Cooking, Life, Books and Words — sometimes with recipes.
We had a really, really, really late entry for Paper Chef – but it was the first post again from a brand new weblog and who can resist the compliment that that is paying us??…
[[SECOND UPDATE – IF YOU HAVEN’T ADDED TO THIS LIST, THEN PLEASE SEE THE COMMENTS]]Many of you have probably read about the latest Nigel Slater article in the Observer (UK Sunday Newspaper) by now where…
Wow! Julie at A Finger In Every Pie not only had more entries than ever to evaluate but she did it in record time! Her posting with the winner and a lot of lovely prose…
We got a slight preponderance of sweet entries this time around, but a fair few savory ones and some real surprises are mixed right in there. We also had our fastest ever entry – Friday…
There has been a lot of buzz lately about culinary vacations – particularly culinary school vacations. Newspapers, magazines – they have all taken to writing about them – the cynic in me suggests that they…
OK, here we go… For June, 2005, the final ingredients are: 1)Buttermilk (I guess you can substitute a mixture of plain yoghurt and milk if buttermilk is not available). For the lactose intolerant substitute any…
It’s Paper Chef time again! Scroll down for all the rules etc. The current ingredient list from which three will be selected randomly is: Star anise, chestnut paste, egg, brown sugar, red wine, cream, cheddar…
I just counted up and realised that the Masala Chai recipe I posted was my 100th recipe on the blog! So that calls for a mild celebration of some kind. Whoo-hoo! In addition, don’t forget…
There was a lovely article a few weeks ago in the SF Chronicla about a tea shop in Half Moon Bay that makes its own REAL chai masala. That would mean that it is made…
Not quite a review. But Laslie Katz of the Oakland Tribune and ANG Newspapers in the Bay Area clearly stopped by our Berkeley Farmer’s Market Launch and enjoyed what she heard and tasted. “Recent special…