Experiments in cooking

[anef]

Having a meal with the rest of my rowing crew this evening.  I was asked to bring a pudding - something creamy.  OK.  I don't usually do puddings, but I quite like...cheesecake!  Yes, those baked, puffy ones, they're nice.  Looks through cookery books for cheesecake. Finds various recipes.  Which one is best?  OK, this Polish-style one looks interesting. 

"Soak sultanas in flavoured vodka overnight."  Problem.  We do not have overnight.  Oh well, over morning will have to do.  Other problem.  Do not have flavoured vodka.  Except for some chilli vodka that was left over from an experiment with chocolate stuffed chillis a couple of years ago.  Do not think cheesecake with chilli flavoured sultanas will quite work.  At least I have some plain vodka.  OK, grate lemon zest over sultanas, slosh in vodka, squeeze over lemon.  Hope this Will Do.

Go to Sainsbury's (haven't gone yet as am supposed to be Working, not making cheesecake).  When's the latest I can go?  Well, it will take about an hour to make, including baking, an hour to cool in the oven, then longer to cool completely.  Supposed to taste better the next day, as well.  Decide I should have Started This Earlier....

Time to stop thinking about cheesecake and Do Some Work.  More later (maybe!)

Comments

[ms-cataclysm.livejournal.com]

buy something and take labels off . Balzano's is nearest .

[bellinghwoman.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good plan to me :-)

[timill]

Yes. Reliable is more important than interesting...

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

Buy made meringues, strawberries, whip cream, add cointreau to it, sandwich whole lot together, take in large tupperware box. YUM.

[anef.livejournal.com]

Sounds lovely. Aren't made meringues a bit hard and dry, though? Or do you mean bash up the meringues and mix them in rather than sandwich them together?

Confused of Cambridge.

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

You could do that - sorta Eton Mess - or just buy nice made ones?? (Or make your own I suppose - but I never have.)It's the cointreau in the cream that really does it tho - I picked up the tip from my pal Adele.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Hey, you can't just stop there: what happened? How does the story end?

[anef.livejournal.com]

You're so right. I'll get on to it immediately!