How to Be a Domestic Goddess - Nigella Lawson

How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking

Rhubarb Grunt
7th March, 2008

I love rhubarb. Love it. And that is why I nearly ate the whole grunt myself in only three days. It is even fabulous cold for breakfast.

The new forced rhubarb had arrived in the grocers. Nigella has lots of tasty sounding recipes. The topping turns out like dumpling or perhaps a little like steamed pudding. Instead of butter it uses double cream which made it very quick to mix together.

New Vegetarian Entertaining - Jane Noraika

New Vegetarian Entertaining

Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto
25th February 2008

Not the most wildly exciting recipe from this book. There are many others that look a bit more interesting. But I had a butternut squash that I wanted to be rid of so that was that.

It turned out very well. I cooked it in two stages which probably made it a bit more stodgy than it would otherwise have been. Fried some sage leaves as garnish which was nice. Oh and added a mustard dressed salad. I love risotto but I love it more with something to cut the richness.

I fried some sage leaves to use as garnish. They do add a little extra texture.

Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto, originally uploaded by rodillagrande.

Roasted Butternut Squash, originally uploaded by rodillagrande.

Sage and Rice, originally uploaded by rodillagrande.

Rice, originally uploaded by rodillagrande.

Sage and Rice, originally uploaded by rodillagrande.

Arabesque - Claudia Roden

Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon

Mashed Aubergine and Tomato Salad - Zaalouk
8th February 2008

This turned out to be lovely. I was very concerned about the amount of chopped garlic. And when I tasted it after stirring in the herbs it tasted quite rough. But within a hour it tasted smooth and delicious. I ate it with pitta bread, potato pancakes and straight out of the bowl.

Roasted Aubergines