Coca-Cola recipies

After reading about the Chicken and Coca-Cola recipe (post below), I got a bit obsessed and searched for other Coke flavoured dishes. I found these and was quite inspired:

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COKE and KETCHUP SPARERIBS
2 to 3 lbs. country style spareribs (pork), fresh or frozen
1 cup ketchup
1 cup coke

Combine ketchup and cola. Place ribs in crock pot. Pour mixture over ribs. Cook 2 hours on high and at least 2 hours on low. May cook for several hours on low. Baste occasionally if desired. Serve with a side dish of cauliflower in cheese sauce.

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MICROWAVE COCA-COLA CAKE
Cooking time 11 minutes. Utensils, 11 x 7 inch glass dish, 4 cup and 2 cup glass measuring cups. 2 c. sugar 1 c. miniature marshmallows 1/2 c. Crisco 3/4 c. Coke 3 tbsp. cocoa 1/2 c. buttermilk 1 tsp. baking soda 2 eggs, beaten Mix flour and sugar together. Stir in marshmallows. Set aside. In a 2 cup glass measuring cup, put Crisco, Coke, and cocoa. Heat in microwave until Crisco melts, about 2 minutes. Pour over flour mixture. Stir in buttermilk, soda, and eggs. Pour into greased glass dish. Cook on high for 11 minutes. Turn dish every 3 minutes.

COCA-COLA FROSTING
6 tbsp. Margarine
3 tbsp. Cocoa
6 tbsp. Coke
2/3 box powdered sugar
1 c. (or more) broken pecans

Mix margarine, cocoa, and Coke in 4 cup glass measuring cup. Bring to a boil in microwave. Boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Pour cocoa mixture over powdered sugar; add pecans and mix well. Frost cake while hot. Decorate top with pecan halves.

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My grandmother would have loved these meals. I'm not joking but she drank only Coke, (she kept a case under her bed) and ate only meat and potatoes - no vegetables at all. The weirdest thing is that she outlived most of her healthy friends. Dinner party anyone? Above image from posterclassics.com

Adorable Cook Book

I found the cutest cook book at the organic shop on Bondi Road. It was designed by Caroline Cox and Vince Frost (who's one of my favourite designers). The recipes were put together by parents and teachers at the Montessori East School in Bondi, and the idea was inspired by Hannah Fink, whose grandmother had a compilation of recipes from her local school in the 1950's. The grandmother's booklet, (I want a copy!), describes great meals such as Chicken with Coca Cola and Fish in Cream and Ketchup Sauce. The more recent Montessori School Cookbook, has recipes from Swedish, Persian and Jewish cultures - even a dish called 'Queensland Pumpkin Scones' to add to the melting pot. The descriptions include all sorts of local facts and intimate stories. I bought a copy, and I hate cooking! Above is a couple of pages showing the typography and illustration (which was done by children from school).