August 2007

Somewhere, there’s a field of wingless chickens

August 30, 2007 | 1,000 views

I really am rather naughty, aren’t I? I spent the entire day on Saturday last week being tied to the kitchen as I churned out a number of dishes to blog, and I haven’t blogged a single one! However, it can’t be helped – I have an almost ridiculous amount of work going on with [...]

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Amaretti

August 30, 2007 | 563 views

in Cookies & Slices,Nuts & Seeds

So, did you miss me? Thanks for all the messages folks! The fingers are healing slowly but nicely. I regained the use of my 3rd and 4th fingers yesterday and they are performing quite well (other than a little numbness in the fingertips). The thumb and index finger are still bandaged, but they should be [...]

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Starry chocolate skies

August 26, 2007 | 782 views

in Chocolate,Pies & Tarts

Despite my many claims in this blog that I am not a chocoholic, I have to admit that I have a love of it. Of course, unlike serious chocolate fiends, I don’t dream of swimming in lakes of chocolate, nor do I pitch a fit when its unavailable, but more and more I find that [...]

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Still occupied with rather boring matters

August 19, 2007 | 891 views

in Cakes & Brownies,Cheese & Dairy

Unfortunately, I’ve been out of the kitchen all week due to study (and I’m still working on an analysis of bias in the media) so haven’t really got anything spectacular for your perusal. However, in lieu of that, here’s a GÃ¢teau au Yaourt that I made using a recipe from Clotilde’s blog, Chocolate & Zucchini. [...]

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Simply Smashing Potatoes

August 13, 2007 | 1,092 views

in Vegetables & Vegetarian

Definitely not the best looking potatoes in the world, but they taste divine! My kid brother is a maniac. He’s an in-training bodybuilder who has shoulders broad enough to carry a house and seems to subsist with low-carb, low-fat, high protein meals nearly all the time (usually containing tuna or chicken). Now me, I can’t [...]

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