I'm finally back in the kitchen - Thank God!
My fridge and cupboards are full.
I've unpacked and found all of my pots and pans.
I'm finally home.
Enjoying the long weekend recently, I was able to finally get myself sorted, cruise around my new hood, and of course cook. With a chill in the air, but blue sky's over head, I headed into the kitchen to make something warming and hearty. Something fitting for this time of year.
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It's officially Winter here in Melbourne and I couldn't be happier.
We may not get the beautiful falling snow or frozen lakes that the northern hemisphere see, but we do still get to rug up in our woolly scarfs and gloves and curl up under blankets with pots of tea or bottles of red.
My first ever experience of snow was when I was 13 and travelling through North America with my mum . We had set off from Las Vegas early that morning, travelled through Death Valley (with its 40 degree heat) on our way to Yosemite with its beautiful snow everywhere. This was the place of my first every snow ball!
For me, and I'm quite sure for most people, Winter means comfort food, and nothing shouts comfort food than a hearty bowl of rich, chunky soup. So when I was assigned this months blog for our Secret Recipe Club - Jess from Inquiring Chef - I jumped straight to her soup recipes. Within 2 minutes I'd made my decision.
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Winter to me is walking to work on crisp, sunny mornings. Snuggling under the blanket of an evening with a hot cup of tea, jazz playing in the background and my favourite cookbook of the moment. And of course, my favourite, waiting patiently for my oven to do its slow cooking magic.
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I've been back from France for 5 months now and it's taken me this long to pluck up the courage to not only OPEN one of the French cookbooks I brought back with me, but to actually COOK a recipe from one of them.
My first cookbook - Quand Katie Cuisine (What Katie Ate)
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I don't tend to eat chocolate tarts, and in fact I didn't eat any of this tart, but I've had the recipe for ages and couldn't wait to make it. I can honestly say it was a pure joy to make.
This is one of those tarts that gives you more bang for your buck.
A "wow" tart with very little effort on your part.
Basically, my kinda tart.
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