tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34389446743259240912024-03-19T21:38:15.205+11:00Cooking with Rache and JamesRache and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946818147219307913noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3438944674325924091.post-34137315685344309732011-08-13T14:15:00.000+10:002011-08-13T14:15:46.467+10:00Our French dinner party.....<div style="text-align: justify;">When you put together meal ideas its often to much just for the two of you, and often a little to indulgent for a regular Wednesday night meal, so its always great to share a meal with friends. As James and I both work in a bar on the weekends we don't have the regular social hours of our friends so we have to make the most of a free night. Our guest tonight was an old friend from London. Alex and James worked and lived together in London and its brilliant to have him living just around the corner. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The menu:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Salad au Chevre </div><div style="text-align: center;">A nice light start to a rich meal </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsA7_Ibait7fwoofFPRsBTQRaZrkfUXZFyLWspCxFlNJwG6fQdWJ49wfjpcKkU2hRUH6MyGe55iwo25lpCb7DZW7iwzZPOjrvHSh2hGDVy6J8fhH0qbCTSS4giNcnQTs6bz_DSFQRAyw/s1600/IMAG0113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsA7_Ibait7fwoofFPRsBTQRaZrkfUXZFyLWspCxFlNJwG6fQdWJ49wfjpcKkU2hRUH6MyGe55iwo25lpCb7DZW7iwzZPOjrvHSh2hGDVy6J8fhH0qbCTSS4giNcnQTs6bz_DSFQRAyw/s320/IMAG0113.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Beouf Bourguinon</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had marinated this one overnight so the flavours were rich and intense. I used my Chasseur French Oven for the first time and slow cooked the beef until they fell apart to the touch. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Alex's reaction was perfect. "This is ****** unbelievable". Homemade ice cream is definitely worth doing once. It is so creamy and rich and full of all things that are to be best eaten in moderation but so worth it. There's more left of course which we would love to share with others, possibly an Italian menu next time. </div>Rache and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946818147219307913noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3438944674325924091.post-37910774640798124382011-08-10T09:14:00.001+10:002011-08-10T11:36:27.519+10:00So it begins......<div style="text-align: justify;">I ask you, if you were forced to have 2 weeks off, what would you do with your time? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had suggestions of have a baby, go shopping, watch my favourite TV show while eating chocolate and drinking port, read a friends law readings or get stuck into craft. As much as they sound great, except the reading Law bit, I thought why not get stuck into my own passion... Cooking! I love it. I love creating something delicious and yummy. There is nothing more disappointing than eating a meal that is not satisfying. There are so many beautiful options out there that are easy to throw together, to give you a different experience, or challenge your culinary skills, that I am often found flicking through a cookbook before bed and mentally throwing together menu plans just for fun. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So now its time to make something a little more of those ideas. Get cooking, share those recipes with others and one day I may even know how to make Chocolate Mousse with out a recipe and be a contender for Masterchef.....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So talking of Masterchef, I have been inspired to make ice cream, but don't have an ice cream maker or even a blast chiller. So, as you do, I Googled it and came across a way to make it from <a href="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/">David Lebovitz</a>. An executive pastry chef who moved to Paris and wrote about it in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/076792889X/davidleboviswebs">A Sweet Life In Paris</a> and blogs about all things sweet, shares recipes, and dining experiences. Again another place to find amazing info on all things food, including amazing recipes for creative flavours of ice cream. <a href="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2008/11/milk-chocolate-and-black-pepper/">Milk Chocolate and Black Pepper</a> and <a href="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2008/03/candied-bacon-i-1/">Candied Bacon Ice Cream</a> are flavours that remind me of what Heston Blumenthal would create but still have something delicious about them, as does <a href="http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2010/11/brown-bread-ice-cream-recipe/">Brown Bread Ice Cream</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfwLpatx21h1IMlhn19Y-Rj1JJLy3uYr-m4Fi9Ev-0R_FJYZZDXnmHg0ZT3AR4781noNAMf27KKiVwdk3OUTcvGpoLYLMDzgl-vyqR2UBU8YoRBy6E6oTJajYT4nX6CevtaS7C3Bompo/s1600/sweet+life.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfwLpatx21h1IMlhn19Y-Rj1JJLy3uYr-m4Fi9Ev-0R_FJYZZDXnmHg0ZT3AR4781noNAMf27KKiVwdk3OUTcvGpoLYLMDzgl-vyqR2UBU8YoRBy6E6oTJajYT4nX6CevtaS7C3Bompo/s320/sweet+life.jpg" width="211" /></a></div>Brown Bread Ice Cream. My first recipe. My first attempt at making ice cream. My first delicious experience at homemade ice cream....beautiful. So creamy and sweet with a perfect little crunch. <br />
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</div>Rache and Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946818147219307913noreply@blogger.com0Sydney NSW, Australia-33.8689009 151.20709139999997-34.2412264 150.78688789999995 -33.4965754 151.62729489999998