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Archive for February, 2008

Hot Chocolate…You Sexy Thing

By Peter G • Feb 29th, 2008 • Category: Recipes

Decadent…triple hot chocolate with cream
When Elly decided to hold a blogging event associated with music I knew she was on a winner. Music along with food are life’s essentials. I often have something playing in the background as I cook and photograph my creations. I was stumped initially about what I was [...]



Thank Yous and…Baked Figs

By Peter G • Feb 27th, 2008 • Category: Recipes

I only realised the other day that I had officially forgotten to thank Ivy on my own blog, for giving me an “excellent Blog” award. Oops! I’m so sorry for that. I know I left a comment in your comments section but I realised I hadn’t done that here. Thank [...]



San Choy Bau…Thai Style

By Peter G • Feb 21st, 2008 • Category: Recipes

Thai inspired san choy bau
This is my entry for this months Royal Foodie Joust. Jenn holds this monthly competition where foodie bloggers join in a “cook-off” using three ingredients. The three ingredients are chosen by the previous winner. Heather who won last months joust, chose pork or barley (for our veggie friends), [...]



Spinach Salad with Blueberry Vinaigrette

By Peter G • Feb 17th, 2008 • Category: Recipes

Simple ingredients for the blueberry vinaigrette
There’s only so many desserts your body can take. After the panacotta and the tart I was looking for something healthy that would rev my body back from slugishness. Scanning the food channel late at night I was watching one of those cooking shows where the father, [...]



Strawberry and Mascarpone Tart

By Peter G • Feb 13th, 2008 • Category: Recipes

Strawberries and Mascarpone…a great marriage
I’m continuing with my romantic desserts again. But even if you don’t feel the “love” you can still cook them and enjoy them anyway. I hope you enjoyed the panacotta I dished up yesterday. Today’s sexy dessert marries two of those ingredients that again were destined to [...]



Rosewater Panacotta

By Peter G • Feb 12th, 2008 • Category: Recipes

Dessert for two
Its that time of the year again. Its approaching Valentines Day. You know you want to impress your loved one. Instead of going out for dinner and paying the over exorbitant prices they charge for that one day of the year, stay at home and cook something sensual. Before [...]



Sponge Cake

By Peter G • Feb 6th, 2008 • Category: Recipes

The ingredients…the batter…the finished sponge

Just before I start this post let me say a big thank you to all the readers who have joined me here recently. I appreciate all your comments and I sincerely thank you all. I was having trouble leaving replies due to an issue with the commenting system. [...]



Passionfruit Curd

By Peter G • Feb 4th, 2008 • Category: Recipes

Passionfruit
Whilst I was at the markets recently I picked up a whole box of passionfruit. The colours and aromas were so intense I had to just get it. So after spooning it on my breakfast cereal every morning, I still had half a box left. “What will I do with the [...]