Author Archives: Kate
The Wednesday Tipple – White Russian
It’s been a week characterized by coffee. Firstly because husband Jon, in an attempt to master the fancy espresso machine that was his Christmas present decided to sample many varieties of beans from the Porto Rico Importing Company on Bleeker … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, cake, coffee, coffee cake, espresso, hypergraphia, icing, kahlua, vegetarian, vodka
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The Monday Treat – Raspberry White Chocolate Pavlova
The old oven finally passed on. But in true rage against the dying of the light style, tried to take us with it if it could, spewing gas relentlessly out of the burners and eventually having to be shut off … Continue reading
This Dinner Will Get You Laid – A Full On Cocktail Party
There can be few occasions sexier than a cocktail party; little black dresses, sparkly earrings, high heels safe in the knowledge that not a lot of walking will be required, too much champagne …
10 tips to help plan a cocktail party
1 Plan your menu carefully – make sure you have things that can be finished and plated in advance as well as a few hot items that you can get out of the oven as the evening goes on. I … Continue reading
The Wednesday Tipple – Planning a cocktail party – salmon canapés and a gin martini
The Oscars are approaching, which is a great excuse to throw a formal get out the best glasses cocktail party. I love to get dressed up, buy in vats of ice, and prink about in the kitchen with some canapé … Continue reading
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Tagged blini, brown bread, canape, cocktail, cucumber, gin, how to, lemon, martini, oscar, party, rosti, salmon, snack
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The Monday Treat – Milk and White Chocolate Popcorn
It’s Oscar Week, which brings out conflicting emotions: excitement to see the dresses, and guilt that I haven’t seen the movies. This year has been worse than usual – I’ve only seen the 1. Social Network. Really enjoyed it. Couldn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged 127 hours, black swan, chocolate, dark chocolate, justin bieber, king's speech, milk chocolate, oscars, popcorn, white chocolate
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Garden of Eden Aphrodisiac Pizza
Valentines Day, it seems, dropped like a stone into the lives of many of my friends with the ripples resonating into the week.
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Tagged aphrodisiac, arugula, fig, flatbread, goat cheese, Grace, honey, parma ham, pizza, rocket, Sara, truffle oil
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The Wednesday Tipple – Whisky Sours and shoe related guilt
I slid the parcel across the wooden bar and Julia swiped it into her open purse with one hand, while with the other, she lifted the last sip of her whisky sour to her lips. “That hits the spot,†she … Continue reading
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Tagged bourbon, cocktail, lemon juice, sugar syrup, whiskey, whisky
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The Monday Treat – Nutella Bread Pudding
Have you heard about the phenomenon of Valentines break ups? The office is a buzz with the topic, since we have in our midst a Valentine break up candidate in a moral dilemma. He’s known for a few weeks now … Continue reading
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Tagged anti Valentines, bread pudding, brioche, croissant, heartbreak, nutella, vegetarian
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