Orange marmalade

I am not very fond of jams though I do like marmalades. My mother-in-law made this when she was here in December and oranges were in season. We all loved it so much that we made it another 3 times in 2 months. After eating the home-made marmalade, I don't like the store bought one anymore. Hardly surprising.

Ingredients

Oranges 6 - 8
Sugar 2 cups approx. (this needs to be measured after cooking the pulp)

Method

1. Peel the oranges and separate the pulp from the seeds
2. Scrape the rind and chop finely. You can add rind of only half the oranges
3. Add the pulp and rind to the pressure cooker and add water till level.
4. Cook for 2 whistles.
5. After the pressure drops, measure the quantity of pulp and add equal quantity of sugar and cook till it thickens. It's done when you pour a drop on a plate, and it holds shape.
6. Bottle and store. Tastes great with crackers or bread.

Super Quick Trifle inspired by Tiramisu

This dessert was made for a family get together where I wasn't sure if everyone would be OK with coffee liqueur. I normally make this with Baileys Irish cream to give it a Tiramisu like flavor. This has the following ingredients for about 10 people

1/2 kg sponge cake cut into squares - this can be store bought or made at home.
2 tbsp Cocoa powder 
1 cup hot water 
1/2 cup Orange crush - I used mapro orange crush
400 ml fresh cream
Orange segments and chocolate shavings to garnish

Mix the cocoa powder in water. Dip the sponge cake in the cocoa 'decoction' and arrange on the serving dish. Beat together the cream and orange crush. Taste this - is you like it sweeter you can add powdered sugar and mix to get the desired sweetness. Evenly spread the orange cream over the cake. Refrigerate for about 15 minutes till the cream is partly set. Decorate with chocolate shavings and orange segments and chill till serving time. Can be made a day in advance - will stay as long as you don't permit tasting :)

For tiramisu trifle, I use coffee decoction instead of cocoa and Baileys Irish cream instead of orange crush. In this case you need some sugar to sweeten.