The Best of TIG | Favourite Recipes: An Archive
Thursday 6th December, 2018
{table for two | recipe : victoria sponge cake with buttercream frosting}
Victoria Sponge Cake with Buttercream Frosting . . . some may remember the glimpse into peggy porschen cakes, the astonishingly lovely & pretty in pink cake shop in central london; and funnily enough, months after happening upon the image, above, have only recently discovered that the cake was from the very same shop, and the »
{table for two | recipe : olive, onion + rosemary pizza}
OLIVE, ONION & ROSEMARY PIZZA . . . and just in time for the weekend — the last of the summer — a thin pizza with caramelised onions, Kalamata olives, rosemary, parmesan, and Persian feta . . . [click here for recipe] x [images : all photography by chantelle grady] twitter | facebook | tumblr | »
Creamy Pasta with Prosciutto & Basil
Creamy Pasta with Prosciutto & Basil ingredients: 400g pappardelle 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 4 cloves garlic, sliced ½ cup (125ml) single (pouring) cream ½ cup (40g) finely grated parmesan, plus extra, to serve 12 slices (180g) prosciutto 1 cup (200g) ricotta 2 cups basil leaves, plus extra, to serve sea salt and cracked black »
Recipe : Ricotta & Sage Filled Beet Ravioli
RICOTTA & SAGE FILLED BEET RAVIOLI Beet Pasta 1 large beet or 1 scant cup beet puree 1 T olive oil 3 cups of flour 2 large eggsFilling 1 ¾ cup ricotta ¼ cup mascarpone ½ cup parmesan, grated on a microplane zest of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon sliced sageSauce »
Recipe : White Truffle French Fries
Do not eat French Fries very often, but after P’s delicious Moules Frites earlier this week, may make another exception for this exceptionally delectable & decadent recipe for White Truffle French Fries . . . {p.s.} more recipes x White Truffle Oil French Fries Ingredients: 2 pounds russet potatoes 1 ounce white truffle oil 2 ounces grated »
Recipe : Quick Pesto Tortellini with Asparagus & Capers
Just in time for the weekend, a lovely pasta dish for dining al fresco along with a good glass of wine . . . {p.s.} more recipes x Quick Pesto Tortellini with Asparagus & Capers Serves 4 20 wonton pastry sheets 175g cream cheese 70g fresh basil pesto Salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp honey 2 »
Recipe : Chai Banana Cake
Chai Banana Cake Makes 1 (9”) loaf or 5 (3”) loaves Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cardamom 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup whole milk 1 tablespoon (your favorite) »
Recipe : Leek Soup with Shoestring Potatoes & Fried Herbs
Leek Soup with Shoestring Potatoes & Fried Herbs INGREDIENTS : Soup ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 6 large leeks, white and pale-green parts only, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced crosswise 1 small onion, thinly sliced 5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced Kosher salt 2 cups whole milk, divided 1 cup heavy cream, divided 1 cup plain »
Recipe: Lemon Haupia Hibiscus Cake
Lemon Cake with Haupia Filling & Hibiscus Buttercream Ingredients For the lemon cake: 2 1/4 cups cake flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cups buttermilk, at room temperature 4 large egg whites, at room temperature1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon pure lemon extract 1 1/2 cups sugar lemon zest from »
The Art of the Perfect French Omelette
An Elegant late night supper, an impromptu brunch for unexpected guests or an early morning breakfast -- the French omelette is a classic meal that when perfected is as versatile as it delicious. You Can prepare the French Omelette with mixed herbs, salt and butter or be creative with the fillings using ingredients like gruyere & ham or »
Recipe: Banana & Maple Layer Cake with Avocado Chocolate Frosting
This beautiful, decadent-looking cake is actually made from a recipe that calls for six bananas, as well as maple and avocado, and is refined sugar and dairy free. Do let us know how it turns out if you decide to make it this weekend. INGREDIENTS Maple Banana Cake 150g coconut oil ½ cup coconut sugar »
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News 06.12.21 : Today’s Articles of Interest from Around the Internets
On good days, the world seems like a well-run railway: things happen according to principles, laws, rules and generalisations that we humans understand and can apply to particulars. We forgive the occasional late trains as exceptions that prove the rule. But other times we experience the world as a multi-car pile-up on a highway. The same laws of physics and of governments apply, but there are so many moving parts that we can’t predict the next pile-up and we can’t explain the details of this one – ‘details’ that can let one car escape with a bent fender while another erupts in a fireball.
Notes from the Weekend & a Few Lovely Links
ON FRIDAY NIGHT enormous fluffy snowflakes fell furiously here in the countryside, covering everything in a mesmerising blanket of wet snow. You may have watched it falling on our Instagram Stories, for we knew we had to capture it as it would not last. Within an hour or so, the rain fell, and by morning, it was gone, but for a little while, things felt rather festive …
Places: Valdirose, a Family-Run B&B in Tuscany
IF YOU’VE NEVER dreamed of running away to Italy to open a B&B with your husband, Valdirose will change your mind. A family-run Bed & Breakfast situated among the hills of Lastra a Signa, not far from the centre of Florence this beautiful place to stay is situated in a 19th-century building 14 km from the 15th-century Basilica of Santa Maria Novella and Boboli Gardens …
