Continuing on the food theme…

Continuing on the food theme…

Continuing on the food theme…Here’s an ensaimada. If you’re vegetarian, please stop reading this right away, as even the thought of it could do you harm. The Ensaïmada (Catalan pronunciation: [É™nsÉ™.iˈmaðÉ™], pl. ensaïmades; Spanish:...
Damn! I smashed a plate.

Damn! I smashed a plate.

Damn! I smashed a plate. Quite accidentally, and completely out of character… Normally I’m precise. If things fall…I catch them. But that soup plate..which I’ve had for at least twenty years..(Not that it matters) but…well..it’s...
I blog because I am!

I blog because I am!

I can be a little obscure with my humour…It’s just my sensibility. Sometimes it might not always translate easily into words on a blog..ie..the intention/inflection can be misread. I hope I haven’t upset anyone if ever it seems a bit "...
I’m absolutely bowled over

I’m absolutely bowled over

I’m absolutely bowled over ( if you’ll pardon the pun!) by your extraordinary culinary skills!! I had no idea I was blogging to such passionate foodies out there! It’s given me an idea…to ponder on and share when I’ve figured it out a...
Doubt not ye doubters!

Doubt not ye doubters!

Now I’m onto a food thing and feeling quite Gwyneth about it! But there is method in my mediocrity…Doubt not ye doubters! All will be revealed in due course! This morning I tried a grapefruit that’s not a grapefruit…It’s masquerading as...
when the weather gets rough

when the weather gets rough

I have to say..when the weather gets rough, the gal gets cookin’! SOUP…actually!! It’s so bitterly cold that your attention turns to "comfort," and making soup definitely falls into that category. Garlic Rosemary Lemon fragrances the...