July 2008

WTSIM – the berried treasures round-up

July 14, 2008

Berried treasures indeed.  Judging by the length of time this Waiter, There’s Something in My… roundup took, some of you probably thought I’d buried them and then forgotten where they were buried!  But never fear, all your entries are safe and sound and I haven’t lost my treasure map.  As I’d hoped, this month’s berry [...]

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Rosemary roasted beetroot and butternut

July 13, 2008

It’s been a while since I participated in Weekend Herb Blogging, the perenially popular event created by the lovely Kalyn of Kalyn’s Kitchen.  Not because I don’t cook vegetables, you understand, but because I always think ‘oh, I’ll post on Sunday because that’s the deadline’ and before you know it, it’s midnight on Sunday nightand [...]

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Tomato saffron fish stew with anchovy pesto – for those needing comfort

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Don’t you just hate coming back from holiday?   You arrive back all relaxed and full of optimistic plans about how you are going to rearrange your schedule to do more yoga/cooking/writing/ sleeping/whatever… and within days you feel so worn down by the realities of daily life that you need another holiday.   Monday night [...]

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Recipe for a perfect Alpine summer holiday

July 9, 2008

Ingredients:   1 apartment in a secluded chalet in the shadow of Mont Blanc and the Aguille du Midi    3 local kittens and their mom for hours of entertainment    a generous handful of snowy mountain peaks    a sprinkling of glaciers    2 spectacular cable car rides    [...]

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Sinful dark chocolate & raspberry cupcakes

July 5, 2008

Hooray!  I have an internet connection again!  This is CookSister coming to you live from Geneva, so do pardon me if this post is not as long and detailed as those that you are used to.  My excuse is that the sun is shining, and the city is calling – far too nice a day [...]

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Spicy salmon fillets with fresh herb salsa

July 3, 2008

As we all know by now, women are from Venus and men are from Mars, and I very much doubt that anybody who is married will dispute this. On Mars, apparently, technology is far more advanced than it is here on Earth.  This high-tech environment extends even to the smallest room in the house, where used cardboard toilet [...]

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