Chinese New Year is coming early this year (25 January 2020 instead of the usual February timeframe). With just a week before the first day of the Lunar New Year, I thought I’d better get some of the traditional celebration food items ready. Now traditionally these steamed cakes are made in round pans, then cut…
Category: Recipes
No Bake Silky Chocolate Cheesecake
What happens when you mix chocolate ganache into cream cheese? That’s the question I asked J and she said “let’s pour and find out!” That’s how we roll, forever in search of the (next) perfect dessert. The result: A buttery crumb base; super silky chocolate cream cheese filling, further topped with more chocolate ganache. This…
Manjari Mousse, Raspberry Jelly, Mascarpone Cream
Inspired by a recent Valrhona workshop with Valrhona Pacific and Sabato, I set off to create a mousse dessert with all my favourites. Here I used Valrhona Manjari, a single origin dark chocolate made from rare cocoa beans from Madagascar. This has a fresh, acidic, sharp bouquet with red fruit notes and pairs perfectly with…
Ombre Raspberry Cheesecake
Who remembers the raspberry cheesecake from the freezer section? I used to have that as a treat when I was little. I have always wanted to make my own version of it, refining the flavours and texture. Here I decided to make an ombre raspberry colour – the graduating pink colour turned out quite well…
Hainanese Chicken Rice
As I nibbled and drank my way around the Auckland Food Show preview day, one thought hrough my head the entire time: what was I going to cook for dinner that night? I knew it would be something from the show and there were plenty of ideas and options: Venison burger, kumara hash brown, falafel…
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