I blame Masterchef Australia for my renewed obsession with food.
Well, to be strictly honest, I was interested in food before, but now they’ve got me feeling all jazzed about breaking my how-many-dishes-can-I-make-in-one-go record. Before today it was two proper (previously unknown) out of the book dishes. But, ta-da! Today I managed to make three at once!
I made
- almond friands – but substituted stewed apple for the pears.
- double choc chip cookies.
- and lemon meringue pie – but with kiwi instead of lemon.
The friands were light and yummy, the cookies chewy and morish, but the kiwi meringue pie only got a 50/50 approval rating. I am not sure if the problem was from including kiwi fruit, which made it all too sweet. Or because I used the wrong sort of flour, leaving it unable to set.
Hmm.. nevermind though as, it wouldn’t be fun if I didn’t experiment.
Yes, all very well, Aussie, but … where are the recipes? And what the heck is a ‘friand’? I have no idea, but I think I want one! LOL!
Yum yum! I had a similar disaster trying to make a raspberry meringue pie once. Not sure what the prob is there, but hey, you’re right – it’s fun just to try it out xx
I’m glad you experimented – cookery is all about trying things new! How boring it would be if we always made exactly the same thing!
They look delicious – well done you! x
Am strangely addicted to Masterchef Australia – weird considering I live in Ireland, and that I have no real interest in the original Masterchef!