Daring Bakers: Croquembouche

The May 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Cat of Little Miss Cupcake. Cat challenged everyone to make a piece montée, or croquembouche, based on recipes from Peter Kump’s Baking School in Manhattan and Nick Malgieri. The recipes I used for the choux buns and the pastry cream were from the BBC good food [...]

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Plot 15 Supperclub

Supperclubs or “underground restaurants” have become one of the big fashions in food over the past couple of years. The idea is simple, some brave amateur cook (or cooks) invites a bunch of random strangers into their own home and cooks dinner. Guests pay a ‘contribution’ to cover the cost of the meal (perhaps leaving [...]

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Posted on April 13, 2010 at 4:37 pm by Marv Woodhouse · Permalink · One Comment
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Raspberry Macarons

I have been wanting to bake macarons for a while and inspired by the wonderful creations by Edward Kimber, Aran Goyoaga and Helene Dujardin I decided to have a crack at making my own. Pierre Herme is the undisputed master of this elegant confection and the recipe for the rose shells are from his book [...]

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Posted on March 21, 2010 at 3:14 pm by Marv Woodhouse · Permalink · 12 Comments
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Fischers

7 Jan 2010,  Mrs W’s birthday treat Part 1. A restaurant worth a special trip. The food was almost entirely wonderful, the service a touch too fawning. Overall it was terrific value for money as a package alongside sumptuous accommodation. Pre-dinner drinks and a morning pot of tea brought to our room in the garden [...]

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Posted on January 19, 2010 at 12:00 am by Marv Woodhouse · Permalink · One Comment
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A Special Weekend In The Snow

Just getting round to posting about last weekend. It was a biggie. The plan was for all Mrs W’s friends and family to secretly gather together for a relaxed, fun, weekend to celebrate her 30th. I started conspiring some 10 months in advance and arranged to hire Roaches Hall, a large country house in the [...]

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Posted on January 17, 2010 at 7:31 pm by Marv Woodhouse · Permalink · Leave a comment
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