Kedgeree followed by Lemon Meringue Pie

My parents had 'Lovely Luke' and his even lovelier girlfriend 'Pip' coming round for dinner. Again, the perfect opportunity to tick a few more recipes off my list! Since it was a weekday, I decided to make something easy. Kedgeree is a traditional British breakfast dish made from curried rice, smoked fish, hard boiled eggs, parsley and lemon juice. Obviously the MasterChef cookbook recipe was an adaptation of the typical kedgeree, because it used coriander instead of parsley. Of all the days for Coles to not have their smoked cod from New Zealand, today had to be the worst! I had to substitute with ling fillets, which were actually very nice and once the curry powder was added, you really couldn't tell the difference. Using the milk to poach the fish and then to cook the rice gave the dish a lovely creaminess, not dissimilar to a curried risotto! I served the dish with some broccoli florets.
For similar recipe look below:

http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/recipe-search/classic-dish/2008/3/kedgeree/

Ratings:
Taste: 10
Appearance: 9
Difficulty: 4

The earliest recorded recipe of Lemon Meringue Pie was attributed to Alexander Frehse, a Swiss baker from Romandie. This was up there with pavlova as one of my most spectacular dishes to date! The lemon filling thickened so very quickly, who would have thought that lemon curd was so easy to make?! The topping looked spectacular and held its shape very well. The dessert was lovely, but incredibly sweet - even for my sweet tooth! And yet again, anything with pastry seems to break up when I try to get it out of its case, which never looks particularly good presented on a plate! None of this seemed to bother Luke, who finished off any leftovers of both the Kedgeree and pie!
For similar recipe go to:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3482/ultimate-lemon-meringue-pie

Ratings:
Taste: 8
Appearance: 10
Difficulty: 8