Comments on: Quail’s Eggs & Asparagus Vol Au Vents – Daring Bakers September 2009 challenge http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/27/quails-eggs-asparagus-vol-au-vents-daring-bakers-september-2009-challenge/ The slightly eccentric eating, cooking and travel adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:22:58 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/27/quails-eggs-asparagus-vol-au-vents-daring-bakers-september-2009-challenge/#comment-42839 Not Quite Nigella Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:22:04 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=17710#comment-42839 Hi Rosa-thankyou so much! :) Hi Conor-Thanks so much. I can't believe I'm turning into such a savoury girl! :) haha the bashing is so therapeutic isn't it (and addictive) :lol: Oh you por thing, I can empathise-been there and done that! Hi Lan-Thankyou so much! I loved the idea of trying to do something different :) HI Karen-Thanks so much! Hehe if they lasted til the next day that would have been good :lol: Hi Snooky doodle-Thanks so much! :) Hi Steph-Thanks for a great challenge :) It was lots of fun :) Hi Trissa-Thankyou so much! I love quail eggs so any chance to use them :) Hi Barbara-Hehe I guess we are! Thankyou so much! You are too kind :) Hi Katherine-I's lots of fun and it ruins you for regular puff pastry from the supermarket :lol: Thankyou so much! Hi Ellie-Haha me too except we ate them all :lol: Thankyou! Hi Matilda-Yes I'm thinking of making puff all the time now! :) Thankyou so much :) Wow, but at least bananas are good for you! :) Hi Lianne-I thought I'd never do it to be honest :lol: Thankyou and you're welcome! :) Hi peabody-Thankyou so much! :D Hi Shaz-Thanks for your kind words! :) Hi Johanna-Sure! :) Hehe it's time consuming but the layers of puff are incredible! :) Hi Steph-Thankyou so much! My friend didn't end up having her party in the end :lol: Hi Jacq-Thanks so much! It's the one pastry I recommend making if you were to make a pastry :) Hi Anh-Thanks so much! Hehe great minds? :P Hi Faith-Thankyou! :) OH it is believe me, it's amazing stuff plus not all the bught ones use butter and the flavour of butter is gorgeous in it :) HI floreta-Thankyou so much! :) Hi Jen-Thankyou! :) Me too, butter is my weakness I think. Oh and sweets, oh and seafood :lol: Good work and nice preventative measure! ;) Hi Angela-Haha move next to me! :) Haha I knew you would! HI Anita-Thanks so cmuh :) Hubby loved that one and wanted me to make more of those! :lol: Hi Lisa-Haha! That's so cute :) Nah I know lots of people that do that :) Thankyou! Hi Alessandra-Thanks so much! :) Hi Pietro-Thankyou very much! :) Hi Sandra-They're great aren't they. Thanks! :) Haha I think they're a definite weakness for many :) Hi nora-Thanks so much! :D Hi Dharm-Yes what a shame you missed last month's-I'm sure it would have been fantastic! :) Hi SydneyGal-Oh no, honestly it's not that hard. It's more the time needed between folds. Would I lie to you? Never! And it's a lot safer than handgliding :) Hi Divina-Thanks so much! You are too kind Hi Angela-Thankyou! Haha yes he loved it. What a shame although I'm sure your Vols au vent would have been spectacular! xxx Hi Ffichiban-Why thankyou! :) Hi Cakelaw-Thanks :) Haha yes I'd expect no less from you! :) Hi Little Miss Cupcake-Thankyou! I was in raptures over them :lol: Hi Simone-Thankyou! Yes it does come to think of it! :D Hi Moya-Thanks so much! You are so sweet :D Haha that's so easy to do (I know first hand) :P Hi Su-yin-I bet you'll rock it! :) Hi wic-Thanks so much! Aww that's such a sweet thing to say :) Hi Parita-Thankyou! :) Hi Southern Grace-Thanks so much! Oooh cool! Hmm that's funny that you get the blue tint! :o Hi anna-Thankyou! Yes this one had quite a bit of salt for the pastry so I thought it went well with the savoury :) Yours were great! Hi jo-Thankyou so much! :D Hi Lauren-I was crossing my finger so much about the rise! :lol: Thankyou! Hi grace-Aww no I bet you will because 1 year ago I never thought I would! Thankyou so much :) Hi Katie-Thankyou! Yes I should do them for parties too! :) Hi Sue-Thanks so much! You are too kind! :) Hi Amy-Thanks so much! :) Hi yasmeen-I love miniature things :lol: Hi Jenny-Definitely not one to rush but yes I get so happy when I see the rise! :) Hi Frenchie-Aww what a shame! :( They are a little hard to get a hold of I admit! Thankyou! :) Hi sally-Haha that's so cute! :) Not bad at all! Hi lisa-Thankyou so much! :D I wish I could have given you some (and then stopped myself from eating it all :lol: ) Hi deeba-Thanks so much! Yes it's so exciting to see what comes up next! :) Hi Ahmad-Hehe that's cool! I liked it and it was suitably daring :) Thankyou so much! Hi Arwen-Thanks so much. I was sorely tempted :lol: Hi Allie-Thankyou very much! :) Hi ingrid-Aww thankyou! It was so much fun to do that interview with Duckie! :) Hi Julie-Thankyou! One of each coming up :) Haha it's so good isn't it! I think a few of us were like that :lol: Hi Lisa-Aww you are too sweet! Yours was amazing! :o You always hit it out of the ballpark :D Thankyou so much for your kind words and don't worry I always have loads of typos! :) Hi Chefspiration-Thankyou! :) Oh really? I turned much greener once I poached it :) Thankyou! Hi Biff and Lexi-Hehe thankyou so much! Yes it's best not to know about how much butter there is :lol: Hi Aparna-Oh cool! Great minds think alike huh? ;) Hi Jenny-Thankyou so much! :D Hi art and lemons-I couldn't agree with you more! Something about the butter :) Hehe thankyou so much! Hi Rosa-thankyou so much! :)

Hi Conor-Thanks so much. I can’t believe I’m turning into such a savoury girl! :) haha the bashing is so therapeutic isn’t it (and addictive) :lol: Oh you por thing, I can empathise-been there and done that!

Hi Lan-Thankyou so much! I loved the idea of trying to do something different :)

HI Karen-Thanks so much! Hehe if they lasted til the next day that would have been good :lol:

Hi Snooky doodle-Thanks so much! :)

Hi Steph-Thanks for a great challenge :) It was lots of fun :)

Hi Trissa-Thankyou so much! I love quail eggs so any chance to use them :)

Hi Barbara-Hehe I guess we are! Thankyou so much! You are too kind :)

Hi Katherine-I’s lots of fun and it ruins you for regular puff pastry from the supermarket :lol: Thankyou so much!

Hi Ellie-Haha me too except we ate them all :lol: Thankyou!

Hi Matilda-Yes I’m thinking of making puff all the time now! :) Thankyou so much :) Wow, but at least bananas are good for you! :)

Hi Lianne-I thought I’d never do it to be honest :lol: Thankyou and you’re welcome! :)

Hi peabody-Thankyou so much! :D

Hi Shaz-Thanks for your kind words! :)

Hi Johanna-Sure! :) Hehe it’s time consuming but the layers of puff are incredible! :)

Hi Steph-Thankyou so much! My friend didn’t end up having her party in the end :lol:

Hi Jacq-Thanks so much! It’s the one pastry I recommend making if you were to make a pastry :)

Hi Anh-Thanks so much! Hehe great minds? :P

Hi Faith-Thankyou! :) OH it is believe me, it’s amazing stuff plus not all the bught ones use butter and the flavour of butter is gorgeous in it :)

HI floreta-Thankyou so much! :)

Hi Jen-Thankyou! :) Me too, butter is my weakness I think. Oh and sweets, oh and seafood :lol: Good work and nice preventative measure! ;)

Hi Angela-Haha move next to me! :) Haha I knew you would!

HI Anita-Thanks so cmuh :) Hubby loved that one and wanted me to make more of those! :lol:

Hi Lisa-Haha! That’s so cute :) Nah I know lots of people that do that :) Thankyou!

Hi Alessandra-Thanks so much! :)

Hi Pietro-Thankyou very much! :)

Hi Sandra-They’re great aren’t they. Thanks! :) Haha I think they’re a definite weakness for many :)

Hi nora-Thanks so much! :D

Hi Dharm-Yes what a shame you missed last month’s-I’m sure it would have been fantastic! :)

Hi SydneyGal-Oh no, honestly it’s not that hard. It’s more the time needed between folds. Would I lie to you? Never! And it’s a lot safer than handgliding :)

Hi Divina-Thanks so much! You are too kind

Hi Angela-Thankyou! Haha yes he loved it. What a shame although I’m sure your Vols au vent would have been spectacular! xxx

Hi Ffichiban-Why thankyou! :)

Hi Cakelaw-Thanks :) Haha yes I’d expect no less from you! :)

Hi Little Miss Cupcake-Thankyou! I was in raptures over them :lol:

Hi Simone-Thankyou! Yes it does come to think of it! :D

Hi Moya-Thanks so much! You are so sweet :D Haha that’s so easy to do (I know first hand) :P

Hi Su-yin-I bet you’ll rock it! :)

Hi wic-Thanks so much! Aww that’s such a sweet thing to say :)

Hi Parita-Thankyou! :)

Hi Southern Grace-Thanks so much! Oooh cool! Hmm that’s funny that you get the blue tint! :o

Hi anna-Thankyou! Yes this one had quite a bit of salt for the pastry so I thought it went well with the savoury :) Yours were great!

Hi jo-Thankyou so much! :D

Hi Lauren-I was crossing my finger so much about the rise! :lol: Thankyou!

Hi grace-Aww no I bet you will because 1 year ago I never thought I would! Thankyou so much :)

Hi Katie-Thankyou! Yes I should do them for parties too! :)

Hi Sue-Thanks so much! You are too kind! :)

Hi Amy-Thanks so much! :)

Hi yasmeen-I love miniature things :lol:

Hi Jenny-Definitely not one to rush but yes I get so happy when I see the rise! :)

Hi Frenchie-Aww what a shame! :( They are a little hard to get a hold of I admit! Thankyou! :)

Hi sally-Haha that’s so cute! :) Not bad at all!

Hi lisa-Thankyou so much! :D I wish I could have given you some (and then stopped myself from eating it all :lol: )

Hi deeba-Thanks so much! Yes it’s so exciting to see what comes up next! :)

Hi Ahmad-Hehe that’s cool! I liked it and it was suitably daring :) Thankyou so much!

Hi Arwen-Thanks so much. I was sorely tempted :lol:

Hi Allie-Thankyou very much! :)

Hi ingrid-Aww thankyou! It was so much fun to do that interview with Duckie! :)

Hi Julie-Thankyou! One of each coming up :) Haha it’s so good isn’t it! I think a few of us were like that :lol:

Hi Lisa-Aww you are too sweet! Yours was amazing! :o You always hit it out of the ballpark :D Thankyou so much for your kind words and don’t worry I always have loads of typos! :)

Hi Chefspiration-Thankyou! :) Oh really? I turned much greener once I poached it :) Thankyou!

Hi Biff and Lexi-Hehe thankyou so much! Yes it’s best not to know about how much butter there is :lol:

Hi Aparna-Oh cool! Great minds think alike huh? ;)

Hi Jenny-Thankyou so much! :D

Hi art and lemons-I couldn’t agree with you more! Something about the butter :) Hehe thankyou so much!

]]> By: art and lemons http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/27/quails-eggs-asparagus-vol-au-vents-daring-bakers-september-2009-challenge/#comment-42438 art and lemons Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:45:50 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=17710#comment-42438 Puff pastry is my absolute (new) buttery weakness, especially topped with fresh fruit! I too, had to stop myself from eating more than one. Your mascarpone and strawberry version would, I think, take me over the unstoppable edge. Puff pastry is my absolute (new) buttery weakness, especially topped with fresh fruit! I too, had to stop myself from eating more than one. Your mascarpone and strawberry version would, I think, take me over the unstoppable edge.

]]> By: Jenny Tan http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/27/quails-eggs-asparagus-vol-au-vents-daring-bakers-september-2009-challenge/#comment-42315 Jenny Tan Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:35:03 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=17710#comment-42315 Your photos are beautiful, and the V-a-V looks so delicious! YUM! Your photos are beautiful, and the V-a-V looks so delicious! YUM!

]]> By: Aparna http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/27/quails-eggs-asparagus-vol-au-vents-daring-bakers-september-2009-challenge/#comment-42311 Aparna Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:48:04 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=17710#comment-42311 I especially love the sweet vol-au-vents you've made. I used mascarpone too. Got to remember rose flavoured mascarpone.:) I especially love the sweet vol-au-vents you’ve made. I used mascarpone too. Got to remember rose flavoured mascarpone.:)

]]> By: Biff and Lexi http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/27/quails-eggs-asparagus-vol-au-vents-daring-bakers-september-2009-challenge/#comment-42283 Biff and Lexi Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:31:41 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=17710#comment-42283 Oooh, that pastry looks awesometown! Love the filling, but you're right, the amount of butter in that puff is STAGGERING. Oooh, that pastry looks awesometown! Love the filling, but you’re right, the amount of butter in that puff is STAGGERING.

]]> By: Chefspiration http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/27/quails-eggs-asparagus-vol-au-vents-daring-bakers-september-2009-challenge/#comment-42262 Chefspiration Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:28:01 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=17710#comment-42262 the green on your asparagus is so vibrant...makes our asparagus here look so pale! The vol au vents look delicious! the green on your asparagus is so vibrant…makes our asparagus here look so pale! The vol au vents look delicious!

]]> By: Lisa http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/27/quails-eggs-asparagus-vol-au-vents-daring-bakers-september-2009-challenge/#comment-42247 Lisa Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:09:17 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=17710#comment-42247 OMG..typos galore. I have a cold and a little fever, so my fingers aren't quite cooperating. Let's try again...EGGS, - and ( LOL OMG..typos galore. I have a cold and a little fever, so my fingers aren’t quite cooperating. Let’s try again…EGGS, – and ( LOL

]]> By: Lisa http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/27/quails-eggs-asparagus-vol-au-vents-daring-bakers-september-2009-challenge/#comment-42246 Lisa Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:07:42 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=17710#comment-42246 Lorraine 0 I could not wait to see what you came up with, and as always, I wasn't disappointed..but )as usual again) awed! I also made one with ehhs and hollandaise, but nowhere near as creative and gorgeous as yours. Even your simple strawberry and rose flavored mascarpone filling is awesome..considering I never would have thought of adding rose water. Gorgeous photos too..I keep scrolling up to look at them again and again. OH, how could I forget, your puff pastry turned out perfect! So golden and lovely layers :) Lorraine 0 I could not wait to see what you came up with, and as always, I wasn’t disappointed..but )as usual again) awed! I also made one with ehhs and hollandaise, but nowhere near as creative and gorgeous as yours. Even your simple strawberry and rose flavored mascarpone filling is awesome..considering I never would have thought of adding rose water. Gorgeous photos too..I keep scrolling up to look at them again and again. OH, how could I forget, your puff pastry turned out perfect! So golden and lovely layers :)

]]> By: Julie @ Willow Bird http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/27/quails-eggs-asparagus-vol-au-vents-daring-bakers-september-2009-challenge/#comment-42236 Julie @ Willow Bird Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:50:19 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=17710#comment-42236 Gorgeous vol-au-vents! I'll have one of each, please! "I had to stop as I was dangerously close to having nothing to serve for dinner." Too funny, because I found myself in the same predicament! I only used a third of my dough per the instructions and quickly realized I needed to make up another batch or there wouldn't be enough (for me to eat) :D They were so delicious! The Hollandaise + asparagus + quail egg combo sounds just amazing. Gorgeous vol-au-vents! I’ll have one of each, please!

“I had to stop as I was dangerously close to having nothing to serve for dinner.” Too funny, because I found myself in the same predicament! I only used a third of my dough per the instructions and quickly realized I needed to make up another batch or there wouldn’t be enough (for me to eat) :D They were so delicious!

The Hollandaise + asparagus + quail egg combo sounds just amazing.

]]> By: ingrid http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/27/quails-eggs-asparagus-vol-au-vents-daring-bakers-september-2009-challenge/#comment-42196 ingrid Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:19:23 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=17710#comment-42196 I'd have to go with the sweet version of your vol-au-vent. Btw, I just read your interview on Duckie's blog! It was great getting to know you a bit better! ~ingrid I’d have to go with the sweet version of your vol-au-vent.

Btw, I just read your interview on Duckie’s blog! It was great getting to know you a bit better!
~ingrid

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