“Baking chocolate-chip cookies – an act that makes all seem right with the world….” Dorie Greenspan on twitter Don’t you just love that line? I chanced upon the tweet from Dorie Greenspan a few days ago and the words stuck to my mind. Strangely enough I had a batch of chocolate chip cookies in the … Continue reading Baking| COFFEE CHOCOLATE-CHIP COOKIES… and a winner for the ice-cream maker giveaway!
“Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” Harriet van Horne My curry conversations are back. What’s not to love about curries? Was on Twitter the other day and Alessio, Davina and me got talking curries. Oooh delicious!! We discussed black cardamoms, green cardamoms, Indian spices and much … Continue reading CHICKEN CURRY, OLYMPICS & BLOGGER AID … Culinary Connections!!
And then we run into the next bit of my Sydney travelogue…(Part 1 is here) The next couple of days were ours alone as the DH had to fly to HKG for his annual meeting (which had been originally scheduled for Sydney, which is why we planned the visit in the first place!). So we … Continue reading A LITTLE MORE OF WONDERFUL SYDNEY…& A RECIPE TOO!!
“I’ll probably live in Sydney”Andre Benjamin We had the time of our lives…literally!! It’s been a while that I’ve been missing, & am finally back from beautiful & mostly sunny Sydney. Rather eventful trip, as all trips with kids generally tend to be. Went for about 10 days, via HKG, where we had a brief … Continue reading HELLO AGAIN…AM BACK FROM BEAUTIFUL SYDNEY!
“Anyhow, the hole in the doughnut is at least digestible.” H.L. Mencken YAY for beignets… Was clearing cupboards day-before & found a Krispy Creme donut cap which the kids had picked up in Dallas last year when we were on vacation. The memories of row upon row of delicious looking fresh donuts sailing in front of … Continue reading BEIGNETS & DONUTS… DELICIOUS FRIED PASTRY
“There is greater relish for the earliest fruit of the season.” Marcus Valerius Martialis, Roman poet Fruits at work…Strawberry, Kiwi, Orange & Basil The minute winter begins to go away, the mind defrosts & begins to work overtime again. There is so much colour in the fruits & veggies appearing on the shelves, that I … Continue reading FRUITS AT WORK…A FRUITY DESSERT & A WIERD MEME!
