So, halloween has been and gone – all those pumpkins carved… and now all that leftover pumpkin flesh to use up. What to do, what to do?? As I’m not much of a fan of wasted food, a few weeks ago I anticipated this and challenged you to come up with your best gourd recipes for […]
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Is it just me, or did everyone else also finally exhale this morning after holding their breath all night – maybe all week? I went to bed with my fingers crossed and woke up to a day many thought would never arrive. The last time I cried while watching the news from America was on […]
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They say life is what happens while you’re making other plans. Tonight I was planning to leave work early, come home, make my ratatouille bake for dinner, and finish the WTSIM#20 round-up. However, what happened while I was making these plans, was that I got stuck in an elevator at work for 45 minutes between […]
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So, my fellow foodbloggers… do you ever feel a little like a foodie fraud? I do. Every day I read through all these wonderful blogs where people talk about making their own pesto/pizza/hummus/stock/jam from scratch, as if they would never dream of doing it any other way, and it goes completely without saying that […]
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Question: what does a self-confessed non-baker bake when she’s required to bake bread for a worthy cause? Answer: something quick, nutritious, and delicious that reminds her a little of home. And did I mention quick? Now most traditional leavened breads use yeast as a rising agent, and my problem with yeast is that it takes time. Time […]
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I must need my head examined. Either that, or I am a glutton for punishment! Since I’ve come back from Chicago I’ve struggled to get three posts a week out, let alone one a day. But despite this, I’ve decided to take part in NaBloPoMo again.
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