May 2011 posts

 
Monday, 30 May 2011
We ooooh... a new (for us) spice: ajwain
summary: ajwain is the new thyme; it's wonderful with Indian-style collard greens

Tuesday, 24 May 2011
We have the cleanest kitchen now
summary: replacement gaskets for Vesuviana and other espresso coffee makers; how to make sure the kitchen floor, walls and ceiling get clean as a whistle;

Monday, 23 May 2011
What do you know about Schezuan Pepper?
summary: reason for lack of blog posts; SAVEUR announces "favourite" blogs; should we try Schezuan Pepper again?

Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Dinner and a Movie: Stromboli (BBB May 2011)
summary: recipe for Stromboli; filling options; information about Bread Baking Babes and YeastSpotting;

Sunday, 15 May 2011
My new favourite: Kung Pau Chicken
summary: Kung Pau Chicken based on a recipe in 'A Taste of Chinatown' by Joie Warner; following (or not) cookbook instructions; what to do with sprouting onions;

April 2011 posts

 

It's April and time for RePoWriMo – Refrigerator Poetry Writing Month!

Saturday, 16 April 2011

Garlic Bread – with lots and lots of garlic (BBB April 2011)
summary: recipe for Dan's Garlic Bread with lots and lots of garlic; information about Bread Baking Babes and YeastSpotting; more magnetic poetry for spring: RePoWriMo; today's poem;

Monday, 11 April 2011
Should I bother with rich snippets?
summary: rich snippets for google recipes; more magnetic poetry for spring: RePoWriMo; today's poem; some apple pie recipes

Saturday, 9 April 2011
We make the best coffee!
summary: a manual crank burr grinder does make a difference; how much tamping is necessary; more magnetic poetry for spring: RePoWriMo; today's poem;

Thursday, 7 April 2011
what to do with left over kale chips
summary: kale quiche; more magnetic poetry for spring: RePoWriMo; today's poem;

Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Birthday Series: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
summary: yet another shameless self-promotion: Please join us on Saturday, 7 May 2011 while we celebrate the life and music of the Russian composer, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 May 1840 – 6 November, 1893). (...more information here)

Monday, 4 April 2011
kale chips
summary: oven baked kale chips; magnetic poetry for spring: RePoWriMo; today's poem;

Sunday, 3 April 2011
Stir-Fried Collard Greens
summary: stir-fried collard greens; magnetic poetry for spring: RePoWriMo; today's poem;

Saturday, 2 April 2011
Pickled Beets Recipe
summary: summary: recipe for pickled beets; magnetic poetry for spring: RePoWriMo; today's poem;

Friday, 1 April 2011
Bitter Sweet (J'adore pickled beets)
summary: pickled beets; a new dessert; brushing up my French; magnetic poetry for spring;

March 2011 posts

 
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Salt is salt, right?
summary: how to measure the salt: carefully; differences between table salt, seasalt and kosher salt; magnetic poetry for spring;

Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Rewena Paraoa: Maori Bread (BBB March 2011)
summary: recipe for Rewena Paraoa – Maori Bread; fermenting, bubbling and stencilling; information about Bread Baking Babes;

Saturday, 12 March 2011
irritations: unbleached flour increasingly difficult to find
summary: failure to find reasonably priced unbleached flour WITHOUT additives in Toronto