Waiter, there's something in my... Terrine! - the round-up

When I chose the theme for the January edition of "Waiter, there's something in my...", it was in the good effort to finally overcome my fear of making a proper (read: meat-based) terrine. I do enjoy eating them, especially when foie gras is involved, and these little earthenware pots of terrines are also pretty much the only way I tolerate liver. But it was not to be, I succumbed to the pressures of my own hectic schedule and ended up making something I was more familiar with: a vegetarian one.

Who would have thought, though, that the majority of bloggers out there would go for a meat-free alternative? You wouldn't believe the vast array of creations that featured vegetables, fruit and even (god forbid) chocolate! Also very popular was a frozen incarnation, which is just as well, seeing that the least thing the Southern hemisphere needs this time of the year is to have the oven going at full steam for several hours!

So here you have it: a summary of the most delicious terrine creations you gifted foodbloggers around the world have come up with... thanks for participating and watch out for the next round, this time hosted by Andrew of SpittoonExtra!

Savoury terrines:

Blog: Baking Delights
Recipe: Eggplant & Lentil Terrine
Spicy-sweet lentils and Morrocan spices, a delightful burst of flavours for you...

Blog: Biggest Jim's Food Blogs
Recipe: Pork, leek, pancetta & prune terrine
Jim's saving the day with a meat terrine... all my favourite flavours combined in one neat ramekin!

Blog: Cook Sister!
Recipe: Three cheese terrine
Possibly the best combination of cheeses you will ever come across... and defintely a great success all around!

Blog: Eating Brittany
Recipe: Furious Kipper Terrine
Fresh fish, fiery chillies, garlic and spices... my new addiction spread on a piece of bread.

Blog: fresh adriatic fish
Recipe: Maccaroni & cheese terrine
Turning convention on its head, here's your favourite comfort food in a loaf tin!

Blog: HomeMadeS
Recipe: Tofu terrine with candied chillies
Tofu, blue cheese and garlic combine for a beauty of a vegetarian terrine - and those chillies are a stroke of genius!

Blog: I'm Hungry
Recipe: Duck terrine with pistachios & dried cherries
Proof that even though some ingredients might sound off-putting, you can still achieve an amazing end result!

Blog: Mele Cotte
Recipe: Tomato Terrine
An aspic-based creation of ripe tomatoes and other veg - and look for a delightful avocado terrine, too...

Blog: My Bit of Earth
Recipe: Sausage, pepper, polenta & mozzarella terrine
Polenta-lover of this world unite for a feast of comfort terrine...

Blog: Myfrenchkitchen
Recipe: Beetroot & mint terrine
My least favourite vegetable in a beautiful incarnation: and one day, I might be persuaded ;-)

Blog: Pomiane
Recipe: Rabbit & lemon terrine
This terrine is a combination of everything that is wild and wonderful...

Blog: thepassionatecook
Recipe: Roast red pepper, aubergine & scarmorza terrine
Summery peppers, smoked mozzarella and lemoney eggplants - served with a dollop of home-made pesto.

Sweet terrines:

Blog: A Suitable Spice
Recipe: Apricot, banana & clementine terrine
Beautiful aspic-based fruit terrine... you'll love the combination of colours and flavours!

Blog: bron marschall
Recipe: Lime & cranberry terrine
Refreshing ice-cream served in a spongy roll - that's the way aha aha I like it!

Blog: Canela & Comino
Recipe: White chocolate & strawberry frozen terrine
Peruvian mountains-inspired layers or melting tenderness... wish I was there!

Blog: I was born a woman
Recipe: Muhallabiah
Middle-Eastern delicacy of milk pudding with orange gelée  - like jell-O, but lightyears better!

Blog: Kettle & Cup
Recipe: Earl Grey Bittersweet Chocolate Terrine
Bittersweet chocolate scented with Earl Grey tea - think of it as a mousse on steroids!

Blog: make life sweeter!
Recipe: Coconut-coffee terrine
Diagonal (!) layers of strong coffee and exotic coconut... if that's not creative, what is?

Blog: notes from my food diary
Recipe: Chocolate brownie terrine
Heaven in a loaf-tin, that's what I call this... and there's me off to make it - mmmh!

Blog name: Palachinka
Recipe: Chocolate & Strawberries terrine
A bar of chocolate a day keeps the doctor away!

Blog: SpittoonExtra
Recipe: Basil-scented fruit terrine
Deliciously fruity little number that bloody well did set in the end... Oh how he cursed, oh how he laughed (not!)

Blog: Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy
Recipe: Tottonutella semifreddo terrine
Bring on the tooth-pulling sticky stuff! And some almonds and chocolate, of course...

Blog: Tartelette
Recipe: Honey Panna Cotta and Raspberry Terrine
A feast for the eyes, that's for sure, and an altogether inspired recipe - a perfect pud!

Blog name: The Thorngrove Table
Recipe: Raspberry Semi-Freddo/Parfait, Ginger Glass Cookies & Raspberry Sauce
A three-tiered recipe that might take some time, but will reward you plentifold... now can we have some summer, please?

Blog: Us vs. Food
Recipe: Peanut butter mousse & mango lemon curd
A laugh-out-loud funny post on delicious things that don't necessarily play ball together ;-)

Comments

[Us vs. Food]

Great job on the roundup - I'm excited to try so many of these! I'm off to check out the mac and cheese right now.

[marye]

Did something happen to my earl grey and bittersweet chocolate terrine? I don't see it. :(

[Bron]

Lovely roundup thanks Johanna

[Annemarie]

fabulous round-up - there are some excellent looking terrines out there!

[FreshAdriaticFish]

Great job Jaohanna!
It will take few days to go through all this wonderful terrines.
Thanks!
Sanja

[eliza]

hi Johanna, i didn't see mine in there...i was wondering if you ever get my email? my terrine is called Chocolate Brownie Terrine and here's the link again: http://fooddiary.blogsome.com/2008/01/28/chocolate-brownie-terrine/

[johanna]

marye, i can't click through to the URL you provided - please resend correct info by email and i'll add you.

eliza, sure enough never recievd the link as i would remember a chocolate brownie terrine for sure - will be adding you straight away!

[Chris]

Johanna, great round up! So many fun recipes to try. Thanks for all the work you did putting it together!

[Audrey]

Hi Johanna,

could it be that the spittoonextra link is incorrect?
Not sure if I missed the news or if you just didn´t write about it, but I think I saw you´re one of the Küchengötter people now. Congrats!

[johanna]

audrey, the link to spittoon works fine on my end... and yes, thanks, i'm writing for kuechengoetter.de once a month now, which is a great experience. i am not banging on about it too much, haven't mentioned it, since it's in german and you're one of the few people who'll be able to understand it... let me know what you think of my contributions!

[Audrey]

I´ll definitely let you know (didn´t have too much time to read through all of it, yet)!

About the link: I think it works if I change .com to .biz - otherwise I get the information, that the owner sells this domain. Weird!
Thanks anyway!

[Susan from Food Blogga]

I have never made a terrine. After this, what excuse could I possible have? What an amazing variety!

[Clarice]

Well done for creating such an inspiring challenge and all your hard work with the round up.

[Betsy Drake]

Great round up, and great terrines!

[Christina]

What a lovely bunch of entries! Thanks for the round up.

[ejm]

What a great looking roundup. And what a lot of terrines for me to try. Where to start? The beetroot/mint one is calling to me (unlike you, I adore beets!) but so are so many of the others!

-Elizabeth

P.S. The link to Andrew's site isn't working for me either. But this one is:

http://www.spittoonextra.biz/waiter_theres_something_in_my_12.html

[astrid]

*crap* I again missed the deadline for this one :(

what a wonderful roundup! so many delicious dishes!

Grüsse aus der alten Heimat :)

[Tartelette]

Great round up! Thanks for hosting it, it was fun as always!