Archive for April, 2011

Mango Slaw For The Queen

…on her birthday.

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I wonder if it is actually possible to adopt royalty. Well, if it isn’t then I would like to give a slaw of mangoes to the Dutch queen on this gracious occasion of her birthday. A bit of tropical meets spring meets western and tastes delicious. And more even. Read more…

Wordless Wednesday: I Heart Potatoes

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Linguine Con Sarde

See how quickly things change.

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One minute I haven’t cooked fennel in ages…and another, I’m breaking open the liqueur cabinet and putting out the brand new bottle of Pernod (which intensifies the anise-seed flavours of fennel), to good use in a weeknight dinner that uses up my homemade ‘tinned ‘sardines and leads to the great discovery – toasted breadcrumbs rock.

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Sarde Con Olie – Homemade ‘Tinned’ Sardines in Oil

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Except you’re a foodie.

Then invention becomes necessary.

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Easter Egg Lamington Cake Pops…That Were Not!

Rhema. The revelation word. A-ha moments – they happen every day. Simple statements filled with deep insights which cause one to take pause and reflect.

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Daring Cooks April Challenge: Edible Savoury Containers

After Masterchef Australia on my TV watch list…..at a close second is ‘Desperate Housewives’. To think that for so long, I ignored it, till my husband got the DVDs from the video club a few months ago and we watched every episode of the last season, every night.

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Alvin’s Drunken Chicken

Drunken chicken.

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Wholegrain Bread Baking with Spelt

False confidence. False humility. They all point to the same thing.

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My Favourite Things

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites
When the bee stings
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad

From The Sound of Music, one of my favourite films which I recently saw with my kids

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