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mapo tofu
A trip to an asian food market always incurs the insatiable urge to make some Asian food. Reading a wonderful book about a Chinese girl reacquainting herself with Chinese food (Fortune Cookie by Ann Mah) left me with a desire for Mapo Tofu as she describes it as a dish I would LOVE. In the back of the book she adds a recipe, unfortunately she ( ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts about recipes
Last Sunday made Nigel Slater's Grilled prawns with yogurt and mint. A lovely recipe, but I am not too fond of the way Nigel measures his ingredients. I can work with grams, cups, ounces, you name it. But what to make of "a couple of handfuls" of prawns? Whose hands? I have tiny hands, my boyfriend has big hands... Using either could effect the ( Read more... ) -
Gingery Scones
In the most recent Good Food Magazine I saw these amazing gingery scones. I love ginger and scones, so I just had to try them. They turned out really nice and crumbly - just perfect :)
Go here for the recipe: BBC GoodFood Gingery buttermilk scones
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Pralines
We made lovely pralines today. They turned out amazing, if I may say so myself. They are filled with pistache creme, hazelnut and cookie crumble and caramel with cookie crumble. Delicious!
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