Ginger pistachio biscotti

Whenever I do something new, I like to do it three times. I find that usually with three tries, I can have a pretty good handle on things from thereon. 

Such is the case with recipes. And here is my third attempt at biscotti. This was tweaked from the almond ginger biscotti recipe.

Garden meatballs alla marinara

Garden meatballs alla marinara

Almond ginger biscotti

Encouraged by my first attempt at making biscotti and intrigued by the other possibilities in terms of flavour combination and technique, I made these almond ginger biscotti.

Pan fried lamb chops with hand cooked potato and courgette chips

Cinnamon-filled biscotti

One of my favourite coffee accompaniments is biscotti even though I rarely get it nor have I tried making it. Since going wheat free, I haven't had any as the commercially available ones are made from plain flour. Last night, I finally got into the mood of making some at home. 

Pots de crème au chocolat et thé Earl Grey

I've made chocolate pots a couple of times before for Valentine's Day (or night, rather) but not for the last few years. So I thought this year would be a good time to bring them back, with a few tweaks no less.

烏魚子 / Karasumi / Botargo

My parents sent me two slabs of karasumi or salted mullet roe, a luxury delicacy often eaten at the lunar new year in Taiwan and other celebrations.

For this treat, I bought a bottle of good quality sake, a first in my life as a teetotaller, and daikon. The box in which the karasumi was packaged included cooking instructions complete with Mum's annotations (she is, after all, a master of cooking karasumi).

Seared tuna steak with honey mustard dressing

Seared tuna steak with honey mustard dressing, soft boiled egg, blanched green beans, baby potato chips

Pan friend chicken with sautéed mushrooms and green beans