“I’d count the egg-shells in the bin, to see how many eggs she’d used and write them down. I’d come in at different times, when I knew she was making it. I’d just catch her when she was doing some meringue, building up that recipe slowly over a matter of months, if ...
Salty Pistachio Gelato– Pistachio di Bronte DOGC produces an intense pistachio base to which I added just a touch of salt — made by me for @sweetmilkgelato — #SweetMilkGelato #gelato #dessert #icecream #FrozenDessert #nomnom #dessertlovers #dessertporn #icecreamlovers #gelatoitaliano #foodp...
My favorite dishes here at Monarch were many of the ones that were at Chifa as well, like the lobster and steak. I do have to say, however, that the black pepper lobster is INSANELY GOOD. Best Chinese style lobster I’ve had. It’s also pretty expensive, but worth it. And the vers...
100g of nuts of choice: pistachio work well here cos of the colour, as do pine nuts* (pine nuts is what the original recipe called for) or almonds/hazelnuts. If you use the latter I would toast them gently first and let them cool before adding. *if you use pine nuts use 50g, and...
Financier – a small French almond cake, and the one we had also contained pistachio. It tasted like a Chinese almond cookie to me. Choquettes – bite-sizes puff pastries with pearl sugar on top. We had it served to us when we ordered coffee and tea. ...
75g pistachio nuts, roughly chopped 100g fresh raspberries 1 Heat the oven to 200C gas mark 6. Butter and base line a 20cm square baking tin. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl then stir in the cardamom seeds and sugars. Add the eggs, vanilla and melted bu...
I decided to give this recipe a go as I likeLindt’s ‘A touch of Sea Salt’ dark chocolate and I thought this would be similar as pistachio’s have quite a salty taste. The fudge wasn’t quite as I expected – as the pistachio nuts I used were quite bland – I used the raw, ...
ChocolateOrange Pistachio Gelato— my classic 63% Valrhona chocolate base but with orange infused milk, and laced with house-made Bronte Pistachio Valrhona Gananche — made by me for @sweetmilkgelato — Just say it again: Bronte Pistachio Valrhona Ganache — #SweetMilkGelato #gelato #dessert #ic...
Amuse ofwatermelon and pistachio coated goat cheese. The ball is a lot like an ancient Roman snack. Amuse offresh cheese stuffed strawberries with honey. Delicious! From my cellar:2009 La Pousse d’Or Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret.BH 92. A deft touch of wood frames lemon and mo...
Samosas. We had veggie, chicken, and lamb. The shells was nice and thin and crispy, more phylo, but the interior was dry. King Prawn Kashmiri. Very creamy and mild. VERY creamy as in about 50% heavy cream. Chicken Tikka Masala. This was the palest creamiest CTM I’ve ever had. Flav...