Kamaboko

450g white fish, 2 egg whites, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar, 4.5 tbps cornflour, 4.5 tbsp sake, 1 tbps mirin, food colouring if you desire.

Chuck everything in a blender and shape the resulting paste into whatever you like. If you want, colour it, roll it, have fun. Whatever you do, wrap it up in a foil sausage so it can be steamed. 

Steam for 20 minutes, then chill. Ready for use. Easy as. 

Bruschetta - various

Variant 1: (the green one on the left)
Anchovies, tomato, lemon juice, roast garlic, parsley, basil, marjoram. Into blender, salt and pepper.

Variant 2: Camembert and salami

Variant 3: Roasted red peppers, green onions, blue cheese.

Variant 4: Caramelized red onions in a red wine reduction with slices Camembert on the top. Maybe could have done with some near-carpaccio beef slivers on top.


Everything is on sliced baguette (in this case) grilled with olive oil and seasoning.

 

Custard Tarts

You know those custard tarts you buy in the shop that have disappointing amounts of custard and don't taste of anything? This isn't one of them.

Pastry:
250g flour, 185g butter, 1.5 tbsp icing sugar, 1 egg yolk, iced water. Blind bake in four/five generous muffin tins, 10mins with pastry beads 10 mins without, at 200 degrees.

Custard:
1 can condensed milk, 1.5 cups milk, 2tbsp custard powder, 1 eggs, vanilla essence. Cook in saucepan until thickened. Pour into tart casings, chill. Consume with nutmeg grated on top.