I've gotten more adventurous in trying out new fruits as I've gotten older.

Not DURIAN level adventurous, but persimmons are pretty adventurous for someone whose teens were limited to eating apples, pears, oranges ... and grapes.


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Thought I'd post a Halloween themed dessert ... chocolate panna cotta garnished with chocolate meringue "bones".

Presented by my friendly, home made witch. Who really deserves a name.

Ideas?

Happy Halloween!!


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A picture of some lovely ripe mangoes (88 cents each) in the most recent Food Basics flyer led me to consider making either mango creme caramel or a mango panna cotta. I decided on the latter since it didn't involve turning on the oven. In the current heat wave, even with the A/C on, that's an important consideration ( Read more... )

... well, ME.

A change up from the endless bread posts.

I tried out a recipe for red velvet cake for the first time by making a half batch and baking cupcakes. Next time ... do NOT double the cocoa cause the liquid red food colouring ended up sort of garnet instead of the 'red' that the person who posted/rec'd the recipe had. Since the cupcakes ( Read more... )

Sorry for the picspam. I wasn't going to post the brownie recipe at all, just a soup recipe that I didn't make until the beginning of June, but then I changed my mind about the brownie recipe.Then the post would have been HUGE, so I decided to throw all the May stuff in the same post.

Basic Walnut BrowniesMade with cocoa powder ... just a touch ( Read more... )

WARNING: Picture Heavy Post

I've been doing quite a bit of cooking from my freezer these days due to necessity. No money and free time means I can get creative.

I love dim sum and one of my favourite dishes is char siu bao or Chinese bbq'd pork buns. I was going to use the Korean pork tenderloin for a filling but I was too lazy to do so when I ( Read more... )

SEPTEMBER TEASER: English muffins and hamburger buns


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And then, there's Orange and Black Chocolate Panna Cotta

I found the recipe here:

Orange and Chocolate Panna Cotta Trio


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A verrine is a small dish presented in a glass which would normally be used to serve drinks. The vertical nature of the presentation and the transparency of the container allows an enjoyment of the different layers (usually 3) visually and gustatorily. Even though a verrine may be a starter, a main course, or a dessert, I chose the easiest option ( Read more... )

After seeing recipes using espresso powder everywhere, I finally bought a jar of instant espresso powder for a bit of experimentation ( Read more... )