Comments on: Cooking Tips http://www.girldetective.net/?p=278 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Tue, 12 May 2026 01:46:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-2884 girldetective Wed, 10 Aug 2005 21:11:56 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=278#comment-2884 Em, since you were one of the guests, and in fact the one who had to talk me through the risotto, I do hope you had a good time. The good thing about most dinner parties is that it's good friends, so even if the food is uneven, there's usually very good company. I also find that fresh berries or maple syrup make good toppings for ice cream, and that a little extra chocolate sauce never hurts. Em, since you were one of the guests, and in fact the one who had to talk me through the risotto, I do hope you had a good time. The good thing about most dinner parties is that it’s good friends, so even if the food is uneven, there’s usually very good company.

I also find that fresh berries or maple syrup make good toppings for ice cream, and that a little extra chocolate sauce never hurts.

]]> By: emily http://www.girldetective.net/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-2883 emily Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:03:06 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=278#comment-2883 Boy can I empathise. I always end up cooking something I've never done before, because here's my chance to do something that I wouldn't have bothered with for just the two of us. I've had some near disasters and at least one recipe that wasn't great but was ok, but everyone was very nice about it and we had a fun evening together so it wasn't all awful. I'm sure your guests had a good time too. Re desert, jamie oliver recommends, if you have ice cream to hand, crushing some biscuits - ginger snaps, amaretti etc, and sprinkling over the ice cream. Immediately makes it more special. All you need is biscuits in the store cupboard. Boy can I empathise. I always end up cooking something I’ve never done before, because here’s my chance to do something that I wouldn’t have bothered with for just the two of us. I’ve had some near disasters and at least one recipe that wasn’t great but was ok, but everyone was very nice about it and we had a fun evening together so it wasn’t all awful. I’m sure your guests had a good time too.

Re desert, jamie oliver recommends, if you have ice cream to hand, crushing some biscuits - ginger snaps, amaretti etc, and sprinkling over the ice cream. Immediately makes it more special. All you need is biscuits in the store cupboard.

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