The next best thing about not winning a quad of free tickets to a great shindig…
Disaster + Desire = Caramel Curd
Disaster + Uncaramelised milk = Desire Uncaramelised milk + Desire = Caramel Curd Therefore, Disaster + Desire = Caramel Curd That’s Saturday morning arithmetic for you…aka syllogism or something like that.
Food Bloggers Connect 2009
I’m going….only a few weeks more! If I were to describe my excitement As a drink, I would be Champagne, bubbling and frothing over…. And if excitement was a condiment – it would definitely be Ginger jam – hot, sweet and warming all at once A fragrance? For sure Vanilla – Simple. Fragrant. Earthy. Fruity. I love blogging….from the bottom of my heart. Just having a place to winge talk about adventures gone wrong…. and those successful. I often wonder if blogging is counter intuitive – connecting with other people across geographic boundaries, a modern day pen-palling. A chance to learn,...
The great knife debate
If I ever say blogging hasn’t done anything for me…. don’t you believe me….please. I can write a very long list about the perks: It has given me a new lease on life Many new friends And a very interesting knife!
Bad Bentheim, Episode 2: More fun in Germany
The story continues with a view from the Isterberg tower, which is stunning. It is a vantage point in the region of Bad Bentheim and is located close to a nature reserve – Naturdenkmal Isterberg. Fields of cows and 58m later, We are rewarded with a view of rolling hills and trees.
Bad Bentheim, Episode 1: A peek into Germany
I’ve been away in the last few weeks – London (again), North of the Netherlands and last weekend in Germany! I’ve never been to Germany proper….I don’t think flying through Frankfurt qualifies as seeing the country so I won’t mention that. As you guess, that has been corrected, amended, changed. Now I can say with certainty, I’ve seen a bit of the country, even if it is only the northwest corner of Bad Bentheim. And if you’re thinking ‘Bad’…..don’t. It actually refers to ‘Bath’! Yes, Bentheim is a town noted its spas but also for ‘Bentheim Gold’- a kind of sandstone. And...
Adventures in making pizza
I always say that the art of being a good mother is knowing when to buy a pizza….rather than make! See that holiday to Rome in February made a huge impression on me, on us and on my desire to make pizza. As soon as we returned, determined to be Mama par excellence, I set about making it. Disaster. Struck. Testimony that making some things yourself is not the way to go. Reasons for failure? Numerous. First come home from work when the kids are hungry. Then make a dough from granary flour, let it rise and then roll it out, don’t worry...
Cooking with Fruit: Plums
When life gives you a gift of plums in this age of ‘stone fruit’ (shall I say the season), what do you do?
Steak 101 – 5 steps to the beginner’s success
If at first you don’t suceed, try again. I did! If you follow a winning recipe, try to make sure you leave experimenting for another day. I didn’t. You will need to let your pan heat up well before you grease it Whatever you do, make sure you ‘rest’ your steak If you fail the second, third, fourth or even fifth time…..don’t give up. I always say this is why I love food – its ever forgiving nature.