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Wednesday, 23 March 2016

It's Asparagus Pickin' Time!

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The first spears have been harvested. Sweet, sweet spears. And I do mean sweet. Just minutes from harvesting, they were simmered gentl...
Wednesday, 16 March 2016

Rain Has Stopped . . . and so have I!

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It took six weeks, but the rain has finally ended. Dry sunny days are forecasted all the way to Sunday. Everything was well and good as I h...
Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Muffins with Maple Walnut Cinnamon Topping

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To me a true muffin doesn't have a cake crumb, but rather innards composed of a fluffy, honeycombed texture. The batter used is similar...
Wednesday, 2 March 2016

Baked Mocha Custard

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Plain baked custard comprising of just eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla certainly is lovely, comforting, and simple. But mocha is, well, moch...
Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Late Winter Warmers: Rich Spicy Broth with Pork Slivers & Tagliatelle . . . and coffee ice cream affogato

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My having roasted a rack of pork for our Christmas dinner allowed reserving the bones for stock. The rest of the  Médoc  wine along with a...
Wednesday, 17 February 2016

Different Covers

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A hoary frost covers the potager this morning. A thick, puffy duvet covers me. The frost is gone in about an hour while the duvet remains f...
Thursday, 11 February 2016

I Heart Hot Cocoa

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We can of course enjoy appealing heart shapes all year round and not just on Valentine's Day. I plopped some frozen, whipped-cream hear...