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  • Panna Cotta with a Lemon Rind Drizzle

    Book Pairing: I was listening to China MiƩville's Embassytown when I made these. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, although the reader was a little irritating.

  • Banana Bread

    It is really easy to make (although the second time took me rather longer as Little Bit wanted to be Book Pairing: The second time I made this in the last few weeks (pictured above), as I say I was wrangling a Little Bit who wanted to be helpful, so no book.

  • Candied and Chocolate Covered Orange Peel

    shrouded in mystery, and justly so, as something so delectable couldn't be within the realm of mere mortal cooks Book Pairing: When I made these, I was listening to Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. I was right at the start of the book where, despite knowing vaguely what was going to happen, reinforced without being fully disgusted with the main character and the story as I was through the rest of the book

  • Cottage Pie

    Continue cooking until the meat has begun browning, then add the other ingredients except the mashed Cook for about 5 more minutes, then taste test. 4) If you've cooked the meat mix in an iron skillet, Book Pairing: When I made this I was listening to Aldous Huxley's Crome Yellow (and took a trip out to I really enjoyed the book, but it was not what I was expecting. Unlike the only other book of his that I have read, it was not futuristic and not a dystopia, just a

  • Cinnamon and Honey Scones

    Book Pairing: I made these while listening to Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. it is one of the few of hers

  • Basler Christmas Cookies: Revisited

    The batch which was cooked fresh and moist, as it were, had a fuller, more vibrant and complex flavour Book Pairing: While baking these, I started listening to Pride and Prejudice.

  • Rose Cake

    Book Pairing: I am currently listening to George Eliot's Romola. This is the third book of hers I have read, and I am very much enjoying it, aside from the fact that the central character from the first half of the book is rather a cad. I am very glad that I took his recommendation and gave her a shot!

  • Chickpea Spring Salad and Ricotta Salata, attempt 1

    I added a little water before it finished cooking and didn't drain it to that the flavours and a little Book Pairing: I was listening to Dante's Purgatorio while making this one.

  • Chestnut Puddings

    Add the chestnut mix and a little extra milk, and cook slowly, stirring well. The egg should be fully cooked by the residual heat of the pudding. 4) Dish into little individual ramequins Book Pairing: While making these, I was listening to the start of In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky was too depressing and I wasn't in the mood, so instead switched to a book

  • Pumpkin Lasagne

    Going on shift for the next two days, I was looking for something to make that would provide plenty of The recipe took some tweaking to accommodate the different flavour profile of the pumpkin, but that was In order to then balance things out, red cooking wine and balsamic vinegar were splashed in. Add the meat and allow it all to simmer together until the meat is cooked. Book Pairing: I was listening to Mr Midshipman Hornblower by CS Forester while making this.

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