January 2008

Is there such a thing as too much pizza?

January 17, 2008 | 2,504 views

in Bread & Pastry,Cheese & Dairy,Lamb,Vegetables & Vegetarian

Cooking, like anything else, requires a number of things. The ability to plan ahead, patience in order to take things slowly, a careful and considered approach, and not least, an ability to focus and keep ones mind on the job. All things considered, its a wonder that I’ve actually managed to survive and not electrocute/burn/maim [...]

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Digital Editing 101 – Managing Light Temperature

January 17, 2008 | 1,313 views

in Photography

Those of you who’ve been following my beginner’s photography posts from the start will remember that this was actually the first post of the point-and-shoot series many many months ago. In that post, I explained that all light has a colour tint (referred to as ‘temperature) and I also covered the basics of how to [...]

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Bittersweet Chocolate-Dipped Orange & Coconut Macaroons

January 12, 2008 | 1,286 views

in Chocolate,Cookies & Slices

You know how sometimes you see a photo of something that just looks so delicious that you want to make it straight away? Well, that was the case with these delectable little morsels – it was just before my Christmas cookie baking extravaganza that I spotted this post by Susan at Food Blogga, which made [...]

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Rolling in from the Land of the Morning Calm

January 7, 2008 | 2,410 views

in Beef,Korean recipes,Rice, Noodles, Pasta & Grains,Vegetables & Vegetarian

This may look like sushi, but let me tell you that that’s about as far as the resemblence to Japanese maki sushi goes. The flavours and aromas that are a part of kimbap (a literal translation of the word – ‘kim’ = nori sheets, ‘bap’ = rice) are very very different, making this version from [...]

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Digital editing 101 – Working out the basics

January 6, 2008 | 4,750 views

in Photography

So, welcome to the LONG overdue post of photo editing basics. If you’re a competent image editor and know your way around Photoshop, then this series will be of no use to you, but to those who are new to or unfamiliar with photo editing, hopefully this series will help you learn a little more [...]

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