The other weekend I had four of my girlfriends around for Sunday Lunch. Having just come back from holidaying in the UK and Europe, I love the idea of a good old fashioned Sunday Lunch. I loved how particularly in England and Ireland, on any given Sunday you can sit down for a lovely Sunday lunch at a pub, restuarant or with family and friends. Sometimes my mum roasts lamb on Sundays when we are all home and I love it, particularly if you can enjoy pudding or ice cream afterwards!
For my lunch since it has started to get a little warmer in Sydney, I tried to keep things lighter and to bring a few Spring tastes to the table. The girls and I enjoyed;
- Pear, walnut and haloumi salad
- Spring Roast Lamb
- Garlic layered potatoes
- Green beans & brocolli tossed with olive oil and lemon juice
- Strawberry & mascarpone tart
My favourite part of the meal was definitely the Strawberry & Mascarpone tart. The beautiful pastry, the creamy mascarpone and cream, topped with honey glazed strawberries was just devine!!! This tart was one of Rachel Allen's and I will definitely be making this again.
lauren's little kitchen
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
My first post!
Hello my name is Lauren and welcome to my blog “Lauren’s little kitchen!” I did start a blog about two years ago but I only ever posted twice which was a very poor effort indeed. So this time I intend to be much more dedicated to posting, particularly since I love to cook and I love to write.
As mentioned above, I absolutely love to cook. When I come home from work (I’m an accountant) I love nothing more than to make something delicious from scratch. Cutting up lots of vegetables, making sauces, making pastry, standing over a risotto for twenty minutes doesn’t bother me at all, in fact for me its rather calming after a long day at work. Sure, there are days when all you have time to master is a pasta with homemade pesto, but other days I want to go all out and create something special for my boyfriend and I to share!
I love cookbooks and currently have a super addiction to buying new cookbooks! I buy them from amazon, book depository and second hand bookshops and charity shops. In fact, the books I find in the charity shops are often the best for they are unique and most often out of print. Sure the books are sometimes a little old, smelly and dusty and some recipes would only appeal to some very unusual tastes however in that book there is always a little gem to be found. For instance, a delicious lemon slice that is ever so simple but becomes a firm favourite by all.
So in this blog I intend to post as frequently as possible because there is always some kind of cooking going on in my little apartment! To help with this, I have also signed up to participate in French Fridays with Dorie. You can check it out at http://www.frenchfridayswithdorie.com/ I think participating in this is such a great idea. The recipes are selected each week from Dorie Greenspan’s new book (I am still waiting for my copy in the mail!)
So to begin my blog, I am starting with this weeks recipe from French Fridays with Dorie, Gerard’s Mustard Tart. Now seeing as I don’t have the book yet, I had to use another recipe for the Basic Tart Dough so my dough was actually a little under what I needed for my pie dish but oh well. I love Dijon mustard and always have it in the fridge. The wholegrain mustard is lovely too. I really liked this tart, although I think I could have even liked the mustard flavor to be even stronger. I made the carrot and leek version and served it with a simple green salad. Delicious! I will definitely be making this again!
Ps – I hope that my photography will improve with time!!
Lauren x
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