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A Taste of Yellow in memory of Barbara: the Monthly Mingle roundup

by Jeanne Horak on August 10, 2012 22 Comments in Monthly Mingle

Barbara Harris

 

When I got the message on 30 June that Barbara Harris, wife, mother, cook food blogger and human being extraordinaire had passed away the day before, I was struck with a pang of deep sorrow.  Sorrow because death is so very, very final; because I would never get to meet her in person; and because there was so much more she wanted to achieve when her life was rudely interrupted.  But how do you commemorate and pay tribute to somebody you have never met in the flesh?  What better way than to do it online, the ethereal space where my friendship with Barbara grew and blossomed.  As it was my turn to host Meeta’sMonthly Mingle event, we decided to adopt a theme of “A taste of Yellow“, the name of the cancer-awareness event that Barbara initiated and hosted on an annual basis.

For those of you who do not know Barbara, my first piece of advice would be to read her blog, Winos and Foodies, to give you a sense of her joie de vivre; her gentle humour, her love of her family, her love of food, and her grace and courage in the face of cancer. During the course of hosting this event, I have had the privilege of reading so many wonderful memories and trbutes that people have shared about Barbara, including this beautiful tribute by Cath of A Blithe Palate.  You shared memories of Barbara and stories of loved ones you have lost to cancer; you talked repeatedly of what a generous presence Barbara was in the blogosphere, always encouraging new bloggers and taking the time to send personal notes and comments; and most of all you expressed deep regret at never having met her.  I also received this comment from barbara’s husband Bryan:

As a family we have been truly amazed by the outpouring of support and praise of Barbara’s life and work, the blog being her favourite interest. We have all worn the yellow wrist bands from early in her fight, vowing to remove them only if she was to leave us. There is now only one remaining, it is hers, and on my wrist. Winos and Foodies will remain on line with one more post to come: we intend to put up the program from her funeral which includes a recipe, one of her favourites.

My family hugs you all.
Bryan

And a few people also suggested that although we have lost Barbara, we should all try and do something for those who are still living with and fighting this disease: be there for somebody going through a chronic illness or bad experience, offer to do some chores for them without being asked, or even just show up and sit and chat over a cup of coffee.  even something that small can make a difference.  And of course, we can all help the fight against cancer by donating to one of the many cancer charities available – here are a few to which you might want to make a donation in Barara’s memory:

  • Livestrong Foundation
  • The Austrailan Cancer Research Foundation
  • The Cancer Council Australia
  • The National Breast Cancer Foundation of Australia
  • The MacGrath Foundation
  • Cancer Research UK
  • MacMillan Cancer Support
  • The American Institute for Cancer Research
  • The Cancer Association of South Africa

 

And now without further ado, let’s paint the food blogosphere yellow with your recipes!

 

DISH:  Mango pomelo sago
NAME:  KimKim
LOCATION:  Jakarta
BLOG: KimKim Patisserie

MingleKimKim

DISH: Lemon Tapioca Pudding with Crush Raspberries and Lemon Shortbreads
NAME: Arfi Binstead
LOCATION:  New Zealand
BLOG: Homemades

ArfisHomemades

DISH: Lemon chicken with garlic creamed corn
NAME: Val Harrison
LOCATION:  British Columbia, Canada
BLOG: More Than Burnt Toast

MoreThanBurntToast

DISH: Irish potato pancakes with garlic cottage cheese
NAME: Krista Bjorn
LOCATION: Australia
BLOG: Rambling Tart

RamblingTart

DISH: Lemon, pear and choc-chip muffins
NAME: Amanda McInerney
LOCATION:  Australia
BLOG: Lambs’ Ears and Honey

LambsEarsAndHoney

DISH:  Saffron pasta
NAME: Tandy Sinclair
LOCATION:  Gordon’s Bay, South Africa
BLOG: Lavender & Lime

DISH: Indian-style pumpkin blossom fritters
NAME: Aparna
LOCATION:  India
BLOG: My Diverse Kitchen

MyDiverseKitchen

DISH: Apricot & mango jam
NAME: Simone
LOCATION: The Netherlands
BLOG:  Junglefrog Cooking

DISH: Caramelised bananas with toffee sauce
NAME: Siri
LOCATION:  India
BLOG: Cooking with Siri

DISH: Mango lemonade
NAME: Nashira Usef
LOCATION:  Doha, Quatar
BLOG: Plateful

DISH: Lemonade with roasted fennel seeds, honey and mint leaves
NAME: Sandy Neumann
LOCATION: Jena, Germany
BLOG: Confiture de Vivre

ConfitureDeVivre

DISH:  Pickled golden beets
NAME: Robin Ove
LOCATION:  California, USA
BLOG: What About the Food

WhatAboutTheFood

DISH: Lauki Chana Dal – Soupy Lentils with Bottle Gourd
NAME: Soma Rathmore
LOCATION:  Texas, USA
BLOG: eCurry

ECurry

DISH:  Tropical fruit crumble
NAME: Gillian
LOCATION:  Auckland, New Zealand
BLOG:  So So Simple Food

MingleSoSimpleFood

DISH:  Mango cheesecake with mango gelee
NAME: Swathi
LOCATION:  USA
BLOG:  Zesty South Indian Kitchen

MingleZestySouthIndian

DISH: Raw king oyster mushroom “calamari”
NAME: Janet
LOCATION:  Toronto, Canada
BLOG: The Taste Space

MingleTasteSpace

DISH:  Cous cous with corn and scallions in brown butter
NAME: Sally Newton
LOCATION:  Kansas, USA
BLOG:  Bewitching Kitchen 

MingleBewitchingKitchen

DISH: Creamy squash, carrot and longanisa soup
NAME: Chichajo
LOCATION:  Manila, Philippines
BLOG: 80 Breakfasts

DISH:  Lemon marmalade-filled walnut scones
NAME:  Lisa Johnson
LOCATION:  Quincy, MA (USA)
BLOG:  Anali’s First Amendment

DISH: Apple-cucumber pickles
NAME: Anna
LOCATION:  Sydney, Australia
BLOG: Morsels & Musings

DISH:  Cape gooseberry (physalis) pavlova
NAME:  Kit Heathcock
LOCATION:  Cape Town, South Africa
BLOG: Food and Family

DISH: Pumpkin pops
NAME: Colleen
LOCATION:  Cape Town, South Africa
BLOG: Browniegirl Blog

DISH: Custard-filled madeleines
NAME: Jasmine Ann
LOCATION:  Melbourne, Australia
BLOG:  The Gluten-free Scallywag

DISH: Roasted sprouted chickpeas
NAME:  Richa
LOCATION:  Seattle, Washington (USA)
BLOG: Vegan Richa

DISH: Baby corn paneer jalfrezi
NAME:  Anusha
LOCATION: Gujarat, India
BLOG: Tomato Blues

DISH:  Milan-style asparagus with egg and Parmesan
NAME: Jamie
LOCATION:  Nantes, France
BLOG:  Life’s a Feast

DISH:  Peach prosecco Bellini sorbet
NAME:  Jamie
LOCATION:  Nantes, France
BLOG:  Life’s a Feast

DISH: Bulgur salad with pepper and courgette
NAME: Eva
LOCATION:  Oldenburg, Germany
BLOG:  Food Vegetarisch

 

DISH: Raw zucchini (courgette) salad
NAME:  Rosa
LOCATION:  Geneva, Switzerland
BLOG: Rosa’s Yummy Yums

DISH: Lemon squash
NAME:  Jacqui
LOCATION:  New Zealand
BLOG:  No blog, so Gillian posted it on her behalf – thanks Gilli!

DISH: Yellow tomato bruschetta
NAME: Paz
LOCATION:  New York City
BLOG: The Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz

DISH: Puff pastry rings with mango curd
NAME: Hesti
LOCATION:  Indonesia
BLOG: Hesti’s Kitchen

DISH: Mango chutney
NAME: Barbara
LOCATION:  Basel, Switzerland
BLOG:  Late Bloomers

DISH: Cake with caramelised peppermint apricots
NAME: Ivy
LOCATION:  Athens, Greece
BLOG:  Kopiaste to Greek Hospitality

DISH: Walnut, lemon & cardamom cake
NAME:  Mairi
LOCATION:  New Zealand
BLOG: Toast

 

DISH: Galaktoboureko
NAME: Peter G
LOCATION:  Sydney, Australia
BLOG: Souvlaki for the Soul

DISH: Panna cotta two ways
NAME: Sally
LOCATION: Dubai
BLOG:  My Custard Pie

DISH:  Lemon sorbet
NAME:  Jen
LOCATION: Colorado USA
BLOG:  Use Real Butter

DISH:  Peach & pistachio cake
NAME: Prerna
LOCATION: Mauritius
BLOG:  Inspired to Bake

DISH: Fresh lemon cake
NAME: Sue
LOCATION: South Africa
BLOG: Sous Chef

DISH: Restaurant style dal tadka
NAME:  Dassana
LOCATION: India
BLOG: Veg Recipes of India

DISH: Eton mess with Saffron, Raspberries and White Currants
NAME: Meeta Khurana-Wolff
LOCATION:  Weimar, Germany
BLOG:  What’s For Lunch, Honey?

DISH:  Lemon and Limoncello granita
NAME:  Jeanne Horak-Druiff
LOCATION:  London, UK
BLOG: CookSister!

DISH:  Mirabelle plum & Cognac clafoutis
NAME: Jeanne Horak-Druiff
LOCATION:  London, UK
BLOG:  CookSister!

And that, as they say, is that – over 40 golden entries (see the full visual effect here on the taste of yellow Pinterest board!). A huge THANK YOU to all who participated for your stories, your emotions and your recipes.  Here’s to you Barbara; we will always remember you and your kind brave, generous nature – I hope you are smiling wherever you are now.  Next month’s Mingle is hosted by Zizi’s Adventures and the theme is street food – see the post for more details.

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  1. Rosa says

    November 28, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    A wonderful roundup! I miss Barbara…

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  2. Kalyn says

    November 28, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    Such a wonderful tribute to a wonderful person. I will never forget her.

    Reply
  3. Kristen says

    November 28, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    The 1 year anniversary of my brothers death from cancer is coming up next week and I tried and tried to write something in memory of Barbara but just couldn’t get through it. I will… eventually, but it was way too raw right now. She will be so missed. What a lovely roundup of yellow in her honor. It makes me smile through the tears.

    Reply
  4. Meeta says

    November 28, 2012 at 5:58 pm

    So glad we did this. It’s a place in the virtual world where everyone has left their love, thoughts, spirit for Barbara. I love it and will be coming here again and again to read through the posts. I absolutely love the Pinterest board too.

    Reply
  5. Kit says

    November 28, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    So many shades of yellow for Barbara! Everything looks so beautiful – I’m off to drink it all in on your Pinterest board!

    Reply
  6. Ivy says

    November 28, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    What a wonderful roundup for such a wonderful person! I think she would have liked what we did!

    Reply
  7. Swathi says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:00 pm

    Wonderful round up for great person.

    Reply
  8. Sharyn Dimmick says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    What a beautiful blog and a wonderful tribute to your friend and colleague. Thank you.

    Reply
  9. Soma says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    A beautiful way to remember her. Thanks Jeanne and also Meeta for doing this for Barbara.

    Reply
  10. Krista says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    So wonderful, Jeanne and Meeta! I can only imagine how much work went into organizing this and you’ve done a beautiful job for the memory of a beautiful woman. XO

    Reply
  11. Jas @ the gluten free scallywag says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    A wonderful round up for Barbara. Thank you Jeanne for hosting such a wonderful event!

    Reply
  12. Judy says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    A beautiful and fitting tribute for a much-loved and much-missed lady. Such a fabulous range of recipes and the photos … oh, my!

    Reply
  13. Lisa says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    This is such a wonderful tribute and so nice to have words from her family.

    Reply
  14. Barbara says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    A whirlwind of all shades of yellow – what a lovely tribute for Barbara. Thank you, Jeanne and Meeta!

    Reply
  15. Firefly says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    Oh. My. Freekin. Word… My mouth is watering so much right now. I started making notes on which one is my favorite but the lower I got down the post the more there was on the list. Is it just me or is good old Butternut soup missing? Lol

    Reply
  16. Hotly Spiced says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    That’s a lovely tribute to Barbara. Like you, I never had the opportunity to meet her but I loved her comments on my blog and it was always special reading her posts. I love the idea of cooking yellow dishes – who knew there were so many!

    Reply
  17. Jamie says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    Wonderful! Only someone so full of love as Barbara can engender so much love in return. Barbara would be thrilled with this beautiful, fantastic array of food. I, too, am so sad I will never get to meet her face to face but I miss her so much!

    Reply
  18. Lata Raja says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:10 pm

    Hi my entry Quinoa in peppers has not been featured in the round up. I wonder if it was not in order.

    Reply
  19. Nadia says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    This is stunning and so inspiring! Given the fact that I have neglected my “liefdeskind” food blog over the past 2 months!

    Reply
  20. Simone says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    Wow. What an amazing amount of gorgeous entries!

    Reply
  21. Johanna GGG says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    lovely entries and a lovely tribute – I sent in an entry which I can’t find there – I will resend to you – perhaps I got the wrong email address
    http://gggiraffe.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/microwave-butterscotch-pudding-with.html

    Reply
  22. Colleen says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    Thank you so much for hosting and for the summary of fabulous entries. Such a beautiful tribute to a beautiful woman. I do miss Barbara and it was such a pleasure to be included in this event. Much love xxx

    Reply
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Perspective: a particular attitude towards or way Perspective: a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something.

Perspective is the one thing that the Covid-19 pandemic has given us plenty of. It has certainly made us re-evaluate what is truly important, and also what we did and didn't enjoy about our lives  before the pandemic and its associated lockdowns. It made me appreciate how much happiness my house, my job, my friends, my own company and my running bring to my life (and how fortunate I am to have all these things). But it also brought home how much I enjoy and miss travel, the theatre, and the luxury of reataurant visits at the drop of a hat. I don't think words can describe my joy at sipping the first coffee purchased from a coffee shop in summer 2020 as lockdown eased. It's the little things...

One of the things I have enjoyed and will not miss as the world creeps back to normality is the absence of crowds in what is usually a crowded city. On the occasions that I have been in central London since the start of the pandemic, streets have been blissfully empty and it has felt as if I were discovering my city anew. This glorious perspective (hah!) of St Paul's Cathedral normally requires a long wait while a queue of tourists and "influencers" ahead of you pose for photos - but on this glorious day last Spring it was almost deserted. I will miss that...

Is there anything you will miss as Covid-19 restrictions start to be lifted?
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Jeanne Horak is a freelance food and travel writer; recipe developer and photographer. South African by birth and Londoner by choice, Jeanne has been writing about food and travel on Cooksister since 2004. She is a popular speaker on food photography and writing has also contributed articles, recipes and photos to a number of online and print publications. Jeanne has also worked with a number of destination marketers to promote their city or region. Please get in touch to work with her Read More…

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