Plus que ca change
The desert is Bastani Akhbar-Mashiti (a Persian variation on rosewater ice-cream) on Baklava which I made for dinner on Wednesday, apropos was the Smoked…
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Pesche Fritte – Mascarpone Stuffed Deep Fried Peaches with Vino Cotto
I hate peaches. Their fuzz reminds of the cheap hard plastic toy animals from sideshow alley or cheap jewelry boxes. They also remind me of boarding school…
WTFDYWMTDWT/EoMEoTE/IMBB – Fried Green Tea Ravioli with a Red Bean Paste Filling as part of a dinner party that included Spanish Mackeral and Fettuci
A quick apology for the rather low standard of presentation but I really can't be arsed by the end of a dinner. Not that this is any excuse for a lack…
Caramelised Bananas and Who’d play Me
Kate , who makes a very nice paella I must say, has tagged me as to who would play me. Trickier than it appears when I'm not even sure if I'm…
IMBB#17 Tea – Chai Panna Cotta with Rosewater and Cardamom Syrup
"But we brought cream… and scones" I hope someone else remembers that line from It Ain't Half Hot Mum , a 70's British WW2 comedy set…
Another less than happy result with gelatine
Erm yes. My unhappy affair with gelatine continues on it's unfortunate course* with a chai panna cotta with rosewater cardamon syrup . Guests were…
Venison Knuckle Stew with a Pear Dessert
Firstly an apology for the version of "Different Drum" that's been in my head for the last 6 months being, in fact, by the Lemonheads when it…
IMBB#15 Mizu Youkan – Red Bean Paste Jelly
Elise, who gave me top tips on photography back in the early days, is being the host this month with Is My Blog Burning-15 Has my blog jelled? . Red bean…
Jo’s Problematic Cake
Jo 's cake that we had on Saturday. Moist and delicious, chocolate and marmalade yet always depressed. It made me think of Grace Jones, Julianne Moore,…
WBW#6 – Morgenhof Estate 2001 Chenin Blanc with Dhufish Fillets and Omlette Soufflée Sucrée
I know it may seem , having got past the initial step of being able to identify wine as wine, that I stumbled at the next stage of distinguishing between red…