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1 tablespoon unsalted butter Method: Squeeze enough juice from 3 oranges to measure 1 cup. Bring sugar and water to a boil in a 1-1/2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil syrup, without stirring but washing down any sugar crystals [...]

Ingredients: 2 cups water 1 cup sugar 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder Method: Combine water and sugar and cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Whisk in the cocoa powder; bring the mixture to a simmer, and simmer for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Stir [...]