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Pancake Day
It’s pancake day – time to use up all the things in your cupboard that you’re not going to be needing once Lent gets going. Like eggs. And flour. Won’t be seeing them again until April. Possibly.
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Pomelo Sea Breezes and a very happy Chinese New Year to you too.
Happiness abounds as Chinese New Year approaches – not just the promise of roast duck, scallion pancakes and soup dumplings, though, obviously, all things to be happy about – but also the end of the year of the Dragon, which, … Continue reading
Pulled Pork Chili and a Sporting Celebrity Encounter in time for Superbowl
I probably sit next to a celebrity. This is one of those large open plan offices, holding several different companies, all hot desking over three floors. So on this particular day I find a spot, and a guy sits down … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, chili, cinnamon, coco, paprika, pork shoulder, pulled pork, Superbowl, tomatoes, wine
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Margarita Popcorn in time for Superbowl
As Superbowl approaches, thoughts turn, naturally enough to food. Every year I am fascinated anew to learn that Americans will be eating 4.4 million pizzas, and 1.25 billion chicken wings.
Football Fan
Everything I know about football can pretty much fit on a cocktail napkin. My dad, who is something of an oracle on American sports in spite of being British, has given up hope.
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Tagged cocktail, cointreau, football, grapefruit, scotch, Superbowl, whisky
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Pizza Wonton Bites – the British Superbowl Tribute
A few years ago I won a competition (and a bunch of really nice egg-shaped Denby dishes), for this snack. It was actually the first time I made food for a Superbowl party, and I was anxious to get things authentically, … Continue reading
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Tagged fried, mozzarella, pizza, pizza wonton bites, snack, Superbowl, tomato, wonton
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Millionaire’s Shortbread for Burns Night
Burns Night is a celebration of the poet responsible for such classic literary hits as A Red Red Rose, and Address to a Haggis. If you’re Scottish, like my husband, it’s an unmissable opportunity to drink whisky and say things … Continue reading
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Tagged caramel, chocolate, craft project, Granny Hannah, shortbread, tea towels
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread and the Great Banana Experiment of 2012
My Aunty Jennifer, of accidental sex grass fame, has been taking part in another biological experiment.
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Tagged Aunty Jen, banana, cake, chocolate, organic, winter, yoghurt
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Frozen Hot Chocolate
A few winters ago my sister and I put our names on the waiting list at Serendipity. Apparently it might take a while. So we went to Bloomingdales for an hour. Yeah, it was still going to take a while. … Continue reading
Lamb Tagine for an epiphany feast
“I don’t want to be a King,†protested Arthur, when told that he had to participate in the annul family nativity show. “I don’t want to and you can’t make me.â€
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Tagged almonds, cous cous, feta, lamb, olives, parsley, pomegranate, rose
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