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: ohsams; March 5th, 2020

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hello.

since i have been posting on communities i have had people adding my journal to their friends list. though i am extremely flattered that you may think my ramblings are remotely interesting, me thinks you may be here only for the food. so i have spring cleaned my friends list and if you are still interested in my foodie posts you can find them on here ohfood, minus the drama.

most of the posts here will remain friends only.

Churro's For Jess

: ohsams; July 9th, 21:55

as soon as i was able to get out of bed, jess already had a food request. churros.

anyway, she got them.

recipe here: http://ohfood.livejournal.com/8267.html

Recent Baking

: ohsams; July 7th, 12:49

you lucky things. because i am house bound and extremely bored (and rather hungry), here are some (other) things i have baked this month.

lemon sugar cookies. just how i like my cookies, chewy with a melt-in-your-mouth texture. absolute crowd pleaser.

vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with pink and white swirl. this was a cupcake order for (wait for it!) my friends sisters boyfriends mum. haha

pandan cake. this was a better shot than the one after i prised the cake out of the tin. very moist and very fragrant. this was a winner with the family and was inhaled in minutes!

blueberry twice baked cheesecake. HEAVENLY! i seriously almost ate the whole thing by myself! bursting blueberries embedded in the cheesecake, well balanced flavour with the vanilla and lemon coming through and a perfect base.

man. ive made myself even more hungry! will update with links to the recipes.

Naughty Baking

: ohsams; June 29th, 15:55

been busy with this and that and mostly work.

a few weeks back a friend of a friend asked for my contact details because she wanted to order a cake for her friends hens night. you can imagine what this innocent cake mix was going to morph into...

( naughty naughty. grown up eyes only. )

Hello Kitty Cupcakes

: ohsams; June 21st, 10:06

it was my friends daughters 2nd birthday 2 weeks ago and she asked for 40 cupcakes. i obliged. gave her a bargain of a price and came up with these hello kitty theme cupcakes.

i was going to make the hello kitties out of rolled marshmellow fondant, so you can imagine my delight when i spotted hello kitty mallows in topshop, of all places!! yay! less work for me!

cutters at the ready. my friends little girls is called Summer, isnt that a lovely name?

butterflies from tinted rolled iced fondant

hearts

toppers drying

hello kitty marshmellows! <3

without the infamous bow, it just looked like a cute kitty so i made a bow out of a chocolate bean and large heart sprinkles ala bakerella

hello kitty!

frosting from the can. because it doesnt melt under warm temp and also the toppers doesnt slide off.

20+ chocolate

20+ vanilla

pipe, pipe, pipe

arranging them on the tiers

sitting pretty

cupcakes for Summer!

they were a success. the kids and adults alike went mad for them and from the party i had another order and a potential one on the cards. so i guess it was good advertising.

i just need to believe i am good enough...

Duck Man

: ohsams; May 23rd, 11:21

sometimes you just need the kinda of news which makes you smile.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8058221.stm

right. im off to fiddle with some expenses.

Mmmm Profiteroles!

: ohsams; May 18th, 19:40

i had a LOT of cream left over from baking jen's cake yesterday so i browsed on the internet for a recipe so that i could use it up. following a conversation about choux pastry with jen yesterday night, it prompted me to try to make profiteroles. pastry always scares me because it looks so difficult to get right, but with jens confidence in me i tried them out today.

et voila!

the choux was lovely and light and perfect against the cool cream which came gushing out as i bit into it all the while merging with the wonderfully sinful sweet dark chocolate. together causing all sorts of pleasure...

nigella move over luv!

( more profiterole porn )

HA!HA!HA!

: ohsams; May 6th, 22:05

dont say i dont spoil you guys!

M&S Day

: ohsams; May 6th, 20:48

following my food haul from Marks and Spencer yesterday, today i devoured a whole range of M&S goods.

for breakfast jess and i had,

m&s streaky bacon and pancakes with maple syrup! mmmmmmmmm

i snacked on these throughout the day (bar a sneaky bite from jessica's sausage roll from (now upmarket) Greggs),

if you can, you SERIOUSLY have to try these muscat grapes! they taste so sweet and are extremely fragrant. we've had two 2 punnets already. ooink oink

these are extremely morish and i have been known to have eaten a whole packet in one sitting

for dinner i had,

STEAK!!

i had such a craving for meat so i bought this bad boy. going to a half decent place to have steak costs a small fortune and even then its not cooked up to standard :/ the best steak i ever ever had was in vegas, at the cheesecake factory... droool

wonderfully medium. just how i like it.

and because i wasnt naughty enough, for afters i had,

cheesecake!

right. next week its back to tesco value!

Fuckers

: ohsams; March 30th, 21:21

i feel like i give and give but seldom do i get anything back in return.

its time to just cut the bastards out of my life.

its a waste of time, energy and effort.

im sick of it.

Birthday Dinner Party

: ohsams; March 12th, 11:11

here is the final menu i cooked up (for eight people!) for my birthday.

Starter
Seared Fois Gras on a bed of Rocket Leaves with Figs in Balsamic Vinegar Dressing

Fish Course
Miso (Nobu style) Seabass accompanied with Lotus Root Crisps and Edamame Puree

(no picture)
Palate Cleanser
Elderflower Granita

Main Course
Gressingham Duck served with Crushed Peas and Wilted Baby Spinach, Caramalised Baby Onions, Oyster Mushrooms and a Red Wine Jus

Assiette of Desserts
Raspberry Meringue Sundae
Mango Pudding Creme Brulee
Chocolate Truffle Slice with Edible Gold Leaf

Eyebrows and Chocolate

: ohsams; March 10th, 0:49

i was going to write a post. but this is better.

Birthday Cakes

: ohsams; November 26th, 2008

Current Location:: Living Room

Current Mood:: accomplished

Current Music:: Harry Potter on telly

it was my mums and mia's joint birthday lunch today. i made 2 cakes. a rich, decadent truffle cake for my mum and for mia pingu (her fave) theme cake.

it was my first time with both type of cakes, and it turned out great!

with help from jessie's pingu dvd

snowy ground

igloo baking in the oven

nearly done...

"noot! noot!"

coming together...

final touches

i made the truffle cake last night. and left it to chill in the fridge.

close up

my heart nearly broke...

...but i got over it with a generous slice of truffle cake!

Last Nights Dinner Party

: ohsams; October 24th, 2008

Current Location:: bed

Current Mood:: aggravated

last night was a blast. i was a little worried about the duck jus, but after fiddling around it turned out quite well. the duck was cooked to perfection (med rare) and though i had a bit of a falling out with the outcome of the chocolate fondant, there was nothing like a sprinkle of icing sugar to ~~cover~~ correct the mistake. good times indeed.

canapes

main course

dessert

more pictures behind the cut. *warning* picture heavy because i am too lazy to alter the size.
( pictures )

Birthday Parties

: ohsams; September 6th, 2008

Current Location:: Bed

Current Mood:: awake

Current Music:: Cbeebies on telly

i have just finished making 24 cupcakes. paul had asked me to make some for lucy's birthday, he also insisted he would pay me on a 'business' level but you know, im just gonna give it to lucy has a part of her present.

on the talk of birthday parties, jessica's is in two weeks time. already i have bought the loot for the goody bags and filled them. i have made the weights for the 6 bunches of helium balloons. i have made several meters of party chains. bought most stuff apart from the food. ordered her cake (8 pounds in weight and 70 bucks of outta my purse) bought mine and jessies costumes... drawn up a layout plan for the hall... complied a playlist for the DJ...

...

what can i say? preparation is the KEY.

(and because i am also a crazy perfectionist)

top tier

middle tier

bottom tier

Hostess With The Mostess

: ohsams; August 22nd, 2008

Current Location:: Bedroom

Current Mood:: accomplished

so last night was a absolute success. the wine was flowing. the food turned out great and the conversation didnt stop until they left my house past midnight.

i really enjoyed myself, and though it all costs me £XXX.00... (hugely because of the different wine for each course) it was all worth it.

pretty table

pretty friends

Amuse Bouche. Watercress Soup with Croutons.

starter. asparagus wrapped with parma ham and a fig vinaigrette. Served with Gewurztraminer white wine.

Main Course. Venison with Oyster and Porcini Mushroom Sauce and Whole Roast Potato with Butter Glazed Chantanay Carrots. Served with a Cabernet Sauvignon red.

Trio of Desserts. Blackberry and Elderflower Granita. Kiwi and Passion Fruit Pavlova and Summer Fruit Terrine. Served with Asti Italian Sparkling Wine

aftermath

( more )

Covent Garden Late Night Food Market

: ohsams; August 15th, 2008

Current Mood:: blah

spot the nakkid man

mushroom man making our risotto

live street entertainment while we ate our dinner sat on a kerb on the cobbled street of covent garden. (this dude swallowed the whole balloon down his throat. not something you wanna be watching while eating food. esp when you have a dirty mind like i do)

as the evening drew to an end, a conversation took place along side a few glasses of wine outside chez gerand while a busker sang the best of Bob Marley's songs in the background.

LONDON YOU ROCK (sometimes)

Fried Chicken

: ohsams; August 12th, 2008

Current Location:: Bedroom

Current Mood:: cranky

Current Music:: Law and Order SVU on telly

i ordered this t-shirt almost two weeks ago. wherethehellisit?!!

all this refraining from shopping has left me with the shakes. i have been replacing shopping with fried chicken. even more reason for my t-shirt to arrive, so i can wear it and eat chicken while watching big brother.

kill me.

kill me NOW.

Going Bananas

: ohsams; July 17th, 2008

Current Location:: Kitchen

Current Mood:: depressed

Current Music:: Bed - J Holiday

i.cant.stop.cooking.

Banoffee Pie

base

250g digestive biscuits
100g butter, melted

dulce de leche

150g butter
397g condensed milk
150g dark brown sugar

3 small bananas
284ml carton of whipping cream
chocolate shavings
cocoa powder

blitz the biscuits into fine crumbs and combine the melted butter

grease a springform cake tin and using the back of an spoon, press the mixture into the base and sides of the tin. chill in the fridge for 20 mins.

make the dulce de leche (caramel) by placing the butter and sugar into a non stick pan and stir on medium heat until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. add the condensed milk, stirring continuously. remove from heat as soon as it comes to the boil.

spoon evenly on the biscuit base and set aside. mash the bananas and spread over the caramel (leave some slices for decoration)

whip the cream and spread over the mashed bananas. decorate with chocolate shavings and cocoa powder.

Cupcakes

baking in the oven now is some cookie pops i made with some left over chocolate chip dough. pics later aligator.

Cookie MaMa

: ohsams; July 5th, 2008

Current Location:: Living Room

Current Mood:: hungry

Current Music:: Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis

i have kinda ditched baking cupcakes in replacement i have been baking cookies. and lots of them. forget therapy, im more relaxed and serene when cooking. not only do i find it extremely therapeutic, but i get to also eat the end result! i am NEVER going to lose weight anytime soon.

( chocolate chip cookie and chicken and leek puff pastry pie )

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