Attn muggles, originally uploaded by framboise. The latest tome took nearly 6 hours (and interruptions) to read, nearly a whole extra hour more than the last1. And while I give out no spoilers2, my succinct review is that if you loved the previous six, you’ll not be disappointed with this one. And if you hate […]
Ooer missus. Trawling through unpublished witterings of mine, what do I find but this? ===== I’m not entirely surprised to read that: …in North America, where a 2006 survey revealed that atheists rank lower than “Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups… There seems to be a great deal of deity invocation […]
[crawling out from under the rock] So, Tony Blair has been getting his knickers in a twist, has he? A choice quote: Opinion and fact should be clearly divisible. The truth is a large part of the media today not merely elides the two but does so now as a matter of course. In other […]
On the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), a spiced orange chocolate and almond cake was produced. Twas tasty but needs further work on texture and serving technique. And the very next day, the cookie monster, not satisfied with the chocolate cake, demanded some plain cookies. I complied.
In search of a half-healthy yet tasty oatmeal cookie recipe. This particular attempt was a result of a modified epicurious recipe for oatmeal cookie sandwiches with nectarine ice cream1. I made one minor but critical change: the addition of lots of orange zest as well as a teaspoon of orange oil. And to (my) half […]
Another epicurious recipe: Mexican Chocolate and Almond Cake. Made modifications to the serving idea since I was taking this to someone else’s house for Cinco de Mayo: replaced sauce and cream with a simple chocolate ganache (1/3cup cream boiled and poured over 2/3 to 1 cup of chopped-up chocolate). There wasn’t quite enough time to […]
After a certain amount of dithering, the food page has been resurrected. With the advent of tags on bloggers, it seems so unnecessary now. But it’s just sitting there doing nothing. I felt sorry for it. So it starts up again with some unfussy Japanese food we cooked or bought in the first week of […]
Some time ago, we realised that we were somewhat cheating at dinner time. While not limited to spagbog, tikka masala or sausage n chips, our cooking was not exactly exciting. Cue the LA Times Book Festival, where Kinokuniya had a stand, and where the top book in the stack above reminded me that Japanese food […]
Rejection after rejection. Have the Lib Dems lost their way? Or are they forging a new identity for themselves? One that doesn’t tar them with the same brush of failure as their last two ineffectual coalitions?
Come the revolution, we shall abolish digestive systems. I’ve missed the blether.
akatsuki ra-ra-ra 