Curiosity…

… a strong desire to know or learn something / an unusual or interesting object or fact.


Monthly Archives: September 2015

Macarons

Macarons It is appropriate that the first recipe for this new blog should focus on making macarons.  Baking has been something that I have enjoyed for many years but a fascination for French patisserie became a passion to learn how to create some of the classics, and not so classics, after attending a short course […]

250,000 Scovilles Naga Chilli Vodka

      As Master of Malt say about this vodka: “We have created a monster, summoned from the very bowels of hell, formed in a vile carboy filled with a horrid mound of Naga Jolokia chillies (the world’s hottest chillies), steeped in grain vodka. We’ve packaged it in a handsome, heavy glass bottle with […]

G3 Ferrari Pizza Oven

Making good quality pizzas at home has long been an ambition of ours. The mechanics of assembling a good pizza are pretty straightforward (see the pizza section of this blog) but the stumbling block has always been how to cook it to give a good base and evenly cooked topping. There are actually three main requirements. […]