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La Dispensa
the Italian pantry Dark, musty and cool. Walking in the typical Italian family larder would often evoke fear and mystery. Children were seldom allowed entrance. Selected females were granted access and only for retrieving specific items. Otherwise t (read full article)
It’s Warm. It’s Buttery. It’s Cake.
The Dishful Thinker has turned the big 21 (+4). In an attempt to distract myself from the inevitable truth that is the “quarter-life crisis,” I planned the big day around food (duh). Since there were plenty of good eats involved, I̵ (read full article)
Bethany House presents Sixteen Brides by Stephanie Grace Whitson
From the publisher, Bethany House: In 1872, sixteen Civil War widows living in St. Louis respond to a series of meetings conducted by a land speculator who lures them west by promising "prime homesteads" in a "booming community.&q (read full article)
Cheater French Toast
Ease: 5/5 Kid-friendliness: 5/5 Taste: 5/5 Time: 5/5Easiest French Toast!Here's hoping the mother's out there were properly celebrated today for the true heros that you are (My daughter came and wished me a " (read full article)
Brown Bread: Alan Sillitoe
“Do you know Alan Sillitoe?” aksed Robert [Graves], and added half-seriously, “I invented him. He used to live in Soller in the Fifties, writing I don’t know what you’d call them, fantasies about imaginary countries set in no particular pe (read full article)
A Post About Chicken Quiche
In French cuisine, a quiche is a baked dish that is based on a custard made from eggs and milk or cream in a pastry crust. Usually, the pastry shell is blind baked before the other ingredients are added for a secondary baking period. Other ingredient (read full article)
German Cuisines Loved By All
Sausage, fish and beer – German cuisines include much more than these. Germans prefer rich food served in an appetizing way. But this is only a part of the varied and saporous German cuisines. If you really like to indulge in sumptuous and lip-sma (read full article)
Zabaglione Ice Cream with Amaretti Crumbs
I find that in every relationship there is a 'hoarder' and a 'thrower'. In Stephen's and my relationship I just so happen to be the 'thrower' as I greatly dislike amassing huge amounts of stuff. Hence, once the kids have outgrown a particular piece o (read full article)
Hans Zimmer: Classical Composer?
Someone asked me if the soundtrack to the film Gladiator could be regarded as classical music. Seriously. The conversation turned to the similarities between the battle scene and Mars from Gustav Holst’s Planets Suite. But he also asked if the zit (read full article)
Anzac Biscuits
This new post comes from my Mum… Recently was the 78th birthday of a very good friend of mine who originally came from New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsular in the North Island but has lived in our village for over 25 years. He is also on (read full article)
Anzac Biscuits
This new post comes from my Mum… Recently was the 78th birthday of a very good friend of mine who originally came from New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsular in the North Island but has lived in our village for over 25 years. He is also on (read full article)
Italian TV Chef Makes Cat Stew
Then they FIRED his ass! Good... Complaints pour in after 77-year-old Giuseppe Bigazzi expresses a fondness for feline flesh live on air Among other things, Giuseppe "Beppe" Bigazzi is known for his prize-winning cookbook La cucina semplice dei (read full article)
A Trip Down Memory Lane
It was Wayback Week on Facebook recently and you were supposed to post a picture of yourself when you were young. That got me looking through old photos to see what I could post. What fun it was looking through all those old family photos. Here' (read full article)
Hans Werner Henze: Total Immersion @ London’s Barbican
“Every year, 200 litres of olive oil are pressed from Henze’s ancient grove.” Go to London to hear some Henze this weekend. Or pull out your own fingernails, it will be less painful. Hans Werner Henze likes to play the victim. His supposed “ (read full article)
Funny New Years Quotes
From Denny: Here's a fun sampling of the funny quotes and more I posted about New Year's. For the full post, check out The Social Poets blog: Funny New Years Quotes, Smarter New Years Resolution Tips - Cheeky Quote Day! 29 Dec 2009. New Years Q (read full article)
Chocolate Cake Pudding...
...or How to Recover from a Kitchen Accident and Look Fabulous !Don't you hate it when you make your best cake ever, right on time so it will be slightly warm when served, and kaboooom ! You drop it ! We all have those horror stories. They are all to (read full article)
Weight Control
How did your last batch turn out? Would Martha give a cool nod of approval or would she wince in agony at the sorry sight? We all know one of the biggest factors in successful baking is the ratio of ingredients. Having to measure our goods is what s (read full article)
Remembering Our Veterans
Who will stand with me? Who will stand and honor our Veterans? They give it all. they sacrifice everything to serve our country and by putting us first. Where would we otherwise find such people? Courage is an incredible gift and our service men and (read full article)
Thank You for My Freedom
Today's post is not about cooking or food, it's about being grateful for our freedom and thanking the people responsible for defending it. In honor of Veteran's Day, I thought it was important to remember all the men and women who are currently servi (read full article)
spaghetti carbonara
I decided to post this recipe after reading a tweet from my friend Jenty saying that she’d made this for supper over the weekend, and how well it had gone down in her household. That reminded me of a) how much I love carbonara, and b) that I ha (read full article)
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