I’ve been trying not to go on and on and on about MasterChef Australia on this blog, partly because I think one has to be very, very good to make talking about reality TV entertaining, and I’m not that good,…
I *have* to do this…
Category: confectionery
Vegan Marshmallow attempt #2
In the immortal words of 1066 And All That, it’s magnificent, but it’s not the railway station. Which is to say that I did, in fact, succeed in making confectionery this time, and it even tastes good. I just didn’t…
Recipe: Grapefruit Pectin Jellies
These jellies are basically the point of grapefruit, at least in my opinion. I find grapefruit far too bitter to eat, but the bitterness and sourness help the pectin to set the jelly, and the resulting confection is just sweet…
Vegan Marshmallows – first attempt
Astute readers may have deduced from the title of this post that my first attempt at making marshmallows using agar instead of gelatine was less than successful. And they would be right. Boy, would they be right. About the only…
Proof of concept?
It turns out that I can make marshmallows. It also transpires that I can make an unbelievable mess in the kitchen and emerge covered in a mixture of cornflour and icing sugar. This is not as tasty as it sounds.…
Excited Catherine Post – Courses and Confectionery
I was going to call this post “Cooking!!!”, but in a blog of this kind, that seemed a little redundant. And then I was going to call it “Brief Excited Catherine Post”, but it didn’t stay brief for very long. …