Number of anagrams in this week’s Guardian Quiptic crossword (No. 277, Don Putnam): 6 (+1 that was part anagram, part sandwich). Different setters seem to like various combinations of clue-types. While it’s very satisfying to get an anagram, I sometimes feel a little cheated if it’s gotten too easily. Or really frustrated if I just […]
From BBC news: Kyoto rewards kimono wearers What a shame I don’t live in Kyoto. My recent kimono acquisitions are just begging to be worn oot and aboot. I think it’s a smashing idea to provide an incentive to dress up in traditional attire. The kilt is still very much in use in Scotland, although […]
Scoffalophagus, if I may say so meself. It’s quite tangy, with a bitter bite, and extraordinarily moist. Yum. Paired with a plain ice cream, it makes for a really scrummy dessert. Technorati tags: cake, chocolate, clementine, recipe.
Prepatory stage for super-easy-to-make clementine cake: cover 4 small clementines with water, boil for 2h, cool, pulp, reserve. Beat 6 eggs, and add: 225g caster sugar, 250g ground almonds, 1tsp baking powder. Stir in clementine pulp. Bake in a lined springform tin for 1h at 190degC (cover with parchment/foil at 40min or the top burns). […]
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