Hello everyone, this is the home of my new blog, the last one wasn't working as i wanted it to because apparently it wasn't a blog sight. How was I to know? These things really are a bit beyond me at times. I can add computers to my list of things I don't understand along with politics, science, and how to apply fake tan without looking like a zebra. Luckily this blog is about none of those things.
It is about the one thing I seem to know a bit about.....food. Its also about love, and life, and Melbourne, and cafes. But mainly food. I created it for a challenge, but also to teach myself how to love cooking for myself. Its something I haven't done for a while. A long string of relationships has left me a little confused on how to cook for one person, and more importantly how to just be alone. So if your single (or not) I hope you will be inspired to make beautiful food for yourself and those you love...no strings attached.
Just for a bit of a background (since this is a new blog space and all) I am a young aspiring chef/writer. Im currently studding both pastry and cooking at a small hospitality school in melbourne. I'd love to create a life that is somehow a combination of cooking/love/art/beauty, like if donna hay, nigel lawson, marilyn monroe, and jamie oliver got together and had a baby. Im not really sure how that would work......but its what Im working on. The lifestyle, not getting them all together to ummm well....you get what I mean.
Please feel free to send me in pictures of things you cook, and yummy ideas that inspire you. Have a very very lovely night.
My first recipe for this blog will be something very potent for me. Sticky date pudding. Two people I loved very dearly both loved this desert. I made it in pastry school last week, for the first time just for me. I hope you like it and enjoy making it.
Sticky Date Pudding
You will need:
- 175g dates
- 1tsp bicarb soda
- 75g butter
- 150g brown sugar
- 1tsp vanilla essence
- 170g self raising flour
- 2 eggs
What to do:
- Cook your dates with 3/4 cup of water in a small pot until they are a bit soft.
- Add the bicarb and cook for another 5 mins until all the water is gone (the bicarb helps to soften the dates.)
- Beat your eggs
- And then just mix everything together. Pour the mix into muffin trays and bake at 180 for about 25 minutes
- Leave them to set in the tin for about 10 mins before you serve them.
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