Thursday 19 February 2009

Hi, been very busy again but will tell you what's been happening of late before i give you a new recipe to try out. Business has been good of late considering the economic state of affairs. Going to give the website a bit of a freshen up so hope you will give it a look...watch this space!! Also doing some shifts at Dunnikier house which is very handy. If anybody out there loves a piece of pork whichever cut, you will find top quality pork at Puddledub which has a farm out at Auchtertool. If you are in Kennoway then you will also get the butchers shop in the middle of town offering quality unadulterated beef,lamb and pork cuts. For the family last week i decided to buy pork cheeks which is more than reasonably priced and slowly braised it with root vegetables,thyme,bayleaf and garlic for 2 and a half hours till meat was very tender then served it with mash potato and the sauce and veg it was cooked with ...Delicious! Well next month we have a barbecue to do up in Crail yes a bbq! it looks like it could be an inside one.Hopefully it will be a great summer so we can get a few bbqs on the go. Should you require any ideas for the bbq or can't be bothered doing it yourself give us a call. For the time being here is a recipe for a chocolate tart which you can serve up with some vanilla ice cream or creme fraiche.

If you don't like making pastry you can buy a decent tart case at sainsbury or Marks and Sparks. Then for the filling you will need 300g of chocolate 200g of butter which you melt in a bowl over a pan of simmering water to let it fully melt! Then with an electric hand whisk or food proccessor mix 2 whole eggs 2 egg yolks and 60g of sugar till light and fluffy(Sabayon). Fold one third of this mix into melted chocolate mixture then the choc mix into the other two-thirds of egg mix. Pour the chocolate mixture into the baked pastry case(bought or premade) and then bake in the oven for for 10 minutes.Leave to cool at room temperature.If still soft leave in fridge for an hour or so. Dust with cocoa powder and icing sugar ,cut and serve with desired choice..cream etc then sit down and enjoy the fruits of your effort. I will try and keep more upto date with recipes etc.