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Acts of Kitchen 9: tarts
In which there are tarts, of the baked good variety. Andrew shares his tips for perfect pastry and admits he doesn’t write down his recipes for perfect fillings.
Meanwhile, I didn’t feel inspired about cooking but still managed to freeze a bunch of stuff for Future Me, so she better appreciate it.
Tart:
Acts of Kitchen 8: cooking for dozens
In which I discuss CAKE and Gillian discusses cooking for the masses.
The first cake mentioned (sponge)
The second cake mentioned.
The third cake (chocolate and beetroot) is similar to this one. I made the version in Annabel Crabb’s Special Delivery.
The fourth cake (I call them mandarines, Nigella calls them clementines…)
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Acts of Kitchen episode 7: learning to cook and teaching to cook
In which Robyn discusses baking for her grandmother, cooking with small children and letting teenagers choose menus, and changing food availability.
And then, We Make Sponge.
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This is the recipe that we tried to follow. As you can see, not a whole lot detail!
Above is what the cake looked like when it came out of the oven. Not a complete failure, but still far from perfect… of course, we still ate the whole lot.
Acts of Kitchen episode 6: Anglo-Indian
In which Alison discusses Indian-inspired Italian, as well as actual Anglo-Indian food, and husbands who bond perhaps too well with fathers-in-law… and I have a three-burner day.
You can listen here or subscribe at iTunes.
Recipes:
Tomato rice, biryani, vindaloo, other delicious things…
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Acts of Kitchen episode 5: Alisa tastes stuff
In which #alisatastesstuff and I feel cranky about lunch and therefore cook scones. Also, chouquettes. You can listen here or subscribe at iTunes.
Recipes:
Japanese Kit Kats
You can find Alisa at her blog – there’s links there to her Instagram and Twitter accounts. (And if you like the idea of supporting independent publishing and love speculative fiction, she’s the publisher of Twelfth Planet Press, too. )
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Acts of Kitchen episode 4: gingerbread houses
In which Karlee talks GINGERBREAD HOUSES and I’m living a Katering Show episode. You can listen here or subscribe at iTunes.
Recipes:
Gingerbread (a biscuit recipe). Sugar glass.
How do you store new recipes?
A scrapbook; iPad apps have never stuck.
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Acts of Kitchen episode 3: Thermomix
In which Katharine talks about joining the cult that is Thermomix, and I talk about sourdough adventures (and disasters) and foodie podcasts. You can listen here or subscribe at iTunes.
Recipes:
Hot chocolate/Yogo; sorbet; bread; risotto (hot wet rice! – The Katering Show); vegetable stock; pesto; mayonnaise; milling your own grains; Pad Thai. All in the Thermomix.
How do you store new recipes?
“If it’s online I bookmark it (or google it each time and I guess have to hope it’s never taken down!) or for a while I was transcribing them all to my listography site (a list taking website)… which I haven’t done in years… so… nothing really. I need to work on that.”
If you want to get in touch with Katharine, she’s on Twitter – @thiefofcamorr – and has an excellent blog (we’re reviewing FarScape at the moment!).
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Acts of Kitchen: episode 2: cooking for shearers
The second episode is here! In which I talk to my dear Aunty Rena about what it’s like to cook for shearers. Also, there’s poetry. You can listen here or subscribe at iTunes.
Recipes:
Shepherds pie, roasts, chops… meat and three veg…
How do you store new recipes?
“Always picking up new recipes. I have a book for them, I put some loosely in a cookbook, I put some in the pantry so I know where they are and then I loose the lot and ask Mr Google to find more for me. He is fantastic – I couldn’t live without him!”
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Acts of Kitchen: episode 1: talking to my mother
That’s right folks, here’s a new podcast! It’ll be fortnightly, and feature me interviewing someone about food and cooking as well as a bit of me talking about… stuff.
ETA again: It’s on iTunes and everything!
In the podcast we talk about an amazing dish from my childhood called Mighty Mince, the annoyance of feeding fussy eaters, and the ways that my mother’s cooking has changed over the last few years. She’s not on any social media but if you’ve got anything you’d like to tell her, I promise to pass it on.
ETA:
Recipes: Mighty Mince, chow mein, slow-cooked lamb, lemon delicious; Jerusalem (Yottam Ottolenghi)
I’ll be asking future guests how they store recipes they like (thanks to Terri for this suggestion. My mum said:
“Usually in my very old folder of recipes that you updated for me many years ago. Sometimes in a book that has similar recipes e.g Thai recipes in my Women’s Weekly book of Thai food.”
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