A true classic: French onion soup. Slowly caramelized onions and cheesy slabs of toasted garlicky bread…
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Leek, Chive And Caper Scotch Eggs by Mildreds
For Chantal’s birthday party, I made some Scotch eggs with a delicious herby dipping sauce. This is the veggie version.
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Malteser Tiffin
For Chantal’s birthday, I was looking for a recipe for one of those fantastic cakes entirely covered in Maltesers, but along the way, I got distracted by this “Malteser tiffin”.
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Gnocchi with a Creamy Mushroom Sauce
I got some packets of De Cecco’s mini gnocchi, chicche di patate, so started looking for recipes to find a sauce that was not the standard browned butter with sage leaves.
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Sweet Corn Risotto
This risotto hails from Georgia and originally comes from Morgan Murphy’s cookbook “Southern Living Off the Eaten Path: On the Road Again: More Unforgettable Foods and Characters from the South’s Back Roads and Byways”
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Soufflé Cheesecake (a.k.a. Japanese Cotton Cheesecake)
My first attempt at a Soufflé Cheesecake. The taste very closely resembled a regular lemon cheesecake, but the structure is amazingly fluffy and light!
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Saffron Risotto by Ferran Adrià
Ferran Adrià of El Bulli fame finishes the risotto with a garnish of paper-thin slices of mushrooms.
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Pancetta and Sage Risotto by Ursula Ferrigno
A straight forward “pantry” risotto for a delicious weekday supper.
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Mac ‘n Cheese by Marco Pierre White
When the grown-ups indulge in culinary experimentation, it’s always a challenge to make something easy and more suitable for the kids. This time they were quite vocal about it and demanded Mac ‘n Cheese! Luckily, I had this version by Marco Pierre White still in my culinary bucket list.
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Cherry Clafoutis Tart
A French clafoutis tart brings childhood memories of summer bakes with all kinds of fresh fruit, but the real classic is with cherries.
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Confit Salmon with Spinach and Tomato by George Calombaris
A couple of weeks ago Koen and I had another cookout. We needed a starter that was relatively low maintenance, and I wanted to try something new with the sous vide. This recipe is from George Calombaris fit the bill nicely as I hadn’t cooked fish in it before.
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Churros Waffles with Cinnamon Sugar and Hot Chocolate Sauce
This a recipe from the Will It Waffle blog that was published on Serious Eats.
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Scallops with Smoked White Bean Puree and Glazed Carrots
Another excuse to use the Smoking Gun… 🙂
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Perfect Sous Vide Egg with Mushroom Custard
This recipe from Masterchef Australia was a perfect use of my sous vide water oven.
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