What are you kitchen mishaps/misadventures/mini-catastrophes?

We’ve all had our kitchen misadventures, nearing to mini-catastrophes! Recently, I singlehandedly managed to melt a food processor bowl - sideways! When I was drying it, I left it on top of the grill. There’s nothing wrong with that – unless you turn the grill on! Which I did, of couse! I was planning to grill [...]

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Pepper Chicken Curry

I love, no I adore Indian food! There is something luscious and indulging about the richness of spices, when you dip a piece of naan into a sauce, and slowly bring it to your mouth with anticipation, when you savour a forkful of rice, a morsel of tandori-cooked meat, or a juicy vegetable. Indian food [...]

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Baking her way around Britain

While I was blog-hopping one of these days, I came across a very interesting blog – Baking for Britain. The author of the blog, Anna, is baking her “way round the United Kingdom, trying out regional specialities, traditional ingredients etc., and generally making (and sampling) nice things to eat in the cake, biscuit and bun line.” Her blog [...]

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Pecans

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Jo Gilks’ Chocolate Pecan Pie

 
Jo Gilks’ Chocolate Pecan Pie
 
Recipe source: Green & Black’s Chocolate Recipes
Preparation time: 35 min, + 25 min chilling
Cooking time: 1 h 25 min
Use: 28 cm loose-based tart tin
Serves: 8 – 10   
PASTRY
 275 g plain flour 
75 g icing sugar 
150 g unsalted butter, cold 
 2 large egg yolks 

FILLING 
275 g dark chocolate, minimum 60 % cocoa solids, broken into [...]

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Me, a baking type?

I’d never thought I’d be a baking type, but, to my surprise, it seems that I am! I’ve only started baking regularly this year, and I’m loving it! Today, I am going to bake Jo Gilks’ Chocolate Pecan Pie and I’m  looking forward to it immensely! A few days ago, I couldn’t resist the Green & Black’s book [...]

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Aromas – why I love cooking

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Ginger Garlic & Chili
For me, aromas are an important part of the cooking experience, and one reason why I love cooking so much. I enjoy smelling my food at each stage, and following the changes with my eager and curious nose!
It is incredibly difficult to choose, but if I have to, my top five aromas [...]

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Feta & Pesto Pasta with Lemon

What’s better than getting a sudden inspiration for a delicious, and more importantly quick, lunch when you are positively starving? Not many things, I dare say!
Today, I had a sudden flash of inspiration while I was cooking up my speedy meal solution – pesto & pasta. I normally end up eating something like this when I have [...]

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Cuttlefish Risotto

I would normally happily eat pretty much anything, and there aren’t very many things that I don’t like. In fact, I can’t think of any, except for… squid! Brrrrr…  My brothers and my uncle fish for squid, and all my family adore it and eat it fairly frequently, depending on how successful their fishing trips [...]

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To the lighthouse

The island of Pag, Croatia

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