On mince pies and cheesy trees
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food
On making mincemeat of it – part 1
Every year, I make a load of mincemeat, for myself, my family, and anyone else who wants some. Every year, I make it up as I go along, and no one’s complained yet. This is part 1 of the recipe – insofar as it can be called a recipe – for 2015. *** A word […]
On Toblerone-love
People must love Toblerone 🙂 I’ve had more views this morning than I usually get in a day, and it’s not even 8am yet! 🙂
On white Toblerone
Awesome stuff. *** DB’s folks came back from their holiday this week*. They are firm believers in bringing back presents. I am apparently difficult to buy I’ve-been-on-holiday presents for. I don’t drink (much), smoke or wear perfume (much). Last time, I got a fridge magnet with very small photos of the island on – like […]
On blisters (and carrots)
I’m used to getting blisters at work. The sort caused by touching glass before its had a chance to cool down properly. I’m not used to getting blisters from washing carrots… Edit (3rd Nov): Squeaky clean 🙂
On getting fitter from the outside in
I’ve been drinking this herbal fitness tea for a while now, and I don’t seem to be much fitter yet.. Yesterday I poured most of a cup onto my leg instead of into my mouth, maybe it has more potency that way! I can hope, right?!
On compost heaps and Peruvian chickens
“Wherever you go, you can collect all kinds of plants to take home for your compost heap, unless you’re really busy doing other stuff – like looking after Peruvian chickens* for example.” – The Voice of Authority in my dream. Apparently dreams are your brain’s way of processing what happens during the day. Sometimes, when […]
On life, post-Elimination…
So. It’s about time I wrote about what happened. I spent 4 weeks semi-religiously following The Rules, writing down what I ate and waiting for the magic moment when I felt full of energy and free from problems. I also spent an inordinate amount of time upsetting people with my presence. I’m not sure what […]
On birthday food
This is the cake from the inside: This is the tray of potatoes, carrots, onions and, most importantly, parsnips ready for roasting: They were SO very good, the steak was a little bit unnecessary – but who turns down a steak when they’re offered one??! It was a very good steak too. Here are the […]
On making my own birthday cake
I know it isn’t done, but if I hadn’t done it, it wouldn’t’ve got done…. (Should have been published last night, but somehow got stuck)
On improvisations on a swede
I found a swede in my local supermarket last week. That is a big deal here in Berlin where people generally don’t eat them. Anyway, I didn’t eat it last week because I wasn’t home in time to peel, chop, boil and mash it before my DB died of starvation. Yesterday was my chance. I […]
On hot water bottles and heroism
“ Greater love hath no man than this, that a man getteth out of bed at 3am and refilleth the hot water bottle for his girlfriend “ – Slightly adjusted from John 15:13 King James Version (KJV) 😉
On winning and losing
I used to cook a lot. When I lived in a shared house I often cooked for everyone. When I lived by myself I lost some of my motivation, but when i cooked, it was with increased creativity and of a more experimental nature. Then I moved here. The DB is more a traditional than […]
On patience and pizza dough
I’m kneading pizza dough when DB walks into the kitchen… DB: Did you put herbs in that? Me: Yes DB: Then it’s not dirt after all… Me: ??!! – 2 minutes later – DB: Shall I turn the oven on? Me: Not yet, I haven’t finished kneading, and then it’s got to rise and I […]
