Blogging Events

7 Links: The Most Beautiful, Helpful and ‘Downright’ Controversial!

The first ’7 links’ I read was Lyndsey’s of The Tiny Skillet a few weeks ago and I loved it. It made so much sense to trawl through the blog archives and select 7 posts for 7 different reasons. And so when Steve, the ‘Oui Chef’ tagged me I was thrilled – finally it gave me a chance to share ‘my post’ which didn’t get the attention it deserved…but you’ll have to wait for it.

According to Tripbase who’ve kicked this off,

The goal is

To unite bloggers (from all sectors) in a joint endeavor to share lessons learned and create a bank of long but not forgotten blog posts that deserve to see the light of day again.

The rules

1) Blogger is nominated to take part

2) Blogger publishes his/her 7 links on his/her blog – 1 link for each category.

Here it goes…..

Haarlem_09 261

Read more…

Raymond Blanc’s Tomato Essence (Only Partly Daring Cooks)

We fell into bed just after 8pm in Bedroom 2 of our transit house, exhausted by the day’s events. While the day was not dotted with drama, it had been a long one for us all – the first day of school for the three children, and the first time in all the schooling years that I wouldn’t be the one to see them off on Day one, some with streams of tears, holding on to Mama’s skirt and saying ‘I want to go home with you Mama’. Papa instead had the sole honours.

IMG_0914

Read more…

Daring Cooks Go South Indian With A Feast

If you are acquainted with Indian food, like I thought I was then consider this question I pose to you today: Is Indian food countriversal (like universal but for countries)? Is it?

DSC_0616

Well I certainly thought it was. Sipping on a mug of steaming ginger tea and chatting with friend and neighbor I reeled off all the Indian dishes I loved so – Tikka Masala, Tandoori Chicken and on and on I went. Dishes that my old friends and neighbours had lovingly prepared for me time and time again.  

Read more…

Daring Cooks Fresh Pasta Challenge

I couldn’t believe when he gave me the machine…..8 years ago. I had wanted to make my own pasta forever and getting one of the silver, rolling thingies was top of my list in Nigeria, in 2003. So when a friend moving abroad offered me his brand new, unused machine, I snapped it up!

DSC_2066

Read more…

On Being Two/Celebrating With Lobster

DSC_1915

Two,
Thank God not the ‘Terrible twos’
Cause I’m not a toddler.
And I think in this world of blogging
Two is definitely adulthood.
Two
The number of times I’ve had lobster
One – how many times I’ve cooked it
And so Kitchen Butterfly is two.
To celebrate, we’re having lobster cake.
Only joking……
We’re having lobster, instead of cake.

Are you on?

Read more…

Wordless Wednesday: I Heart Potatoes

IMG_7149

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.

IMG_5689 Read more…

Green Chile Soft Pretzels For St Patrick’s Day

This post is a tribute to St Patrick, the saint I’ve never met.

IMG_4266 Read more…

March On With The Daring Cooks: Salmon Ceviche & A Wedge Salad

This month’s Daring Cooks challenge is brought to you by a very weary Traveller Jane. Weary in body but not in mind, soul or belly. So weary and a touch under the weather, that this daring cook stayed in on Saturday, fresh off a flight from the US of A, huddled on the couch watching Masterchef  Australia while the shops stayed open and all the fresh white fish sold itself.

IMG_4343

Read more…

Food School: Citrus Cured Salmon, For Alaska….

….because I long to be/am a ‘finisher’. And I think if you don’t know how to make ‘it’, school’s a good place to learn!

IMG_1652 Read more…