Hooray, another chapter finished!
My mum had a crazy amount of spinach growing and so I took a load off her hands and turned it into spanakopita. It was very easy to make, but anybody who has made this before will see that I did not follow the instructions re tucking the pastry neatly down the sides. I think it looks prettier this way, but to be honest it looks like this because I was being a little bit lazy...
With three chapters down I have decided I should be sharing at least one learning from each, and so I am going to backtrack a bit here;
With three chapters down I have decided I should be sharing at least one learning from each, and so I am going to backtrack a bit here;
- Rabbit chapter (completed April 2012). My learning: A rabbit that is fresh will have a glistening liver. I dare anybody to ask for a liver inspection when they are purchasing! I suspect that would not go down well with the butcher.
- Bread chapter (completed September 2012). My learning: Spraying the loaf with water while it is baking will make your crusts crustier!
- Spinach. My learning: Spinach was first cultivated by the Persians. A fact to share with fussy children to make this tricky vegetable sound more exotic and tempting.
So much more than just a cookbook.
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