30 day challenger

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I'm Oliver Emberton, and I commit myself to continual 30 day challenges. So should you.

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Cooking challenge day 26: Cheesecake with glacé cherries

Cooking challenge day 26: Cheesecake with glacé cherries

This cheesecake was intended for my big finale tomorrow. It was from a recipe given to me by a friend, and I’m sworn to secrecy here, but I can reveal it contained both Disaronno and glacé cherries.

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Cooking challenge day 25: Carrot and lentil soup

Cooking challenge day 25: Carrot and lentil soup

I’m not gonna lie. This was pretty bad.

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Cooking challenge: The scores so far

Cooking challenge: The scores so far

Three weeks in to this challenge, here are the scores so far..

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Cooking challenge day 24: Parmesan chicken

Cooking challenge day 24: Parmesan chicken

This was a quick and simple meal, and it didn’t poison anyone. What more could I ask for?

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Cooking challenge day 23: Dinner party #4 [VIDEO]

Cooking challenge day 23: Dinner party #4 [VIDEO]

Today was my forth ever dinner party, and I was going to attempt a super-ambitious Beef Wellington – a Gordon Ramsey recipe he describes as “for the keen cook”. Uh oh.

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Cooking challenge day 22: Carrot cake

Cooking challenge day 22: Carrot cake

I cooked a carrot cake. It was delicious (although I didn’t eat it today – it was saved for tomorrow’s dinner party).

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Cooking challenge day 21: Chilli con carne

Cooking challenge day 21: Chilli con carne

The observant among you may have noticed that I haven’t posted any of my meals online since Day 20 (except on Facebook).

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Cooking challenge day 20: Chicken fricassee

Cooking challenge day 20: Chicken fricassee

This was a simple one – to be fair, I needed 2 hours today just to wash up from yesterday’s party.

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Cooking challenge day 19: Dinner party #3 [VIDEO]

Cooking challenge day 19: Dinner party #3 [VIDEO]

Today’s dinner party was my 3rd, and most successful to date. The Kama Sutra featured, obviously.

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Cooking challenge day 18: Cheeseburgers

Cooking challenge day 18: Cheeseburgers

Continuing yesterday’s theme of “something I really want to eat, now, damnit”, I decided to make myself the best cheeseburgers and chips I could.

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