http://hazardouscuisine.wordpress.com conquering the kitchen one clove of garlic at a time Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:18:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a thing that had never occurred to me until I was talking about it with Elise (she of the amazing lasagne) on Friday night: I have never really thought about the fact that I am a vegetarian. Well, of course I've thought about it, but I've never thought about ... http://hazardouscuisine.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/vegetarians-taste-better/ There are a few tricks to making good bread that most recipes seem to leave out, meaning that people end up having to work them out by themselves. Warmth. The room needs to be warm, the bowl needs to be warm, the water needs to be warm, your hands need to ... http://hazardouscuisine.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/nothing-smells-quite-like-baking-bread/ I have a friend called Elise who is by all accounts a much better cook than I am, and going round to hers for dinner is always a joy. I was there just last week and was served with a delicious recipe of Delia's for Spinach and Ricotta Lasagne with ... http://hazardouscuisine.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/teh-cheeeezez/ Tonight I made tart. Mmmm, tart. It was scrummy and *very easy* tart, too. I often make this if I'm having friends round for dinner. Stuff you'll need: Some puff pastry. You can make it yourself if you really want to but to be honest I never bother. As you're buying it ... http://hazardouscuisine.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/tart/ It was awesome lunch. Seriously. My lunch was of the awesome. Easy, too! I've never understood why we own  a griddle. I'd never used it before today, and I don't think I've ever seen my father use it either. It's a great cast iron behemoth of a thing that I have ... http://hazardouscuisine.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/i-have-just-eaten-lunch/ I have a load of lemon sorbet in my freezer that I didn't know what to do with, so I've been thinking... Buy some lemons. Cut each one in half lengthways and disembowel it. Fill the empty lemons with lots of sorbet, smoothing it down so that it all fits ... http://hazardouscuisine.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/things-to-do-with-lemon-sorbet/ I thought I'd start with something simple: risotto. I love risotto generally, and especially my own. I'd like to think that this isn't *just* because I'm a narcissistic cow: I have received to date a grand total of three proposals of marriage and two declarations of undying love from people ... http://hazardouscuisine.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/nommy-rissoto/ My name is Persephone Hazard. Well, alright, actually it isn't but I'm quite fond of it so you'll just have to make do. I love cooking. I mean, I really love cooking. Food's ever so erotic, haven't you noticed? Not to mention the major crush I have on Nigella Lawson. But ... http://hazardouscuisine.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/failure-or-fanatic/