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recent batch cooking completed today. fridge and freezer are full. a power cut wouldn't be great :)
left to right
there are more pots and jars of each but not shown
1. lemon curd in jar www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/lemon_curd_68499 sample plate far left
2. pineapple & ginger jam cooked with sugar in jar www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Dv7jJePwY forgot to add the cloves :(
sample plate mid foreground
3. pineapple & ginger jam cooked with syrup in jar, allowed the mixture to reduce
sample plate on the right
4. almond icecream/kulfi in pot made with creamy whole milk and ground almond, sample in pot near right flic.kr/p/2oBcmdx
5. banana icecream in pot made with evaporated milk, condensed milk, and bananas, sample in pot far right www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6nFrsN9u88 my sisterinlaw in malaysia and i experimented with this one. we're both happy with it and would do again. her banana tree is laden with bananas, couldn't be fresher :)
6. strained natural yoghurt in jar made with creamy whole milk, sample in pot mid background www.youtube.com/watch?v=6laRiO7iaOU
7. chilli sauce/jam, in jar far background www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/tomato-and-chilli-jam-201...
to serve with curry (a batch of dahl curry is in the freezer)
8. pomodoro sauce in pot, sample in pot in front of chilli sauce flic.kr/p/DwxsrT to serve with spaghetti
the blue mirrored tablecloth is a recent charity shop find
ps i'm not recommending any of these cookery adventures. they suit my taste. photographing to encourage myself to eat more healthily
www.flickr.com/groups/cooking_is_my_hobby/ helps to gather ideas and encourages me to continue with healthy eating by learning from others if you're interested in cooking, sometimes or a lot, or enjoy the cooking of others, you're always welcome ...
.created for the Macro Mondays group, themed: reflections.
Getting back into the game of photography after an absence of quite a while.
.explored! Highest position: 107 on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 (thanks!)
I tried Aberlour A'bunadh (Batch 59) for the first time last night and WOW!! Bottled at 60.9% it's now one of my favourite whisky's. I think I took more photos than I drank though...
Strobist Info:
Canon 580exII with snoot, behind the subject lighting the background. Set to 1/32.
Canon 430exII bare with diffuser & white card half out and bounced from the ceiling, positioned camera right. Set to 1/64.