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Book Review| The Tulleeho! Book of Cocktails … & an Orange Zinger
Warm and spicy undertones of bitter orange marmalade and the slight edge of ginger paired well with the whiskey.
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Baking| Peach, Plum & Apricot Streusel Crumble … Fine Cooking In Season
I do love this season. The colours, the flavours, the charm of stone fruit ... always like a dream. The crumble was addictive and difficult to keep away from. Sweetly tart and full of soul ... if you know what I mean. Add to it a nutty walnut streusel topping, crisp and delicious and you know this was meant to be.
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Cooking| Katchi Biryani … perhaps Hyderabads most renowned biryani
Maybe I’m plain lucky, or maybe I’ve ‘arrived’ on the biryani scene. Whichever way, this was a meal in itself, full of flavour, each grain of rice separate {test of a good biryani}, and tasted even better the next day! This is perhaps Hyderabad’s most renowned biryani. Both the rice and the meat are layered in an almost raw form in the pan. Therein lies it’s unbelievable magic. Many claim Katchi Biryani is th ultimate biryani dish.“
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Chocolate Creme Brulee … The Le Cordon Bleu Chocolate Bible
Le Cordon Bleu Chocolate Bible is here. This one book is a chocolate lovers dream, a book with recipes you can recreate, and easily so. The instructions are clear and simple. It's not an overwhelmingly overdose of chocolate in any way. It is a sweet reaffirmation of the quote "9 out of 10 people like chocolate. The 10th person always lies". From tarts to truffles, cakes to creams, this step by step guide is a must-have for chocolate lovers. I'm sharing a quick & easy recipe for Chocolate Creme Brulees from the book... indulgent little pots!
