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Tofu August 7, 2016

Posted by andrewescott in Dinners.
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On Monday 4th July, Franca and Laura served us up a delicious dinner based around Tofu as the hero ingredient. Franca hosted and served up the savoury dishes, while Laura provided us with the sweet ones.

Entre

Tofu Theme - Franca entree

To begin, Franca made us a delicious soup with silken tofu.

Mains

Tofu Theme - Franca mains (1 of 2) Tofu Theme - Franca mains (2 of 2)

Franca then served us two savoury dishes for main course: bean-curd wraps and an eggplant and firm tofu stirfry.

Dessert

Tofu Theme - Laura dessert (1 of 2) Tofu Theme - Laura dessert (2 of 2)

Laura concluded the meal with two sweet dishes: chocolate and tofu cheesecake with maple and coconut (dairy-free) icecream, and tofu, choc-chip and pecan cookies.

White Chocolate and Cranberry Bread-and-Butter-Pudding August 7, 2016

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Winter Celebration ThemeThis was a component of the dessert in the Winter Celebration dinner, and is based on this bread and butter pudding recipe.

I used mandarins instead of satsumas.

Vanilla and Clove Icecream (Winter Celebration) August 7, 2016

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Winter Celebration ThemeThis was a component of the dessert in the Winter Celebration dinner, and is based on this vanilla icecream recipe.

I added 6 cloves to the custard as it was cooking and steeped them overnight, straining them out when I put the custard into the ice-cream churner.

 

Winter Celebration August 7, 2016

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On Monday 6th June, Kerri and Pam served us delicious, warm food that was appropriately a Winter Celebration. For this dinner, Kerri hosted.

Entré

Winter Celebration Theme

To begin, Pam served us a roasted fennel, red onion and orange salad.

Main

Winter Celebration Theme

The hearty main dish was Pam’s Andalusian stew.

Dessert

Winter Celebration Theme Winter Celebration Theme

To conclude the meal, Kerri served two desserts: a walnut cake with vanilla and clove ice cream, and a white chocolate and cranberry bread-and-butter-pudding with cranberry and mandarin suzette.