Last night was my very first attempt at cooking duck. I was so nervous because I’ve always heard nightmare stories about how hard it is, how fatty the meat is and the number of ‘tricks’ to making it work. But I am pleased to say that it was delicious. I made it for date [...]
#038 | New Recipe #2
*NB : The photo I took of my creation looked no where near as good as the one in the book, so excuse my plagerism in this instance – I want your mouth to water, not shrivel. Porcini Risotto with Red Wine & Thyme Reduction Ingredients: 150ml red wine 3 sprigs thyme 2 shallots, finely [...]
#038 | New Recipe #1
#038 on my list is to cook one new recipe per month. I love cooking, but with my busy lifestyle, it’s easy to cook up some pasta or just throw together a pot of something I’ve made a million times before and don’t have to think about. But that’s just not FUN, that’s a chore! [...]
#056 | Make a Cheesecake from Scratch
I have made a cheesecake from a packet before, but never from scratch. Considering a cheesecake is one of my all time favourite types of dessert, the fact that it’s taken me 30 years to try making one from scratch should indicate how often I actually attempt to make a dessert like this. Over the [...]
