March 5th, 2010
Kitchen Curves
Step aside Nigella, there’s a new goddess in the kitchen whipping up wholesome treats like cauliflower cheese, pear and ginger muffins and grilled bananas with Greek yogurt and agave.
Model turned writer, Sophie Dahl brings a sweet, nostalgic voice to the subject of food in her first cookbook, Miss Dahl’s Voluptuous Delights ($36.99). “A welcome dream was a cloud made of trifle, a slick spring bubbling with chocolate or a fountain bursting with forbidden Sprite or Cherry Coke, ” she writes in her intro.
Herewith, a recipe for Clover Dahl's (Sophie’s younger sister) Carnation milk jelly:
1 packet strawberry jelly
125ml cup hot water
1 can evaporated milk
Slices of strawberry, swirls of cream and curls of chocolate to decorate (optional)
Dissolve the jelly in the hot water. When the mixture is cool, whisk in the evaporated milk until the mixture is thick and frothy. Leave it to set for at least two hours. Cover the jelly with strawberry slices, swirls of cream and curls of grated chocolate, if you wish - the camper the better, really.
At Good Egg, 267 Augusta Ave.,Toronto, 416-593-4663, www.goodegg.ca



