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I changed the trifle. Poached peach, raspberries, white chocolate pastry cream, bourbon soaked sponge, basil jelly, vanilla cream, candied pecans and a pecan tuille. Also the chocolate cake came off for something a little more speedy to plate over the season. Chocolate pudding(gf), rumdrunk cherries, cherry gel, candied corn and (burnt marshmallow-caramel roast vanilla) ice cream.

I thought all my Christmases had come at once walking into work on boxing day and a technician was fixing a fault with the oven. A note on my prep list informed me that if the oven wasn't going to be fixed in time we had to find a replacement for the soufflé. I got to work so excited to have a service without that damn soufflé. The oven tech said it was out of his hands better call a sparkie. Sparkie came and had it fixed with about 5 minutes to spare, bastard. The dish went on as a special today. It comprises of passionfruit sorbet, mint pannacotta, vanilla Italian meringue and nemesis cake crumbs. Goes alright.

The sago Plum Pudding strikes again. Steamed Plum pudding takes center stage wearing a veil of white chocolate pastry cream accompanied by the luscious eggnog ice cream atop crushed popcorn and almond tuille. And to its right the unmistakeable rhubarbra currently sitting in her own juices. Sorry I don't know what has gotten into me. A slight variation on Nana's, this time I steamed the cakes in the combi oven after the bowls being badboybubby mummified in cling wrap. Best effort yet. Nana traditionally served hers with a lemon sauce here I chose the rhubarb in its place. The currents are just for show really ultimately the tasted way to tart but hey. Whatever At 16 bucks a throw. Whatever.

Chocolate pudding, fruit mince pie, Turkish delight parfait, bishops bread. Caramel slice, gingerbread.

Over the last few months we have been rife with functions. These are some of the many petit fours for the roaming dessert option.  Lemon Meringue Tarts Orange syrup cake, orange zest white chocolate, saffron pashmak ↖Date Brûlée Tart Pavalovas chantilly cream, berries, passion fruit gel

It's been a while since I posted anything. It's starting to get all Christmassy up in here again. I've taken the liberty of downloading too many Christmas albums to play at work during prep hours to get every one into the Christmas spirit! Eat this whilst humming along to Mariah Carey's  "All I want for Christmas is you" Eggnog brûlée  Gingerbread Red currents Pistachios  Popcorn  butterscotch

to plate: smear white chocolate yoghurt on the plate lay three mounds of chocolate jelly dice remove skin from a mango cheek, slice into six and marinate in syrup with 2 hulled torn lychees and some julienned mint. arrange fruit on plate. Heat two bickys to 30c and place them in a gap. crumble some chocolate shards in the right places then finally quenelle ice cream and place atop the chocolate jelly dice. White chocolate and lime yoghurt 500g strained yoghurt 300g white chocolate 200g milk 1 lime’s zest Heat milk and make a ganache with the white chocolate then fold ganache through the strained yoghurt, add zest. Chocolate cookies (from Family Meal) 1 vanilla pod 5 eggs 400g sugar 85 butter 600 dark chocolate(70%cocoa) 450 g white and dark chocolate peices 85 g flour 1tsp 5spice powder 1 shot espresso Bring butter and dark chocolate to 40c meanwhile Whisk the Eggs, sugar and vanilla to cream then add espresso and reserve,, . Pour into egg mix. Mix dry ingredients in then fold thro...