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Recipe: Vanilla Panna Cotta & Florentine Tuile (DBC Feb. 2011)

February 28, 2011

A return to the Daring Bakers Challenge with a very simple recipe of Vanilla Panna Cotta & Florentine Tuile.

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…plus c’est la même chose – Two Years in the heart of food

February 10, 2011

the heart of food turns two. To commemorate this milestone, several changes have been implemented, including a long overdue layout change.

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Lessons in Freestylin’ – Daring Cooks Challenge December 2009

December 14, 2009

Hi all! Welcome to December’s Daring Cooks Challenge. This month’s challenge, hosted by the wonderful Simone from Junglefrog Cooking, is Salmon en Croute or some variation that essentially composes of meat (or vegetables for vegetarians/vegans) wrapped & baked in pastry. The suggested meat alternative to fish was Beef Wellington. However, me being me for those [...]

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To Lay an Egg – Daring Bakers Challenge September 2009

December 1, 2009

Ok, I’ll level with you. The little birds nest creation above looks nothing like what this month’s Daring Bakers challenge is meant to look like. This creation was born out of the need to improvise; part inspiration and desperation alike. This is in fact meant to be a reasonably well known Italian pastry. Can you [...]

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Apple Pie of My Eye – Daring Bakers Challenge October 2009

October 28, 2009

Macarons. Those delicate, and often mispronounced French pastries are a delight to the senses. Attractive round form, initially crisp texture that soon melts away to nothingness, not to mention the cornucopia of flavours limited only by ones imagination. So, it was with great delight that I found that my very first Daring Bakers Challenge would [...]

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Food Intolerences – Daring Cooks Challenge September 2009

September 14, 2009

The Daring Cooks Challenge for September 2009 was hosted by Debyi from The Healthy Vegan Kitchen. The challenge she selected was Indian Dosas, or at least it’s meant to be. However, what you see pictured above is neither Indian nor dosa. You’ll see what I’m getting at when you read on. Before I begin the [...]

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Truth or Daring – Daring Cooks Challenge August 2009

August 14, 2009

I present to you the Daring Cooks Challenge for August 2009 – rice with mushrooms, cuttlefish and artichokes; essentially a paella. The original recipe is by José Andrés (apparently a Spanish chef of high regard, who has trained under Ferran Adria) selected by this months Daring Cooks host, Olga of Olga’s Recipes. Ok, let’s be [...]

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