Australia doesn't have baby leeks, only large ones. Fortunately, my mother has a vegetable garden and has grown some leeks, even more fortunately, these haven't grown very large - probably due to limited water and the severe heat. The recipe said to blanch the leeks for 2 minutes, then roast them. Sadly I over 'blanched' the leeks and therefore decided not to roast them for fear of them disintegrating! I added the sun-dried tomatoes, olives and oil afterwards. This went very well with the salmon and boiled new potatoes.
For similar recipe go to:
www.msn.com/en-au/foodanddrink/recipes/roasted-baby-leeks-with-tomato-dressing/fd-df75c755-87ee-525e-8dec-486b325f5178
Taste: 8
Appearance: 8
Difficulty: 4
I can now add 'making Crème Pâtissière' to my resume. Lucky for me that strawberries are on special offer in Woolworths at the moment. The appearance of the tart took a while to perfect and I wanted it to look as good as it tasted. The Crème Pâtissière needed quite a bit of attention and my arm ached after whisking it continually to prevent lumps appearing! Next time I make something similar to this, I am going to try and make my own pastry and not use shop bought - but it did save me time!
For similar recipe go to:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2315245/Great-British-Bake-Off-winner-John-Whaite-reveals-make-delicious-pastry-puddings.html
Taste: 9
Appearance: 9
Difficulty: 6
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