I’ve been absent for a while and had not expected to travel as long. Had planned to write-up one or two blog posts before leaving but unfortunately never got that organized 🙂 That said, we had a lovely summer ( I hope you did too) catching up with family and friends. Continue reading
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For as long as I remember I’ve always enjoyed making homemade pastry. And in my younger days, my hands were always cold... perfect conditions for rubbing butter into the flour and for handling the dough.
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Maybe my hands aren’t as cold these days but I can still turn out a good enough pastry.... maybe with the help of an iced bowl of water on the side. .
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Do you prefer making shortcrust pastry by hand or in a food processor?
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This shortcrust pastry dough speckled with cocoa nibs was the base I used for the delicious vegetable tarts (previous photo) for the #foodandtoolsUseYourCookbookClub
Although you won’t get an overwhelming chocolate taste... a subtle taste of the bitter-sweet cocoa nibs is notable. .
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Looking through my cookbook collection the choice was limited when searching for recipes that combined chocolate with beetroot for the #foodandtoolsUseYourCookbookClub
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These homely Beetroot, Potato and Creme Fraiche Pies are from the “Great British Farmhouse Cookbook” by Sarah Mayor.
I’d prefer to call these pies “tarts” but the recipe headnote mentioned the dish, “was inspired by some very good little veggie pies” enjoyed at a restaurant ... so, pies it is then. .
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I decided to incorporated a chocolate element to the recipe by making a cocoa nib pastry... inspiration from another cookbook, “A New Way of Cooking with Chocolate” by Hotel Chocolate. The cocoa nibs added a savory-crunch to the pastry base which gives the dish an interesting element. .
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After blind baking the cocoa nib pastry, filled the pastry cases with a mixture of grated beetroot, potatoes, cream and cheese. Topped with more cheese, baked the individual pies for a short time until the cheese melted and filling heated through.
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These delicious veggie pies were quite rich, very much enjoyed and needed nothing more than a leafy salad on the side.
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If your joining, looking forward to seeing what recipe you’ve made using Chocolate and/or Beetroot. Post a photo of your completed dish anytime between the 20th to the 25th. Please use the hashtag #foodandtoolsUseYourCookbookClub so everyone can view your dish and I can post your photo on my Instagram stories 😊
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So stocks can once again replenish and grow... prawn season ends soon in Bahrain. I usually keep some in the freezer to use during the first few months of the ban period and refuse to buy prawns from anyone trying to sell them. .
So in the meantime... we can still enjoy this refreshing Asian style prawn salad with a spicy dressing. .
Do you like to keep a stock of prawns in the freezer?
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A late weekend breakfast... sumac-roasted strawberries with yoghurt cream. Really delicious 😍
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Easy recipe from @ottolenghi cookbook #ottolenghisimple .
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