Tag Archives: strawberry

Panna Cotta with rhubarb compote.

By lili | Published September 21, 2008

Sometimes the most rewarding and enjoyable meals are those that are the simplest. Often I will spend hours cooking a meal and the finished product has lost all allure for me. After tasting and nibbling I’m not hungry and however fresh and delicious the meal is, it feels tired and boring to me.
So when I [...]

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Strawberries.

By lili | Published September 7, 2008

The past few weeks the strawberries have been divine. Heralding the beginning of spring and on sale everywhere. Strawberries, which all too often disappoint, are packed with flavour and unbelievably fragrant.
Standing in the fruit shop, nose hovering about the air holes in the plastic punnets, I have almost swooned on more than one occasion as [...]

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Happy Birthday Felix, have some Idiot Cake

By lili | Published August 13, 2008

When will I learn? I think I have spoken about this before, my oven is not a good cake oven, I should not make cakes. In fact I have a series of failed cake stories percolating just below the surface. Unfortunately Birthday biscuits or Birthday Custard just really doesn’t have the same ring [...]

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