Black Truffle, Lavender & Porcini PastaIn honour of moving into my new home, I decided to cook a special first meal. Actually I found some black truffle sitting in the pantry during the move and realised I had to use them, so what better way to celebrate than chopping it up into some pasta and enjoying it with a glass of prosecco? Lavender might seem like an odd ingredient but it really adds to the recipe. I have a supply[…]
Gin & Yang
An east meets west food & drink blog
The Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Grilled cheese, cheese toastie, toasted cheese sandwich, how ever you refer to it – this simple and tasty meal is easy to make. To make our ultimate grilled cheese sandwich we need the right ingredients, while this may be subjective to some, everyone knows that Gruyere is the ultimate melting cheese and that Red Leicester is better than Cheddar. All we need is a third cheese to add a bit more flavour and my personal[…]
The Dessert Burger
I’ve always loved the idea of making a dessert burger. I like making food a little whimsical and I love burgers so when my work’s cake club came around again (I made cookies last time) a dessert burger seemed like a pretty logical next step. I figured someone, somewhere would have tried it but a quick search on google didn’t come up with much. In fact, the only good example of a dessert burger I[…]
Mushroom & Artichoke Risotto
I’m probably not the best person to ask when it comes to making vegetarian meals. I generally feel duped when I find a meal doesn’t involve meat. Most chefs who aren’t vegetarians themselves don’t enjoy having to serve up meals for vegans. I recently watched an old episode of Top Chef: Masters where the four chefs had to cook lunch for Zooey Deschanel – the catch? She is a vegan, who is also gluten intolerant. […]
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