"Yeah, I think garlic bread would have to be my favourite all-time food. I could eat it for every meal. Or just constantly, without stopping." ~ Scott Pilgrim v. The World For want of anything better to do at four in the morning I decided to have a go at making my own tomato garlic… Continue reading Tomato Garlic Bread in Ten Minutes
“I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.” ~ Thomas Jefferson This week's 20SB Cooking Challenge was set… Continue reading The Fancy-Pants Way To Make A (Totally Awesome) Bacon Sandwich – 20SB Cooking Contest
“Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.” ~ Julia Child So, over on 20 Something Bloggers JerseySjov suggested starting up a cooking competition. I was quite excited by the idea since at the moment I'm pretty much living in our kitchen anyway. I was really disappointed when I wasn't up to… Continue reading 5 Ingredient Pasta – 20SB Cooking Contest
I'm still on my baking kick, I think it's helping. My friend, milking the fact that he's not very well, asked me to bake a chocolate cake. I decided to make some of these muffins instead but they seem to have gone down just as well. Ingredients: 200g/7oz plain flour 25g/1oz cocoa powder 1 tablespoon… Continue reading Moreish Muffins
"I'm going to scream this from the mountain top, there's no such thing as 'a curry.' There's six kazillion different kinds of curry. When someone asks how to make chicken curry, I have to ask 'Which one?'" ~ Aarti Sequeira You might remember a while ago I told you about how sticking to a strict… Continue reading Bhagari Jhinga Recipe
"The best kind of rain, of course, is a cozy rain. This is the kind the anonymous medieval poet makes me remember, the rain that falls on a day when you’d just as soon stay in bed a little longer, write letters or read a good book by the fire, take early tea with hot… Continue reading Simple Scones
"Baking cookies is comforting, and cookies are the sweetest little bit of comfort food. They are very bite-sized and personal." ~ Sandra Lee If a bad day or week has left you feeling a little fragile it can be helpful to do something that's simple and distracting but still makes you feel as though you've… Continue reading Easy Peasy Cookie Recipe
“The very act of preparing and serving tea encourages conversation. The little spaces in time created by teatime rituals call out to be filled with conversation. Even the tea itself–warm and comforting-inspires a feeling of relaxation and trust that fosters shared confidences.” ~ Emilie Barnes, If Teacups Could Talk I think I've mentioned before that I… Continue reading Because A Cup of Tea Solves Everything
Okay, so if some drunken boys ever happen to give you a beef burger that's been sat outside in the sun all day then cooked on a re-lit barbecue, at night, in the dark - don't eat it. Especially if the burger seems to be of an unusually squishy consistency. Unless you're really, really, really, REALLY… Continue reading Public Service Announcement
"If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart." ~ Cesar Chavez A couple of weeks ago I talked about how following this GI style diet plan, with plenty of fish, had in the past helped me to… Continue reading Spicy Salmon Steaks with Pepper Noodles
Make-Up & Mirtazapine 