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Entries Tagged as 'Cooking'

Shopping for the Kitchen

August 8th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Blogging, Cooking

Caroline writes about her latest purchase, which has all the cooks drooling. I think I’ll have to win one or win the lotto, cos let’s face it I will not be entertaining the sacrement (phew) or getting such gifts to enable purchase of said item. However tomorrow evening I’m visiting this place which has this [...]

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Mezze missed

July 8th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Blogging, Cooking, Uncategorized

The trouble with being a blogger who sometimes cooks is that she forgets to take photos of the stuff she cooks in the rush to get it on the table and feed the hungry – so you’ll just have to take my word for it that last night I made Baba Ganoush, Lebanese (no not [...]

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Prunes and the run on them in UK supermarkets

December 19th, 2006 · No Comments · Cooking

A Waitrose spokseperson says: “For too long prunes have been the least glamorous ingredient in our larder but we are expecting a real run on them. An unfortunate turn of phrase to describe this weeks Nigella effect on sales of certain goods in UK supermarkets. Last week it was goose fat, this week it’s prunes.

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I won’t be having chips with them

November 1st, 2006 · No Comments · Cooking

Had your lunch yet?  I hope so  Ah the good old days of recipe cards before celebrity chefs and books that you don’t really cook from but do read, get hungry looking at and of course look great on your shelf. This site has been around a while and now the author has even written [...]

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Battle of the Domestic Goddesses

September 8th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Blogging, Cooking

Be still my beating heart!! Caroline tells us that Rachel Allen returns to our screens with a new series. I can hardly wait! Rachel seems to be conquering the world if the searches to my old blog seem anything to go by. On a Saturday in particular I have visits from the UK and the [...]

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Hunger

September 2nd, 2006 · 2 Comments · Blogging, Cooking, Uncategorized

I haven’t eaten properly in a week or so. By properly i suppose i mean i haven’t cooked a meal or had a dinner out that provided me with the veg, carbs and protein in the appropriate food pyramid portions. Also I haven’t had the more important things sthan food when eating – good company! [...]

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Blogs on the Radio, making money and providing history

August 31st, 2006 · No Comments · Blogging, Cooking, Podcasting, Social Media, Uncategorized

First of all Happy Blogday (the Blogday blog is down or just overstretched at the moment ironically – but you will find out more about it from Irish Blogday ambassador Gingerpixel.) I heard an interview about it on Radio 5′s Blogs and Pods the other morning – I will post about my five new and [...]

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