Once I had made junket the next simple step was to make fromage frais by gently cutting the junket into chunks and allowing it to drain through muslin.In 1996 I was fortunate to be at a class at Sunnybrae Restaurant given by Richard Thomas on... -

Ingredients:5 tbsp instant coffee350g caster sugar3 vanilla pods or 3 tsp vanilla extract240g shelled walnuts240g ground almonds380g unsalted butter, diced5 eggs100g plain flour1 tsp baking powderbutter for greasingcocoa powder for the tin1. Grease... -

We\'ve been very lucky this year as our cherry trees are quite generous. This is minutes before this beautiful fruit has been demolished, squeezed into big glass jars and set to marinade over night before Step 2 in our attempt to make some cherry... -

With the new school year less than a week away it was time to stock the pantry with yummy snacks for the first week back.First on the list was Banana Bread with date and Walnut. Very easy to prepare... the thermomix blades make chopping dates and... -

Make up a batch of chermoula and you\'ll find a million ways to use it. This paste of middle eastern herbs and spices is wonderfully fragrant and goes well in a variety of dishes whether they be roasted, baked, steamed pan fried or barbecued. Use... -

Well, yes, it is past Christmas, but I made this from a book that I received from Santa. The book is the latest from Armando Percuoco and David Dale called -

I remain interested in raw food even though I probably only eat half of my food raw. There are some foods that are so much easier to digest in their cooked form, including potatoes and some of the crunchier vegetables like broccoli and cabbage.Hence... -

Tonight was a great class at Savour School with Janice Wong from 2am : dessertbar in Singapore.I am not much of a dessert fan, but this was really an interesting exercise. There were many fascinating techniques and ingredients used to effortlessly... -

Ingredients:2-3 lemons, skin on, washed, cut in halves1000g water100g sugar10 ice cubes1. Add the lemons, water and sugar to the TM bowl. Insert the TM cup and hold it. Setting: /Turbo/2 seconds. Taste and add more sugar if desired.2. Insert the... -

Persimmon and Passionfruit SorbetPersimmons are an Autumn fruit almost past their best now that Winter is here. You can pick up a tray of really squashy persimmons for a few dollars at the market right now and these are perfect for making sorbet. I... -

A quick salad to accompany some pork sausages.Preparation time 1 minuteCooking/Mixing time 10-12 secondsThis recipe calls for 1/4 cabbage, 1/2 a big carrot, 1/4 small onion , 1/2 stick celery, a couple of tablespoons of mayo and salt/pepper to... -

What should you do if a loved one has a poppy seed prominently caught between their teeth in public" I have always thought it best to let the person displaying the offending poppy seed keep talking until a natural pause in the conversation, then... -

This recipe comes from the book ?A Passion for Fruit? by Lorzenza de?Medici. Similar to Lynne Mullins? book ?produce?, it has chapters on each fruit with an introduction and then some recipes.There are many recipes for various berries, but one that... -

(from Fast and Easy Cooking Cookbook)Ingredients:250g - 1000g double cream, coldSea salt (optional)Herbs (optional)1. Add double cream. Whip at Speed 5 until the butter separates from the buttermilk, stopping to scrape down the sides of TM bowl if... -

Well there were still grapes in the fridge and so what to do. Many years ago I recall watching a cooking program that I was sure was The de Medici Kitchen and there was a description of a flat-bread being made at harvest time stuffed and topped with... -

Pasta sauce with chicken and pineapplePasta sauce with chicken and pineapple(by courtesy of "anka25" from przepisownia.pl)Ingredients:100g   onion, peeled and cut in quarters20g     olive oil40g     leek1 tin    chopped... -

I?ve been travelling along comfortably for a while now, enjoying my breakfast of fruit with some cooked brown rice or quinoa, a large salad at lunch time with some cooked beans or chick peas, and a cooked dinner. I enjoy eating bananas as a snack,... -

The Pasta dough was made with Semolina flour my wife purchased during the week The result was a nuttier taste with Spaghetti that held together very well. Ingredients 3 free range eggs at room temp 300g Semolina Flour 10g Extra Virgin... -

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