December 2006

Lemon shortbread – ‘Tis the season for baking #1

December 14, 2006

Yes folks, it's that time of year again, when even the most reluctant bakers (like me!) dust off their aprons and head for the kitchen clutching blocks of shortening, cartons of eggs and bags of sugar. There's just something about Christmas that brings out the latent baker in all of us.  I remember that when [...]

Click here for a full portion

Well Fed Network 2006 food blog awards

December 13, 2006

I’ve been so busy with Menu for Hope (keep on bidding people – we are hot on the heels of last year’s total and there’s still 8 days to go!) that I hadn’t noticed the Well Fed Network’s announcement of the 2006 Food Blog Awards (thanks Andrew for the heads-up!). Once again it’s time to [...]

Click here for a full portion

Menu for Hope III

December 11, 2006

For those of you who have been hanging about in the wonderful world of food blogs for a while, Menu for Hope will not be unfamiliar.  It is the food bloggers’ on-line fundraising event started two years ago by Pim and which was repeated with great success last year.  In 2004, the first Menu for [...]

Click here for a full portion

Win a canapé party for you and your friends!

December 11, 2006

Picture the scene: a summery evening with the sun just touching the horizon; a collection of your nearest and dearest friends, all immaculately dressed; the sound of clinking champagne glasses and tinkling laughter; plate after plate of exquisite and expertly-prepared and beautifully plated canapés being carried out of the kitchen and served to your guests. [...]

Click here for a full portion

Win a taste of South Africa!

December 11, 2006

Have you ever dreamed of a trip to sunny South Africa? It’s the Rainbow Nation, where warm and cold oceans meet, where Europe and Africa live side by side, where African, Dutch, Malaysian, German, Middle-Eastern, French and Indian cuisines all collide to form a rainbow of tastes… Well, now you can send your tastebuds on [...]

Click here for a full portion

New York day 2 – Luzzo’s and the quest for the perfect Pizza

December 7, 2006

Mmmm, pizza.  Can there be a more perfect food?  It’s carby, it’s cheesy, it can be customised to be austere or extravagant or bland or spicy.  It can be eaten alone or happily shared with friends.  It can be eaten while walking down a street in Rome, or standing up at a station cafe in [...]

Click here for a full portion

New York day 2 – Lady Liberty and Katz’s Deli

December 5, 2006

And I dreamed I was flyingAnd high up above eyes could clearly seeThe Statue of Liberty,Sailing away to sea     -    Simon & Garfunkel As is always the case when I fly to America, I was up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at about 07h00 the next morning, raring to go! (I think this uncharacteristic early [...]

Click here for a full portion

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →

blog counter