Wednesday 28 March 2012

Tirimisu with a Hint of Spice



An Italian student recently told me a story about tirimisu that went something like this: the working girls of Venice would work up such an appetite that they needed a quick-fix to satiate their hunger. In combining mascarpone, eggs and coffee they had come up with the ultimate 'pick-me-up' cake needed to continue working into the night.

Sunday 18 March 2012

Cutting Corners Kulfi

                                               
        
Cutting Corners Kulfi
I call this my cutting corners Kulfi because having slaved over the authentic recipe which aside from being time-consuming (cooking the milk until it is reduced) is also frustrating. Example, after an hour of freezing you had to break up the crystallized milk with a whisk which, in my case, meant that the milk solids would get stuck in the metal wires and rattle inside there.                    

Saturday 10 March 2012

The Habanero Chilli


 Habanero chillies can look a lot like their larger cousins, bell  peppers. But don't be fooled by their petite size and elegant shapes: round, lantern-like, or oblong - these little creatures will bite!

Saturday 3 March 2012

Cauliflour & Comté Quiche


Shoo or was that Chou?

'Out of my way!' The old man was trying to get off the bus - the obstacle, a pear-shaped lady with a couple of plastic grocery bags. She hadn't heard at first. 'Oh excusez-moi' she begged when he brushed past her, hitting one of the bags (accidently I hoped, looking on).