Why not a small pannacotta to finish of a weekday dinner? Why not, indeed.
Pannacottas are rather quick to do, easy (plenty browny points here!!!), you can (have to actually) make them in advance, put them in the fridge an forget about them until serving time.
Why a pannacotta this week? Well, cooking in the evening is becoming a little less amusing as my kitchen has no doors now and the weather has got much much colder suddenly (cold, really cold!). So mid day cooking in lieu of a coffee during a work break (obviously while working at home) is a solution some days.
We (my 7 y.o and myself to be exact) have been following Masterchef (browse through this link, there are a few interesting ideas an recipes). One night was a special Nigella Lawson challenge and include the preparation of a coffee pannacotta. I did not understand why everyone was having a fit to ensure it was perfectly silky, mine always seem to end up that way. The one I really love is a chai tea pannacotta. CLICK CLICK for the recipe. Apparently (according to Masterchef) the test is having a sexy wobble! I remembered that just in time, check the video below. AhAh! I would have preferred serving it with a rhubarb compote (which was ready) but the children insisted to have it with chocolate sauce as in Masterchef.
Another mid-day cooking dish was a pork belly roast. I cook it on top of sliced apple and garlic heads, it is great dish, just have to prepare a few greens and dinner’s ready!
