Today, my friend Ali and I made the ever-terrifying and awe-inspiring Croquembouche… successfully! It took nigh five hours and a lot of hard work and care, but the sense of satisfaction was worth it. I am not going to write out the recipe, as we found the one we followed […]
I have a new love: the Jerusalem Artichoke. I am not sure where it has been hiding all my life, but I only tried it for the first time a few weeks back when I was in Perth. But this gnarled, little, beast of a tuber is my new best […]
Right off the back of batch two, I decided to try another recipe. This third variation comes from Australian, Bill Granger, a self-taught cook, restauranteur and food writer. These rose really well, but I found them to still be a little bland. Sigh. I took both of tonight’s batches to […]
It continues… Today I made a batch of scones using Paul Hollywood’s recipe. He is one of the official judges on The Great British Bake Off. His recipe is more involved than the first I tried. They had a good sconey flavour, but were rather dense. You also cannot whip […]
In preparation for round two of The Great British Bake Off – Down Under, the quest for the perfect scone recipe has begun. I have never made scones before and there seems to be such a wide array of vastly different recipes… I started with the simplest. People had sworn […]
Toe Jam? Are you feeling slightly repulsed by the thought? What on earth am I talking about? Well, yesterday, my friend Melissa and I, embarked upon an industrious afternoon of goody making. Mel had promised to bring the fun of jam making to my house that afternoon, and I was […]
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