Sunday, August 5, 2012

Procrastination

I always put off making recipes where there is zesting any sort of citrus involved. Which is a shame - zesting is really NOT that hard. So I think I need an easier tool to zest with - as in a proper zester - not just using the fine setting on my grater. This weeks roast is a Cuban style lamb recipe that I picked up somewhere on the Internet which involved a lot of zesting and we await the results of my labours....

Meanwhile, the cheesecake I made yesterday turned out awesomely - here's a picture of it straight out of the oven:

I am rather pleased at the lack of cracking! Success. Perhaps I'll have the energy to make a cafe style banana bread this afternoon as well..

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Weekend cooking

This weekend I'll be making a household favourite: Best ever cheesecake (apparently). The cream cheese is sitting out of the fridge and waiting to get to room temp, and the Marie biscuits are awaiting mushing....Hopefully will get some nice pics of it as well. Currently not feeling super hot because of a head cold, but we struggle on, yes? And there's no better feeling for me than pulling a perfect cake out of the oven...It is sure to cheer me up immediately! 

Thursday, August 2, 2012

New favourite restaurant ever....

I mean, who could go past a dessert like that? I just had to have it. Had to. I especially love that they didn't even bother to put loads of custard under the creme brûlée - they admit it - we're all just there for the crackly sugar glaze on top....



So if you're in St Kilda around dessert time, Oenoviva is the place to be...