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0:00:05 > 0:00:06- I'm Beca.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11- I'm going on a journey - round our beautiful country.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15- I want to share my recipes with you.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19- I'm holding pop-up parties - all over Wales...
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- ..from Llandudno to Llandeilo.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- I'll invite you to share my food.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28- This is the type of food I love.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- It's tasty, simple - and not too fussy.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40- Today, I'm in Llandudno.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47- Welcome to Llandudno. I'm preparing - a tea party for this great crowd.
0:00:50 > 0:00:56- Arwel Gildas will demonstrate his - guitar playing and culinary talents.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- We'll find out - if the people of Llandudno can bake.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- I expect big things from you!
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- Arwel, our drinks expert, - has a special green drink.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- Let's go. Wow!
0:01:18 > 0:01:24- Llandudno has attracted tourists - since Victorian times.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Queen Victoria loved the place.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32- Alice Liddell was one of - its most famous regular visitors.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38- Lewis Carroll based Alice - In Wonderland on the young girl.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- It's the theme of my tea party.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- I'm baking all sorts of treats - and tasting absinthe.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51- It is claimed that - Lewis Carroll drank it.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- But with this, - I could happily sit and chat.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- You wouldn't talk for long!
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- When Alice ate a currant cake, - she began to grow.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07- This is how to make - my rich currant and carrot cake.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- For this delicious cake...
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- ..I need light brown sugar.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- There's no butter in it.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- I'm using sunflower oil...
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- ..so the cake is nice and moist.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- Mix the sugar and oil, - then add four eggs, one at a time.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37- Next, ground almonds - for a lovely texture.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- Now I add flour and baking powder.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46- I'm using plain rather - than self-raising flour.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- The other ingredients - are quite heavy...
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- ..for instance carrots and currants.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- Using plain flour - and baking powder...
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- ..helps it rise.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- Next, mixed spice and orange rind.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- Then I'll add grated carrots - and currants.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- Bake in the oven for half an hour.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- The cake is cooked and chilled.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Now I'm making the icing.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- Cream cheese is added - in a traditional carrot cake icing.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- This is vanilla paste.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- It consists of vanilla seeds - and sugar.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- It's sweeter - than vanilla flavouring.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- Mix the cream cheese, double cream, - icing sugar and paste.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56- Whip for a few minutes - then spread over the cake.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Chill for an hour in the fridge.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- I serve the cake with orange rind...
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- ..and a drink of pineapple juice, - cherries and cream soda.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Alice mentions - these flavours in the book.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- "Drink me".
0:04:18 > 0:04:23- It's one of the best - carrot cakes I've had.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27- Wow.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- It was soft, light and moist.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- The cake was delicious...
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- ..and so was the little drink.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- It tasted like - rhubarb and custard sweets.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- I'm looking forward - to the next treat.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- Welcome to the talented singer - Arwel.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- I hear you're a bit of a baker.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05- A bit, yes!
0:05:06 > 0:05:07- What have you brought?
0:05:07 > 0:05:08- What have you brought?- - Brownies.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- I love brownies.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Is it a special recipe?
0:05:15 > 0:05:20- I wish I could say it's - an old family recipe, but it isn't.
0:05:20 > 0:05:20- They look nice.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- They look nice.- - I found the recipe online.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24- Try some.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25- Try some.- - Thanks.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- That's good.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- I like dark chocolate.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- These are good. Delicious. Thanks!
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- Can you help me in the kitchen?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- Of course.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- We're making scones.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- It's a simple recipe.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- First, flour goes in the bowl.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01- Add sugar, - baking powder and cubed butter.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- How is the singing coming along?
0:06:06 > 0:06:07- How is the singing coming along?- - Alright.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12- I released an album of covers - last summer.
0:06:12 > 0:06:18- I try to release something - every year or I'd lose momentum.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- People ask, "Are you still singing?" - not "What are you up to?"
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- You're a primary school teacher.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Work takes up - quite a bit of my time.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- Being a primary school teacher - takes up a lot of time and energy.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- Music has always been a hobby.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- I don't see that - in a different light.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47- I try to enjoy myself - as much as I can.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49- Have you made scones before?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- Have you made scones before?- - Yes, with my sister.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- She makes great scones. - She's here today.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- No pressure, then!
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Caraway seeds and orange rind - work well in scones.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- I'll add an egg to milk and mix.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- You've made brownies, - and scones with your sister.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- I like sugar.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20- Oh, really!
0:07:21 > 0:07:26- I like making chocolate caramels - and salted caramelized ice-cream.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- Do you like the combination - of sweet and sour?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- I've always been obsessed - with caramel.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- That looks good.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40- Tip it out and work on it - to pick up all the crumbs.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46- It needs to rest for 20 minutes.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Put it back in the bowl.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- We'll roll it out in 20 minutes.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Brilliant. Thanks very much. - There's less for me to do.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- I'll serve up mushroom soup - while the mixture rests.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- Alice ate magic mushrooms - that made her change size.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- There are no magic mushrooms - in this!
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- There are onions, garlic, - wine, thyme, fresh mushrooms...
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- ..and dried porcini mushrooms.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- It's nice with toast.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- I love mushrooms. - I liked the small sample.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- There were strong flavours. - I enjoyed it.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- I don't often cook with mushrooms. - That was very nice.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- Are you having a good time?
0:08:47 > 0:08:48- Are you having a good time?- - Yes!
0:08:49 > 0:08:50- Two minutes!
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- It wouldn't be a tea party - without sandwiches.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01- The egg ones are a nod to Humpty - Dumpty in Through The Looking-Glass.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- There are also red pepper, - hummus and chilli sandwiches.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Pepper crops up in the book.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- It's homemade bread.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- The recipes are on the website.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- The recipes are on the website.- - Nice.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Oh, wow.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- There's a kick.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- The bread was lovely and light.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- I wish I could do that.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- We need to have the recipe.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Lovely sandwiches!
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- I had an egg sandwich.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43- The hummus and pepper sandwich - was hot!
0:09:47 > 0:09:52- The scones are ready to cut out. - I'll serve them with orange curd.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- Melt butter over boiling water...
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- ..then add sugar, - orange juice and rind...
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- ..and eggs.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- This is the important part, - so don't walk off.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- It'll thicken nicely - in five minutes.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- Coming up, we find out - if Arwel's scones rise.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- And the cooking competition.
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0:10:28 > 0:10:34- Welcome back to Llandudno for - an Alice In Wonderland tea party.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- These are orange and caraway scones.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- The scones and orange curd Arwel - helped make are going down well.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- And now, Queen Tarts.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52- These pretty tarts - are simple to make.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- First, make a sweet dough.
0:10:55 > 0:11:01- Mix flour, salt, cubed butter, - sugar and water.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09- Bring it together, wrap in clingfilm - and chill for an hour.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16- Everyone remembers the jam tarts - in Alice In Wonderland.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- We assume it's strawberry jam.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- But in the story, pepper is added.
0:11:24 > 0:11:30- I'm using strawberry jam - with black pepper.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- They'll be tiny heart-shaped tarts.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- Thinly roll the dough, - cut into shapes and add jam.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45- The jam consists of strawberries, - sugar, lemon juice and black pepper.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- It's delicious. - The recipe is on the website.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- Before covering, dab egg - on the edges and seal with a fork.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02- Half an hour in the oven - and they're ready to eat.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- I finish them off with pink icing.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- I'm also serving - pink peppercorn and lime biscuits.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- Have a look at the website.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- Lovely.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- The pastry is nice and crumbly.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22- The pastry is nice and crumbly.- - Wow.
0:12:25 > 0:12:31- Now, a drink Lewis Carroll imbibed - while writing his book, so they say.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Arwel, what on earth - have you got for me to taste?
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- It's time for something - different. This is absinthe.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42- OK!
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- We'll serve it the correct way, - using this fountain.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48- What is in this?
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- Water, which has - to be as cold as possible.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- Here's the absinthe.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- Have you ever tried it?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- Have you ever tried it?- - Yes. I don't remember a lot.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- Do you want to confess?
0:13:00 > 0:13:01- Do you want to confess?- - That's fine!
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- It was a shot, not like this.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- We'll serve it the correct way.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09- Right.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- It's very strong. This is 68%.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- Famous people - like Picasso and Van Gogh...
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- ..went crazy drinking it, - trying to be creative.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- Lewis Carroll too. Are these facts?
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- There are stories, but not facts.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- It contains a very small amount - of a chemical compound, thujone.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- It's also in cannabis. But there - isn't enough to have any effect.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- Go for it. I'm looking forward - to tasting it like this.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- I tasted it neat before.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- Tell me what you're doing.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- That's one measure of absinthe.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- Now, a sugar lump. - You don't have to use it.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- But it's a very sour drink.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06- You do yours.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- We'll open the tap - so the sugar is under the drip.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- It could take a bit of time.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15- Let it drip over it.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16- Let it drip over it.- - Yes.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- Wow!
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- This only adds to the taste.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- I can smell it.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- You won't get the smell - if it's neat.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- Water adds a lot.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- Would you drink it - as an aperitif or digestif?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- It's supposed to be an aperitif.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- But in the old days in France...
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- ..they drank it in the morning.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- At tea-time, - what we call Pimms o'clock...
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- ..they had "l'heure verte", - the green hour.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- That was the ideal time - to drink absinthe.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- We're almost there.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- It's important to mix it.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- All the sugar could - settle at the bottom.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- I can't believe - how much the colour has changed.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- Some brands are much greener - when water is added.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- Do I drink it in small sips?
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- Yes, and carefully.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18- Cheers.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20- Chin-chin.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23- Aniseed.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30- That's nice.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32- You get liquorice and aniseed.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- You get liquorice and aniseed.- - I can tell it's strong.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- But it doesn't burn your throat.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- But it doesn't burn your throat.- - No. That's what's nice.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- When you have shots, - it can be just ugh.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- But with this, - I could happily sit and chat.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- You wouldn't talk for long!
0:15:47 > 0:15:48- You'd be alright for a bit.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- You'd be alright for a bit.- - Are you going to time me?
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- But the taste is so much - better than you'd expect.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56- It is.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- Thanks.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- Now, it's time for the competition.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- The challenge was to create - a sweet dish on the Alice theme.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- I don't know who made what, but - here's a glimpse for you at home.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19- I've baked small cakes and - decorated them in the Alice theme.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- I've seen the others. - I don't think I have much hope!
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- I made shortbread biscuits...
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- ..and piped them - with pink heart shapes.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- I've judged in a few small shows.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- But I don't compete.
0:16:37 > 0:16:43- I've made cupcakes, biscuits - and cream cakes in small pots.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49- I decided to make more than one, - in case they weren't any good.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- I made a rabbit-shaped cake.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- My daughter helped me.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- I don't remember - the story exactly...
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- ..apart from Alice jumping - into a hole after a rabbit.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- That's why we made a rabbit shape.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- I've made small chocolate cakes.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- I chose the theme - of red and white roses.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- They look better than they taste!
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- I hope she judges - with her eyes, not mouth!
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- Arwel and I are going to taste - your cakes and biscuits now.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- We're starving.
0:17:26 > 0:17:27- Yes.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- You have a sweet tooth.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30- You have a sweet tooth.- - Yes, very.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- Let's start this end.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- This looks great.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- We'll see now.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- There's a surprise in it.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- They look like cranberries.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48- Cherries?
0:17:48 > 0:17:49- Cherries?- - Or bilberries.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51- Mm!
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Frangipane.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- Almonds.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- I love almonds!
0:17:57 > 0:17:58- And cherries.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00- We have a winner!
0:18:04 > 0:18:05- It's really nice.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- Very tasty.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09- A good start.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- The next ones look like shortbread.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Nice hearts.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- Good bake, as they say!
0:18:30 > 0:18:31- Nice.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- Good, solid shortbread.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- Amazing!
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- They're small chocolate cakes.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- The roses are lovely.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- Whoever made them is talented.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- There's a surprise in the middle! - It looks like caramel.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55- I'm a fan.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56- I'm a fan.- - You are.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03- Mm.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Jack Daniels.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07- Jack Daniels.- - Wow.
0:19:08 > 0:19:14- When I see a lot of buttercream, - I worry it might be too sweet.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- But that's lovely.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18- Right!
0:19:19 > 0:19:20- One moment.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Now the rabbit. It's brilliant!
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Shall we have a ear?
0:19:25 > 0:19:26- Or part of the body?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- Or part of the body?- - I'm more of a body type.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- Go on!
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- The cake is nice.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- There's not too much - buttercream, which I like.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50- Now, the last one.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- There are lots of small cakes - with card suits...
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- ..and biscuits too.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- These are fantastic.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- I think they're cheesecakes.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- There's a heart-shaped - strawberry on the top.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- Can you see?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- I'll have a biscuit.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25- Nice.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29- The sponge looks nice.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- Mm.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- A bit like a pancake.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- No.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43- OK.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Now, the jelly.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- The biscuit base is nice.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57- Lovely.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- I have a confession.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01- What have you done?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- What have you done?- - My two sisters are competing.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- We were in the same kitchen, - so I know which ones they made.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09- I won't tell you.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Thanks for your help! No pressure.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13- To avoid any bias.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- It's between two.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- But the winner - is the first we tasted.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22- Who made these?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- Great. Come here!
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- Congratulations. What's your name?
0:21:30 > 0:21:31- Congratulations. What's your name?- - Gwawr.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- Well done. What was the recipe?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Well done. What was the recipe?- - It's cherry and almond.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- There's a cherry in the middle. - Then I just iced them.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- They were really tasty.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46- I love almonds.
0:21:47 > 0:21:48- You must have researched that!
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- You must have researched that!- - No!
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- Thanks. Give Gwawr - a round of applause!
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- For all today's recipes - and much more, go to the website.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16- Now, here's Arwel Gildas to sing - Y Gwr O Gwmpenmachno. Ta-ra!
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- # There was a man from Cwmpenmachno
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- # Who went out - with a girl from Llandudno
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- # He met her for a date - on the Great Orme
0:22:43 > 0:22:48- # Before coming home - to muck out the farmyard
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- # She was a pretty girl
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- # Her father ran a garage
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- # He wasn't a bad bloke, really
0:22:56 > 0:23:01- # She was no good - at washing or cooking
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- # She got the sack - after one phone call
0:23:04 > 0:23:09- # If anyone's listening, - the man from Penmachno
0:23:09 > 0:23:13- # Wants to find a wife
0:23:13 > 0:23:18- # He has a wheelbarrow, - wellies and a tractor
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- # To gather the barley #
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- Thanks.
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