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cooking up a storm: Bambi Birthday Cake
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Thursday, August 07, 2008. So I made another funny cake. After seeing my son’s Car. Cake, a friend of mine mentioned that her daughter would really like a birthday cake shaped like Bambi (the Disney deer). I thought about it for a really long time, and this is what I came up with. I loved making it too. I used two batches of Victoria sponge batter, only instead of making four circle shaped cakes, I made three in loaf tins and one in a regular Victoria sponge tin. Food can be such FUN! That is so cute!
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cooking up a storm: June 2008
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Sunday, June 29, 2008. 2 heads of broccoli. 1 clove garlic, chopped. A handful of fresh basil leaves. A handful of fresh coriander leaves. 50g freshly grated parmesan cheese. A pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper. Follow the packet instructions to cook the pasta of your choice. Remove the tough stalk from the broccoli and break the heads into florets. Place them in a pan of salted boiling water for about 3 minutes. Drain. I used the same water for the broccoli as I did for the pasta, to save on...
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cooking up a storm: Vietnamese style crispy pork and little gem salad
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Saturday, August 23, 2008. Vietnamese style crispy pork and little gem salad. 2tsp freshly grated ginger. 1 red chili, seeded and finely chopped. 1 garlic clove, crushed. 4 spring onions, trimmed. 2tbsp chopped fresh coriander. 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint. 2tbsp rice vinegar, or white wine vinegar. 1tsp soft light brown sugar. 50g dry roasted peanuts, chopped. 4 little gem lettuces. Fresh coriander sprigs, to serve. Cut the remaining limes into wedges, and separate the leaves of the lettuces. This type of ...
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cooking up a storm: Car Cakes
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Saturday, May 10, 2008. So it was my youngest son’s third birthday party today. They grow up so fast! He requested a cake in the shape of a car, so I figured I’d give it a go. In the end I decided I’d better make two, just to make sure we had enough. I could have just made a bigger one, but then I couldn’t have used my all time most favorite cake recipe ever. Pour into two 20cm tins and bake at 180c for 25-30 min. Test with a toothpick to see if it’s done. I especially like using this recipe because the ...
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cooking up a storm: October 2008
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Saturday, October 18, 2008. Press for our upcoming opus. . . This actually even looks like us! We got a lovely little article about our upcoming book, Fresh Eggs Don't Float in today's Daily Mail! You can pre-order a copy here. Labels: fresh eggs dont float. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). We've got a book coming out! Nov 6 2008 from Little, Brown. Press for our upcoming opus. . . Down to earth cookbook. Fresh eggs dont float. Hangover cures and booze.
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cooking up a storm: September 2008
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008. 2 large aubergines, halved lengthways. 2-3 tbsp olive oil. 2 garlic cloves, crushed. Juice of ½ lemon. Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Large handful of fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped. Brush the cut sides of the aubergines with some of the oil and bake them for about 35 min or until soft. Meanwhile, heat the grill to it’s highest setting. Spoon into a serving dish, drizzle with the remaining oil and scatter over the mint leaves. Funny enough, it was my four yea...
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cooking up a storm: August 2008
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Sunday, August 31, 2008. This picture is awful, but this salad is so good! 2 tsp clear honey. Juice of ½ lemon. Salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place almonds on a baking sheet, and toast in the oven for 10 min, or until golden, set aside. Stir in the toasted almonds just before serving. I only recently discovered this recipe from New Flavours of the Jewish Table. Easy, fast, delicious, exotic, and mostly made from ingredients that you could easily have to hand. This dish ROCKS! Heat the oil in a la...
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cooking up a storm: May 2008
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Saturday, May 31, 2008. Yellow split pea and frankfurter soup. 1 clove of garlic. 1 stick of celery. 2-3 tbsp vegetable oil. 189; tsp ground mace. 500g yellow split peas. 125-15 litres chicken or veg stock. Approx. 8 frankfurters. Peel the onion, carrot and garlic. Roughly cut up the onion, carrot and celery, and put them, with the garlic into a food processor and blitz till finely chopped. This soup was from the Nigella Lawson book Feast. This one is an all around winner. Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Heat 2 t...
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cooking up a storm: Bread and Tomato Soup
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Thursday, August 21, 2008. Bread and Tomato Soup. Everyone who is growing tomato plants needs to have this recipe! From Jamie’s Italy. 500g/1lb2oz ripe cherry tomatoes. 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely sliced. A large bunch of fresh basil, leaves picked, stems chopped. Sea salt and fresh ground pepper. 2x400g good quality tins of tomatoes. 500g/1lb2oz good quality bread, stale. This is another recipe that I used to make all the time before the year long cooking challenge started. When I started ...
