Monthly Archives: November 2010
The Wednesday Tipple – white cranberry cosmopolitans (with baked camembert and homemade cranberry sauce) to cheer up a friend who dated a turkey
“I wouldn’t say it was a good date, really. No.†said friend Sara as we sloshed the white cranberry juice into the shaker. Sara, you may recall, has been taking positive action since discovering herself to be in the middle … Continue reading
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Tagged camembert, cheese, Christmas, cocktail, cointreau, cosmopolitan, cranberry, cranberry juice, food, online dating, recipe, Sara, Thanksgiving, turkey, vodka
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The Monday Treat – Pumpkin Spice Cookies
My first experience of Thanksgiving was 5 years ago, when I came to New York for four months. Until then I’d never known the pleasure of a pumpkin pie, never eaten a cornbread muffin, never imagined a green bean casserole, … Continue reading
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Tagged cookie, pecan, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, Thanksgiving, vegetarian
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This dinner will get you laid – a conundrum concerning eggplant parmigiana
“You know that old saying, chocolate’s better than sex – but only if you’re doing the sex wrong?†said friend Annie as we chatted on Skype earlier this week.
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Tagged eggplant, food, mozzarella, parmesan, parmigiana, pasta, recipe, tomato, vegetarian
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The Wednesday Tipple – Spiced Cranberry Apple Cooler (with endive autumn salad)
Jon, returning from 3 hours of art class drawing naked middle aged models was tired and in need of succor. Since the building water tank has just been cleaned and the water is currently gurgling coffee-colored spume into the sink, … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, Autumn, canape, cinnamon, cocktail, cranberry, endive, fall, nude model, recipe, salad, vegetable box
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The Monday Treat – Carrot Cake
My justification, if any were needed, is that I’m using up the vegetable box, which, by reason of us getting the family-sized one delivered by mistake, seems to be taking up half of the kitchen. This cake used up a … Continue reading
This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Apple Crumble
Today is the 11th anniversary of my husband and I getting together. It happened on Bonfire Night, after walking to the Radcliffe Arms pub for dinner with our friends and watching the fireworks being set off in back gardens all … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, bonfire, cinnamon, crumble, dessert, food, guy fawkes, recipe, vegetarian
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Bonfire Night Party – Chili and Baked Potatoes
Remember remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder treason and plot, I see no reason why gunpowder season should ever be forgot.
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Tagged baked potato, beans, bonfire, chicken, chili, food, guy fawkes, onion, poultry, recipe, sparklers, stew, tomato
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The Wednesday Tipple – Hot Toddies for a cold Bonfire Night
It’s nearly Bonfire Night, the perfect time to get stuck into drinks that are as warming for the inside as they are on the outside and write the name of secret crushes in a trail of light from a sparkler. … Continue reading
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Tagged apple cider, bonfire, clove, cocktail, food, frangelico, guy fawkes, hot chocolate, hot toddie, hot toddy, orange, port, recipe, sausage, steaming bishop, vodka
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The Monday Treat – All Souls celebrate with mournful black caviar and sour cream on top of mini potato rosti
Before Moving to New York, Jon and I lived in Warsaw, where Halloween wasn’t such a big deal, but All Souls, the day after Halloween, really, really was. The entire city seemed to migrate to the graveyards and embark upon … Continue reading