Condensed Milk & Sweet Potato Cake

This cake is very Southeast Asian in style. You know those cakes that seem to be a strange combination of custard and cake? This very much fits into that category. Filling and tasty, yet not rich of cloying, it is a perfect cake to share around.

Five Spice Duck with Sweet Potato Puree and Cherry & Shiraz Jus

I think my favorite meat is duck. My favorite food is definitely Peking Duck. And whenever i see it on the menu, i'll order the duck. This is the first time i've ever cooked it! I was very happy to find the skin quite crispy, though i would have liked the fat to render a little more. I suppose that it would be difficult to render too much fat from this method of cooking though; more time would be needed.

I was surprised when i cut open my sweet potato to find a purply white colour on the inside! Most sweet potatoes i buy are the orange variety; i learnt my lesson! The grey colour of my mash is perhaps not so appealing as i was looking for.