Howdy-do-dee!
Happy NEW YEAR and may it be one that is TASTY, creative, FUN and filled with more adventure and excitement!
My little family is LOVING living in New York, and we are well suited to taking MASSIVE bites from the Big Apple.. and any apple in general really, they are mighty snappy and sweet here, you can get candy apples which are objets of desire, and, the cider is to diiiiiiee for.
My voracious appetite for exotic food is well sated also, with yummy new interesting things at each turn including Puerto Rican, epic Mexican, White Castle (for the uninitiated: sweaty little steamy burger bites of mystery meat which are unnervingly crave-able and tortured me while pregnant and miles away unable to indulge!) and interesting highly processed (but yummy!) new treats at the supermarkets to devour.
Experiencing a New York deli is something that has to be done in a lifetime- perhaps only in half for the food, and more so for ear-wagging on the lingo. Hands down there is nothing like a New York bagel- gimme cream cheese on pumpernickel with tomato all. fucking. DAY!
For those of you who have family and friends here in the US of A, I am now baking from my commercial kitchen and can deliver to Manhattan and Long Island. Using only the most premium of local artisanal organic ingredients, I am proud to say my baking is not only pretty, but über tasty too due to the exceptional quality of wholefoods here in New York state combined with my unique flavour profiles. If you would like to have a wee read, pop on over to the dedicated Edible Art page and follow my new Instagram account @edibleartbymoenamoxham.
Talking of yummy things, I thought that I would share a little something I whipped up for some lucky ducks over the last four days.
This ‘Grimalkin Cake’ is comprised of layers of ube and chiffon cake sandwiched together with a boozy Malibu buttercream (what whimsical faerie-tale doesn’t have a wee bit of spike in it too right?!). There are meringue mushrooms, über cute grimalkins with edible wings, marzipan details, a raspberry flavoured pond and magical chocolate trees.
For those curious beavers amongst you, a grimalkin, also known as a greymalkin, is an archaic term for a legendary fairy cat come monster with feline qualities. In the 16th, 17th and 18th century the term grimalkin was associated to witches and women of spirit.. some who were burned at the stake.
So for your viewing pleasure, and from the grand-daughters of the witches who managed to side-step their fate and not get burned, we bring you a faerie-tale of gastronomic delight from our bubbling cauldron and fiery pit aka oven. Ehehheee!
