December 2006 blog entries

 
getting overwhelmed with rich food? (Wednesday, 27 December 2006)

Merry Christmas to all! (Monday, 25 December 2006)

Advent calendar

cheese cookies rescued, sort of (Saturday, 23 December 2006)

WHAT a moron!! (Thursday, 21 December 2006)

Well, _I_ liked it. (Wednesday, 20 December 2006)

it's not that we haven't been eating... (Tuesday, 19 December 2006)

better late than never... (Tuesday, 5 December 2006)

Connection problems again at etherwork.net

 
Rats. For the past few days, there have been connection problems with my website host again; blog from OUR kitchen may be intermittantly available. Things should be back to normal soon.

Heh... it's giving me a chance to actually FINISH this year's advent calendar. Do take a look if you get a moment. (Don't even think about trying to peek ahead!)

Advent calendar

November 2006 blog entries

 
Cherry's Claypot Chicken is a Keeper (Sunday, 26 November 2006)

What a fantastic aroma!! (Wednesday, 22 November 2006)

1st try at Portuguese Corn Bread - World Bread Day after hours party (Tuesday, 21 November 2006)

T's jerk sauce (Friday, 17 November 2006)

jerk pork in the clay pot (Wednesday, 15 November 2006)

toasted coconut & peanuts (Tuesday, 7 November 2006)

artichokes? NOW?? (Friday, 3 November 2006)

blank page syndrome at etherwork.net

 
The blank page syndrome is rearing its ugly head at etherwork.net. I have no idea why this occurs from time to time and hadn't seen it for months until today.

If you do get a blank page when you go to the real blog from OUR kitchen, just hit refresh/reload the page.

October 2006 blog entries

 
Frankenstein's Refried Beans The Spice is Right VIII (Sunday, 29 October 2006)

Hoisin chicken & peanuts and broccoli stirfry Food Bloggers' Geography #1 (Friday, 20 October 2006)

2 kinds of bread for WBD 2006 World Bread Day (Monday, 16 October 2006)

Fennel: one of the Seasons of Love The Spice is Right VII (Sunday, 15 October 2006)

crisping papadam (Sunday, 15 October 2006)

bindi (aka ladyfingers, okra) (Friday, 13 October 2006)

The Butterfly Effect (meme) (Tuesday, 10 October 2006)

balsamic onions (Friday, 6 October 2006)

first try at English Muffins (Tuesday, 3 October 2006)

Event: World Bread Day (Monday, 2 October 2006)

Connection problems at etherwork.net

 
There have been connection problems with my website host; blog from OUR kitchen may be intermittantly available. Things should be back to normal soon.

In the meantime, have a happy Thanksgiving!

September 2006 blog entries

 
tarragon is my favourite herb (I think...) - Weekend Herb Blogging 1st anniversary (Friday, 29 September 2006)

tarragon and beets - can't be beat! (Wednesday, 27 September 2006)

fresh bay leaves - Weekend Herb Blogging #51 (Sunday, 24 September 2006)

oven-drying tomatoes (Friday, 22 September 2006)

I ♥ Bagels (Sunday, 17 September 2006)

eeek! I forgot to go back to school! - excuse for lack of Spice is Right VI: Back to School post (Friday, 15 September 2006)

braided apricot buns (Wednesday, 13 September 2006)

aloo posta with green beans (Saturday, 9 September 2006)

Butterflies galore! (Friday, 8 September 2006)

5 things to eat at least once (meme) (Tuesday, 5 September 2006)

blackberries aren't just for jam... (Saturday, 2 September 2006)

received a reply from blogger support...

 
As I mentioned earlier, I sent in a report on some blogger gambling sites (read more here: flagging objectionable content on blogger) Here is the reply I received:

From: "Blogger Help"
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:51:00 -0000

Hello,

Thanks for writing us regarding this possible Terms of Service violation.
We will examine it soon and take action as necessary.

Sincerely,
The Blogger Team

Let's hope that the Blogger Team decides that the necessary action is to delete the offenders' sites.

flagging objectionable content on blogger

 
I'm getting pretty sick of spam emails and just sent the following to blogger support. (It took me a while to find where to do this but I believe I found the correct spot at http://help.blogger.com/?page=help&skiplogin=yes)

I am a member of a support team for my websitehost. I recently received an alleged "help request" that turned out not to be a request for help but instead was merely links to the following blogger sites:

http://online-gambling-b.blogspot.com/
http://online-poker-game.blogspot.com/

Please note that there is an almost immediate javascript redirect to non blogger cookie loading site with several links to gambling. Disabling javascript shows that there is only one post per site and no "flag as objectionable content" links on either of the sites.

With javascript enabled, it is impossible to flag the sites as "objectionable" because of the automatic redirects to online casino sites. I don't know absolutely that these sites are in violation of the blogger.com TOS, but I believe that online gambling is illegal in the USA.

blogger.com TOS writes: Member further agrees not to transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense
But even if it is not against the blogger TOS, it certainly seems to go directly against what blogger is about.

I'm hoping that this will be sufficient reason for blogger to remove all priviledges for

online-gambling-b
online-poker-game

Thank you.

Sincerely yours,
XXXX XXXXXXXXXX

I got an automatic reply confirming receipt of my message. I await an actual response....

(I have to say that it was rather difficult to track down the blogger.com TOS! There is no link to the TOS in the dashboard area, nor on the main Help page. It wasn't until I searched "objectionable content" that I finally found the link. Perhaps this is one reason why it is so simple for some people to violate the TOS.

I have no idea if anyone reads this blog. My guess is no. But at the risk of getting inundated with spamming nonsense, I'll enable comments for this post anyway just in case.)

August 2006 blog entries

 
dandelion greens Weekend Herb Blogging #47 (Sunday, 27 August 2006)

It might be foofy but it tastes great! (Wednesday, 23 August 2006)

I love potato salad... Weekend Herb Blogging #46 (Saturday, 19 August 2006)

Deadlines, deadlines! (Spice is Right V) (Tuesday, 15 August 2006)

playing with fire (Sunday, 13 August 2006)

yeast and breadmaking in the summer - revisited (Friday, 11 August 2006)

corn chowder (Monday, 7 August 2006)

etherwork cracked in two by EoMEoTE 17 - End of Month Egg On Toast Extravaganza #17 revisited (Monday, 7 August 2006)

Egg Shortage cancels EoMEoTE 17 - End of Month Egg On Toast Extravaganza #17 (Saturday, 5 August 2006)

July 2006 blog entries

 
Say cheese again! (Sunday, 30 July 2006)

Say cheese!! (Thursday, 27 July 2006)

They had cake but we had fruit... fruit pie, that is... strawberry pie (Sunday, 23 July 2006)

yeast and breadmaking in the summer (Thursday, 20 July 2006)

orange fennel salad The Spice is Right IV: It's Too Darned Hot (Friday, 14 July 2006)

scapes WHB#40: Garlic - Allium sativum (Sunday, 9 July 2006)

we were craving rice (Saturday, 8 July 2006)

catching up (Monday, 3 July 2006)

June 2006 blog entries

 
making buns on the bbq (Saturday, 24 June 2006)

rhubarb pie (Tuesday, 20 June 2006)

summer garnishes (Tuesday, 20 June 2006)

Oh NOW it starts flowering! (Thursday, 15 June 2006)

ISO mishti doi - The Spice is Right III; WHB#37 (Wednesday, 14 June 2006)

local asparagus at last! (Tuesday, 13 June 2006)

(links fixed...)

sage and sweet potato pasta - WHB#36 (Saturday, 10 June 2006)

Mana Makan 'rice cooker' Chicken (Tuesday, 6 June 2006)

Pandan leaf and red cayenne chillies (Monday, 5 June 2006)

Green Blog Project - event announcement (Monday, 5 June 2006)

Serena's Secret Revealed - EoMEoTE#16 (Sunday, 4 June 2006)

basil pesto with whole pine nuts - WHB#35 (Friday, 2 June 2006)

"Around the World" meme (Thursday, 1 June 2006)

May 2006 blog entries

 
Too much mint? Impossible! - WHB#34 (Sunday, 28 May 2006)

Aloo Paratha: get stuffed! - WHB#33 (Sunday, 21 May 2006)

Paratha: easier than chapatis! (Thursday, 18 May 2006)

Swiss Chard - ARF/5-A-Day Tuesday (Wednesday, 17 May 2006)

Spice is Right#2 (What to do?!) black pepper (Friday, 12 May 2006)

Red Chili Syrup (Thursday, 11 May 2006)

no need for oil (Wednesday, 10 May 2006)

Give Us This Day Yesterday’s Bread - IMBB#25 (Wednesday, 3 May 2006)

April 2006 blog entries

 
Bengali Fish Curry (Tuesday, 25 April 2006)

green chili omelette - EoMEoTE#15: Hard-Boiled Edition; Weekend Herb Blogging: Coriander (Coriadrum sativum) (Friday, 21 April 2006)

Happy Easter! (Sunday, 16 April 2006)

mint pesto - not exactly the Weekend Herb Blogging: Mint - Mentha ?? (Thursday, 13 April 2006)

kalonji (aka nigella seed) - The Spice is Right #1: Ancient Spices (Monday, 10 April 2006)

Score! 20 Us - 0 Them (Thursday, 6 April 2006)

fried chicken, biscuits and onion gravy (Wednesday, 5 April 2006)

more chocolate... (Saturday, 1 April 2006)

etherwork.net - server down (resolved)

 
My website host has had to turn off their servers for an investigation into a recent exploit that compromised security. Until then, blog from OUR kitchen on etherwork.net will be unavailable. Service will restored as soon as possible.

edit 17 April 2006: I'm happy to report that the servers have been turned back on and blog from OUR kitchen is available again.

etherwork.net - server down (resolved)

 
My website host is repairing disk drives and upgrading their servers. Until this is done, blog from OUR kitchen on etherwork.net will be unavailable. Service will restored as soon as possible.

edit later on 6 April 2006: I'm happy to report that the upgraded servers have been turned back on and blog from OUR kitchen is available again.

March 2006 blog entries

 
what to do with left over cornbread (Friday, 31 March 2006)

a security fix has been made (Friday, 31 March 2006)

and then there were none... (Monday, 27 March 2006)

I know! I know! (Monday, 27 March 2006)

grainier corn bread (Thursday, 23 March 2006)

ARF/5-A-Day Tuesday - sweet potato corn bread and spinach pizza (Tuesday, 21 March 2006)

Weekend Herb Blogging: Dill (Anethum graveolens) - tartare sauce (Sunday, 19 March 2006)

French Onion Soup (Saturday, 18 March 2006)

bacon: it's not just for breakfast (Friday, 17 March 2006)

bubbly squeak (Wednesday, 15 March 2006)

Weekend Herb Blogging: Bay (Laurus nobilis) (Sunday, 12 March 2006)

is it time to eat yet?? (Saturday, 11 March 2006)

slow rise!! (Friday, 10 March 2006)

peach strudel is good too! (Thursday, 9 March 2006)

mmm… cherry strudel (Wednesday, 8 March 2006)

waffles with rosemary honey (Sunday, 5 March 2006)

Did you remember to have shroves on Tuesday? (Wednesday, 1 March 2006)

February 2006 blog entries

 
dhansak (Parsi chicken and lentils) (Tuesday, 28 February 2006)

pita on the stovetop (Tuesday, 28 February 2006)

aloo methi (potatoes and fenugreek greens) (Saturday, 25 February 2006)

and speaking of cheese (Wednesday, 22 February 2006)

I like cheese sandwiches too… (Sunday, 19 February 2006)

say it with brownies!! (Saturday, 18 February 2006)

at last - a use for all those walnuts! (Tuesday, 14 February 2006)

our new camera - boon or curse? (Sunday, 12 February 2006)

jaggery chicken (Friday, 10 February 2006)

pita bread fix (Tuesday, 7 February 2006)

beet chips and spiced dip (Monday, 6 February 2006)

Chocolate Morita Gravy Revisited (Sunday, 5 February 2006)

chili paste! - EoMEoTE#14 - the Party Trick Edition (Wednesday, 1 February 2006)

sql problems for etherwork.net (resolved)

 
My website host is busy fixing the sql databases so blog from OUR kitchen is only intermittantly available. Things should be back to normal soon.

edit 27 Feb 2006: I'm pleased to report that the sql databases appear to be fixed and blog from OUR kitchen is now available again.

January 2006 blog entries

 
Happy New Year!!

I am a Fool for Fuhl (Sunday, 29 January 2006)

Noodles! (IMBB#22) (Saturday, 28 January 2006)

In Chocolate - it's not just for dessert (Wednesday, 25 January 2006)

In Praise of Prunes (Sunday, 22 January 2006)

I hate change... (Friday, 20 January 2006)

Kneading slack dough (Saturday, 14 January 2006)

Lucia Cats - really late or really early? (Sunday, 8 January 2006)