I had about 100mL of leftover cream and a handful of dark chocolate buttons. My brain immediately suggested ganache. Oh I love ganache. And so I put them together in a pot with a bit of butter and melted it all together in the microwave. That's as far as my brain's suggestion went. To prevent myself eating it all with a spoon (the chocolate to ( Read more... )

Who says students or people who live by themselves have to eat stir fries all the time?


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Everyone loves a pie. It's basically whatever you fancy eating with the addition of pastry. And party pies are even better because you get more pastry. Win.


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I've been craving chocolate so much this week. I blame MasterChef. They always seemed to be making chocolatey niceness. Mousse, cake, mousse cake, mousse tart. And so, with the rest of the cherries from last night's desert I made something of a black forest cake. I won't give you the recipe, it was just a chocolate cake. The cream was just whipped ( Read more... )

Oh yes, I'm a student. Leftover rice, with capsicum, pak choy, peas, a mixed up fried egg, soy sauce and rice wine vinegar (I love my rice wine vinegar!).


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Preparation for desert included breaking the rubber seal on and opening the lid of a bottle of cherries. Grown by Dad, bottled by Mum. The only problem is that I instantly want a chocolate roulade cake covered in whipped cream and Flake chocolate to accompany them. A family birthday tradition.


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The recipe for chicken teriyaki on my bottle of mirin has been staring at me the last couple of days, and so I gave it in made it.


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My Mum was concerned that I wasn't eating enough red meat since I moved out, so she bought me a nice piece of fillet steak from her local butcher. And it was tasty indeed. I have to credit Nigella Lawson with the 'bath' recipe.


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