February 7th, 2010

Meringues and Pavlovas, after the fact

I’ve never made meringues, but with my leftover egg whites from my Mac disaster, I decided to try them, not much to lose.

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February 3rd, 2010

Macaronimo bars.....not!

Prologue

I had it all worked out….

The world’s first Macaronimo bar…..cousin, sibling and friend to the Canadian Nanaimo. I didn’t care much for finding feet….as long as the macarons worked, it would be fine.

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February 1st, 2010

Empanada....Empanada....Argentina, with ♥

This week on Culinary Tour 2010, hosted by Joan of Foodalogue.com, we’re in Argentina, the second largest country in South America.

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January 31st, 2010

And the winner of ‘Top of the Props’ is…..

…..#28!

At the end of the competition, I had a total of 67 comments. I took away 4 because 1 person didn’t want to be counted ‘in’ and 3 comments were from my friends who aren’t into blogging…leaving me with 63.

Off I headed to Random.org….and the number generator chose….#28, which is Aoife of The Daily Spud.

Congratulations Aoife, please send me an email at kitchenbutterfly.giveaway@gmail.com and I’ll pop your box in the mail ASA….

Some top prop secrets? Here they are, a selection from the comments:

Using giftwrap as nice backgrounds
Ikea….hold lots of promise for some (me included!)
Use props from your home…
….and collect from (extended) family….!
Look in the remnant bins at fabric/craft stores and at secondhand stores
Some ‘scour for mini pots and cutlery they serve inedible airplane food in for bento making props…and eco foodstalls for pretty wooden sporks’
Dried leaves and twigs from the park
Tea towels and place mats are super useful too

Thanks for joining in the fun!

Have a blessed ‘new’ week and join me tomorrow for some Empanadas….♥♥♥

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January 28th, 2010

Top of the Props....and my first GIVEAWAY!

Hey Houston, we have a PROPLEM…

…For when it comes to the acquisition of props…..I am shameless.

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January 26th, 2010

Rainbow Lamingtons a la Fondue.....

This is my entry for Mr P’s re-invent the Lamington challenge and in celebration of Australia Day today.

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January 24th, 2010

Out of Nicaragua: Arroz con...many things!

As soon as she opened the jar to show me what they looked like, I found myself breathing in the fragrance of my Nigerian childhood (while standing in a Parisian shop on a cold February day): hot, sweaty, scented days; all the intensity of my youth, captured in a few black Tonka beans.

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January 23rd, 2010

My All-American food box and awards….

My Foodie box

I first met Velva of Tomatoes on the Vine when I was weeks old into blogging. I did a Google search for Dutch Delights…..or something similar and found her and we became ‘friends’, kidding about how we could have walked past each other on Dutch streets without knowing it for only a few weeks before, she had been over to the Netherlands from the US on holiday.