Food & Drink

Nice weekend

2008-05-12T15:41:13Z

Saturday: Went in the evening to see Ironman . Brilliant fun. Robert Downey, Jr. was fab. Had soft serve ice cream after. Very nice evening out. Sunday: Made a “puff pancake” for breakfast. It is prepared in a cast iron skillet in the oven. It ...

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pikelet

2008-05-12T14:42:41Z

i like the way she composed this song. simple yet intricate. i've listened to this over and over :-p BTW: the link leads to a video created by a Sydney based project known as 'Shoot the Player'. They bring you unrehearsed, spontaneous videos of m...

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Cheesecake = Love

2008-05-12T14:57:49Z

This past weekend we celebrated my friend's birthday in back yard barbecue style. I had dibs on supplying desserts for all of the party goers and my devilish plan was to make individual cheesecake cupcakes, the very same heavenly dessert my mother...

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Ew, sick

2008-05-12T14:40:41Z

I made chicken soup yesterday. I was really anxious to eat it, so I hurried through making it, which was somewhat challenging, as I was using a slow cooker. Things turned out well in the end, though. Actually, let me amend that statement. Things t...

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Bread

2005-06-05T06:34:25Z

Bread making is one of those things I'd really like to learn. But whenever I have a go at it, things inevitably go so bad that I shy away from it for so long, that by the time I feel like trying it again, I've forgotten whatever I might have lear...

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Vindaloo

2005-07-02T02:46:00Z

Do NOT confuse this with what you get in a restaurant! This is the authentic Goan Pork Vinha d'Alhos deal. It's a damn complicated recipe that takes between three and four hours of constant attention to cook (and is worth every second of it). I'v...

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Ingredients I don't want to see on food porn...

2008-05-12T14:27:10Z

I'll admit my problem with food porn. I could sit and stare at pictures of food in all stages of prep for hours and hours. I think I talked to my father for half an hour about how gorgeous romanesco cauliflower is (omg, it's soooo hypnotizingly g...

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Cobb Salad

2005-08-06T08:45:21Z

There are certain dishes that I'll order in restaurants, but will never make at home (and vice versa). This salad is a good example of this. A restaurant kitchen will have certain foodstuffs ready for assembly*, but in a home kitchen, if you want...

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Salad Niçoise

2006-04-26T09:01:56Z

This disaster really ranks way up there. I mean, salad Niçoise -- I had such high hopes... It sounded so refined and classy. Hell, I even learned how to pronounce "Niçoise." And it ended up looking like something a hungry bear might throw up afte...

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Tom Yum Gai

2006-01-23T08:46:02Z

The classical Thai soup Tom Yum comes in a few different varieties -- this one's chicken. It's also supposed to look a lot more appetizing than this. For some reason, with Asian soups, I keep ending up with an almost clear broth.It should have a ...

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