August 2019 posts

Monday, 26 August 2019
Almost Wordless Not-Wednesday: Summer Heat!
summary: finally it's not insanely hot outside; first harvest from summer's heat; whoa!! these Cayennes from our neighbours’ garden are hot! But the Reaper is even hotter – "Super Hot" is an understatement…; our balcony garden; a Wordless Not-Wednesday post

Thursday, 22 August 2019
This is wild: Popcorn (?!) Bread – (CtB)
summary: recipe for wild popcorn bread, based on a recipe in "Buttermilk Graffiti" by Edward Lee; extremely late entry for Cook the Books (CtB)

Monday, 19 August 2019
Out in the Wild for Sunshine Bread (BBB August 2019)
summary: recipe for Wild Sunshine Bread, baked on the barbecue; sigh – late, again...; unhelpful weather office; information about Bread Baking Babes;

Tuesday, 13 August 2019
Yet more miracles!!
summary: Borlotti (aka Romano) bean harvest; thieving cat; breaking rules; garden triumphs and failures;

Thursday, 1 August 2019
Almost Photo-less Not-Friday: Persian Pilaf with Noodles Update
summary: update on Persian Pilaf with Noodles (Reshteh Polow); searching for information about the Persian spice-mix advieh; inadequacies of the index in "A Taste of Persia"; advantages of e-books; Swiss Chard from the Garden; to use photos or not to use photos; brief review of "A Taste of Persia" by Najmieh K. Batmanglij; an entry for almost photo-less friday;