I took the liberty of re-naming this dish because I had never heard of the real name of this ‘pie’. In French it’s called a Pithivier and refers to a pie containing filling that is mounded up in between two discs of puff pastry. The traditional one is sweet and contains almond frangipane, but the…
This term we have some extra challenges in the kitchen and today was our first one – the Mystery Basket! Upon entering the kitchen we got a list of about 20 ingredients and had 10 minutes to come up with a dish and sketch a drawing of our finished plate. We also had to demonstrate…
When I heard we were making lobster lasagne I pictured the traditional layers of pasta saturated with oozing cheese and sauce and I couldn’t wait to make this dish! However when I saw that the ingredient list was alarmingly short and didn’t have either cheese or sauce I started getting curious as to what sort…
Perhaps not the most alluring of titles, but our final Cheese Lecture was spectacular! We tasted lots of bold cheeses. Some were creamy, some were funky, some were homemade experiments from the Cheese guru himself! But they all had an interesting story behind them and the people who made them. I have enormous respect for…
Hot Pan Behind You! 