Archive for October, 2006

2006
26 Oct

Fate or luck?

Having a dog means that you need to exercise them regularly, so I try take Mr. Woofy out for walkies every night. Tonight, the park that we usually do laps at was overrun by the local baseball club, so we just started to amble around the neighborhood, aimlessly looking for another park where my canine [...]



Just a quick entry as I’ve got to head off to the doctor to get my test results, but here is my and Mr. Woofy’s entry for this week’s Weekend Dog Blogging!

Mr. Woofy is certainly my angel, but with wings he is very much a little cherub!

Sleepy angel in the sun, though he mixes with [...]



Buckwheat is one of those foodstuffs which is sorely unappreciated. It doesn’t appear on too many menus or as a featured ingredient, and most people mistakenly think of it as just another grain. In terms of the botanical, buckwheat is actually a fruit though often referred to as a ‘pseudograin’ because of it’s grain-like qualities. [...]



Whilst I obviously still need to work on my pastry-shaping skills, these unassuming brown domes held naught but tastiness inside!

I love food blogging events, I’ve participated in two so far and both have been marvellous. The last I took part in, Blogging By Mail, introduced me to the wonderful Brilynn, the blogger behind Jumbo Empanadas. [...]



Even when I’m happy with a recipe that I have, I am always willing to try new ones to see how they compare. This weekend, it was the world of financiers that I ventured into again.

The same type of baked good, the result was vastly different to what I had expected - not that this [...]