Archive for October, 2006
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 [...]
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 [...]
Every bite of these chocolate laden discs is one of sheer pleasure This was the exclamation from my brother after I’d consumed one of these chocolate chocolate-chip discs of doom, and he was absolutely right. Those who know me know that I’m not one of ‘those’ chocaholics – you know the ones, with noses tuned [...]
When Jenjen of Milk & Cookies announced the theme for Hey Hey It’s Donna Hay #6 – F is for Fritter, I took it as a sign that yes, I had to take part! I love fritters of many kinds (except the deep fried mars bars as found at a certain fish’n’chip shop in Yarraville [...]
