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Ling - The idea of Foie Gras doesn't do it for me at all, but even I am salivating at that picture - It's absolutely beautiful. All those syrups and crispy bits. Wow! Shop-bought Ice cream, but the star is the syrup - Sherry, black pepper and root ginger. The smell of it warm is amazing.

Great flavours, Pille. Looks pretty hefty. I made Grape cake yesterday, using my new rented house's electric oven. It's not too bad.

Marvelous looking burgers, Shelby. Did you catch the name of the mustard seeded cheese? It looks like Y-Fenni, a Welsh cheese with mustard seeds in it.

Rob - I smell Dog Soup! And why not? she's already seasoned up!

Ce'Nedra - I would eat that. I truly would. I can imagine it would be just like jerky. mustard and peppercorns and we're good to go!

Awesome cheesecake, Mark. It looks exactly like the inside of what we call a 'Vanilla slice' - ie. Semi-set pastry cream between two layers of iced puff pastry. I love the design on the top and the cherry is just painfully Chic.

That Char Siu Pork looks absolutely textbook. If ever it's on the menu, I get it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Char Siu means "Twice cooked"? Roasted and stir-fried/grilled. Either way, it's truly miraculous the way seemingly overcooked pork can come out so moreish. Great stuff, Bruce.

Looks great, Ce'nedra - Looks a bit like a Kinder Surprise, lol.

God dammit! At least the plate is OK, and you didn't injure yourself!

Pille - I don't know what those things are, but I want them. I love the rich burnt orange colour of the jelly. Inspired by Mark Bittman, I've gone all Minimalist with Apples in sweet-spiced apple syrup with black pepper. (Bought Meringues, btw. My oven sucks.)

sazji - Those look absolutely phenomenal. Leeks are one of my favourite onion cousins. David - Beautiful presentation, and the chicken looks like it's beyond perfectly cooked.

Hmmm... How about: Maple syrup Meringue with Fall fruits Ice cream. or Spiced pumpkin Cream Horn. I'd buy either, lol.

Cool. Play-doh made your hands smell so bad.

Haha, Rob. I love the way you did that in Poker-hand fashion. "#615 for Amoretti. Read it an' weep!"

Mark - That looks awesome. How do you achieve the different coloured stripes?

Oooh, how about a Nutella Croissant pudding? Exactly what you think it'd be, lol.

Wow, Joe. It looks like you could scale that thing. Mt. Cookiebirthday. Not a lot of messing around today. I did plums on spiced oat cream.

Oooh, apronstrings! They're like dream sequences in cake form.

Quite an accomplishment, Rob. Congratulations!

I'm going back to University tomorrow, so I only had time for something really simple. Little almond sponges with honey-poached apples. They were delicious.

Yeah, exactly. Kugelhopf are those twisty bundt cake ones aren't they?

Brioche is what I eventually thought they'd end up like actually. Well, healthier Brioche. I tried yesterday, just adding a little more baking powder and baking soda. The word "overkill" comes to mind.

How about a (totally authentic) Pineapple Zuccotto? That one has raspberries in - Maybe you could substitute with pineapple/reduced pineapple juice. I'm talking like it's that simple. It's so easy to suggest things for others to do that you would have no idea how to do yourself.

fryguy - Great looking meat. Perfectly cooked! It kinda looks like a little Pork Turtle, lol. In a good way.

Right. I'll try tomorrow, Mark and let you know how they go. Should be interesting.