A 'lemon basket' in the making.
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Gorgeous
lemon baskets filled with Italian parsley, chervil and celery leaves.
Perfect as they are as a garnish or top with a seafood or beef tartare or maybe even the
70's classic prawn cocktail!
The fine motors skills being tested making 'carrot flower' garnishes. Finely slit carrot - like you're making paper lanterns but with the two outer slices slit to make the spikey bit. Then open into a circle and place a toothpick to hold the shape and place into iced water to set. Make three of these and then join together with a toothpick. Also cut out a round piece of carrot to place in the middle of the flower. I think you need to see this being made - a bit difficult to explain!
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Another
test - lilies made from finely sliced turnip rounds, wrapped around a
spring onion stem and then tied with a piece of steamed, softened spring
onion. You need time on your hands and plenty of patience for this one - but oh so gorgeous
when you get it!
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The creations - including beans wrapped with spring onions.
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A piece of finely sliced zucchini then chopped finely and wrapped around an olive!
The apple creations taking shape.
The apple flowers would look fantastic on a cheese platter.
A lovely afternoon spent creating something new to us in edible art. Thank you Marion.
Marion's place - September 2015
