Salt and Pepper Mud Crab

Although this recipe had garlic as one of its ingredients, Jen was very keen to try it and for me to make it.
It was delicious with Jen really enjoying this messy to eat meal. 

Recipe

Duck Pizza

Dear friends of ours, Clive and Sandra mentioned last week that they had Duck Pizza at an eatery which they dined at while down from Brisbane for The Rocky Horror Show.
As we both enjoy duck, that became my plan for tonight's dinner. Of course it meant a gluten free base for Jen. Normally we would just buy one but this time I thought I would have a go at making one. So many ingredient variations can be found on Chef Google. Just chose a basic recipe that only required gluten free flour, yeast etc, and not all the other stuff like potato starch, tapioca flour, xanthan gum and several different rice flours.
At time of writing, my pizza is done and dusted. Jen's is yet to be cooked, apart from a slight baking of the base, as she is still at work. It will be completed when she commences her journey home.

Ready for the oven
Hoisin Sauce on the base, small amount of Mozzarella,
Wild Rocket with sliced Chinese Five Spiced Duck Breast 

Ready to eat - absolutely delicious

"Constructing" Jen's Pizza

The dough was difficult to work with. Used a rolling pin instead of the fist shaping/rolling method

Hoisin Sauce and Mozzerella 

Wild Rocket and Duck - Ready for the oven

FEEDBACK: Best to buy a GF base. The base made for Jen's pizza was as good but the time and effort not worth it for the recipe followed. 

Devine - Well, It Is Easter

There are times when you believe you have a good idea how something will taste just by looking at the combination of ingredients and how it is to be cooked. Most times you are spot on. Then there are the times when your expectation ends with a real positive hit to the taste buds. Today, one of those moments occurred. The cause of that moment was a Blue Cheese, Pear and Hazelnut Tart with Balsamic Glaze.
It was absolutely delicious.  


Caramelised onions spread over double puff pastry base

Second layer of thinly sliced pear

Blue cheese and hazelnuts - ready for the oven

Ready to eat - awesome combination of flavours