A tale of Macarons, with a very happy and steady ending!
What would you do for bacon and beans?
That’s how the Dutch describe this event people like me, who come only to watch the proceedings….and not take part! We do it voor Spek en Bonen – for bacon and beans! Yep, that’s me :-). Would you take a dip in ocean waters….at 0 degrees centigrade?
Sometimes, we propose….but computers think differently.
For a few weeks now, we’ve been plagued with computer woes. Finally, after numerous repairs and re-installations, it died on us. Literally. But that was fine, we still had have a desktop, whose former residence was the study….upstairs. Now, it sits in the living room, next to the kitchen and all was going so well, till this evening when I tried to load my photos from the New Year’s dive at Scheveningen beach (as promised).
2009…out with the Old, 2010….in with the New!
A very blessed and happy 2010 to you. A new year, a new decade. New hopes, dreams and desires…… I so wanted to write a long post today, complete with Oliebollen recipes, my New Year’s resolutions and more…..
Muhammara…How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways? On pita, in tabbouleh….just to lick….and will soon try it on pizza! Forgive me, but ancient civilisation wasn’t blessed with crockery, so if the foundation is right, then the fruits can’t be that far off….therefore, finger-eating is not a curse!
What we had @ dinner last Christmas!
I’m an MOT (mother-of-three), life has changed since I was a teenager. A long time ago, schedules were kept and routines followed. In the days BC (Before Children), alarm clocks worked and children slept in their beds. But that was a long time ago.
The Cookies of Christmas past
One recipe. Numerous sources of inspiration. 4 cookies.
Merry Christmas 2009
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3 Fab Christmas Condiments. Perfect to keep….and gift away!
A very merry and blessed Christmas holiday to all my readers and ‘friends’, whether you’re snowed in or enjoying sunshine and warmth. I look forward to a great 2010…and eagerly await New Year’s eve and constructing my list of New Years resolutions. Of course, all the regulars like lose weight and save money…will be there, but there’ll be others…..too. I shouldn’t get ahead of my self though. I’m standing still, snowed in and enjoying the winter wonderland that is Europe at the moment. And all the comforting food and sauces and condiments that will grace my table this season. And...