Non-Year's Resolution
Jun. 10th, 2004 07:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madbakerI have a lot of cookbooks. I've read through them all (including modern ones not listed at the link) but there are a fair number that I've never cooked from.
So: The Resolution.
Once per week, I will cook a recipe that I have not tried before.
Wednesday night I tried a cheddar-and-onion tart from Tarts With Tops On, which if you hadn't guessed from the title, is a British book on pies both savoury and sweet. The one I made was decent pub stodge and went well with cider. Much prettier than my usual covered pie - I used a new fluted pie pan and decorated the top with leaves cut out from excess crust. (I really wish I had a digital camera to show off.)
If I make this particular pie again, I'll throw in some chopped up bangers and maybe some sage to jazz it up! I knew this recipe was going to be a bit blah but for the first attempt, I wanted to work strictly from the cookbook.
Anyway, an encouraging start.
So: The Resolution.
Once per week, I will cook a recipe that I have not tried before.
Wednesday night I tried a cheddar-and-onion tart from Tarts With Tops On, which if you hadn't guessed from the title, is a British book on pies both savoury and sweet. The one I made was decent pub stodge and went well with cider. Much prettier than my usual covered pie - I used a new fluted pie pan and decorated the top with leaves cut out from excess crust. (I really wish I had a digital camera to show off.)
If I make this particular pie again, I'll throw in some chopped up bangers and maybe some sage to jazz it up! I knew this recipe was going to be a bit blah but for the first attempt, I wanted to work strictly from the cookbook.
Anyway, an encouraging start.
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Re: inspiration
Date: 2004-06-10 12:29 pm (UTC)Like I said, it's a GOOD resolution and I think one I'll take on after we move.
Re: inspiration
Date: 2004-06-10 04:50 pm (UTC)1) get out of rut and expand my usual cooking repertoire (maybe some of these will become standards that I don't use a recipe for doing)
2) justify all those cookbooks