Recently we’ve seen scandals tear through politics, the police and press. We’ve been rioted, we’ve been looted, we’ve been screwed by hikes and strikes. And bankers. We’re living off less but everything costs more. There’s an apocalyptic mood lingering over the city, and it won’t go away. While recessions bring a general feeling of doom [...]
Archive for September 16th, 2011
Gin ramblings
Posted in News, Reviews, tagged Bombay Sapphire, botanicals, drink, food, gin, Hogarth, juniper, orris, recession, tuscany on September 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Strawberry, mint and balsamic cheesecake
Posted in Puddings, tagged balsamic, cheesecake, cream, dessert, Fiona Cairns, food, mint, pudding, rach smith, rachel smith, recipe, strawberry, summer, the food i eat, thefoodieat on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not the biggest fan of cheesecake, so I won’t be waxing lyrical about this recipe. As cheesecakes go though, it’s a real good’un. The addition of mint and balsamic stop it from being one-dimensional creaminess, and turn it into something a bit more sophisticated and interesting. It’s a Fiona Cairns (of royal wedding cake-maker [...]