DAY 85: Meyer Lemon Risotto w/ Mascarpone & Scampi

So, DAY 84 kinda went missing in action, but it DEFINATELY wasnt a lost day! I spent the day researching for ingredients and gathered some raddichio, pigeon and more. Oh, and I may of also taken my research to the Good Food & Wine Show - strictly research... Ha!

DAY 85's dish was great, taste wise and presentation! As some may already know, I'm really not a seafood lover (or even eater) and even I enjoyed this. The risotto was very very creamy and the lemon was slightly overpowering. The way I looked at it though was that the risotto accompanied the scampi. A nice little trick was learnt here (when roasting the scampi) in that if you crumble a little ceylon tea over the scampi it brings out the sweetness. I loved it!

DAY 83: Olive Oil Brioche w/ Candied Seville Peel

I made this Brioche into some delightful little mini loaves to share with loved ones (yeah, I'm that nice...). The first hiccup involved the lack of candied peel, and although Maggie told me how to time was lacking. So, I hate to admit it... But I kinda might of used mixed peel... Eeek! I promise that I will remake it with the appropriate ingredients... The Brioche itself was your typical Brioche, dense and hearty. The peel used was less than desirable and was a little disappointing...

DAY 81: Fresh Pasta

What an experience and how so Masterchef of me! I was very very excited to be making my first batch of pasta EVER! I made the dough and rested this in the fridge for approx 30 mins after which I split it into 6 chunks. This was then fed through the pasta machine starting at 7 and working my way to 2 (thickness). Each piece needed to go through on each thickness about 3 times, so you can imagine that this was a bit of a lengthy process (but I kept telling myself it was totally worth it!). Once I made it to 2, it was time for the transformation into fettucine (this sounds hard than what it is), which involves feeding it through a cutter (much like the rollers). Next thing I knew, my clothes dryer was completely full of pasta! As you can imagine it took no time at all to cook, and tasted pretty damn amazing...

DAY 80: Jerusalem Artichoke & Pink Grapefruit Salad w/ Walnuts.

A delightfully light and delicious salad that would go with almost anything. A combination of suttle flavours that refreshed the palette. Fresh, juicy grapefruit, crunchy walnuts, delectable jerusalem artichokes (which I have never had before but are oh-so-wonderful) and peppery rocket goodness... Oh, not to mention the gorgonzola!

Posts: few and far between...

Apologies to all for my lake of committment on the blog front, if you're a facebook follower you will know that I havent been slacking off! Its just that the blog version is a little more extended and takes a little more time. So right now, on this cold, wet, wintery day, I will attempt to update the beloved blog! Sorry for the onslaught that is about to occur... x