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Archive for January, 2007

Weblog Awards 2007

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

The Weblog Awards 2007 are into the finals (and no, we’re not there).  Go and vote for your favourites – and show support some food blogs!

Wordpress 2.1 Released

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

It’s geeky news, but since I use it – Wordpress 2.1 has just been released. Go boy, fetch!

Weekend Herb Blogging #66 Roundup

Monday, January 22nd, 2007
Weekend Herb Blogging Logo

Wow! When I said I would be stealing (hosting) Kalyn’s Weekend Herb Blogging for a week, I didn’t expect this many great entries!

I’m impressed to see so many fabulous recipes collected in one place. Of course, in tune with the topic, each of these recipes is based around a herb (or vegetable) of the writers [...]

WHB #66: Beetroot, Apple and Stilton Salad

Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Beetroot Recipe Picture

Beetroot is one of my favourite vegetables. It’s also one that I hated as a child, only ever served to me cold and tasting far too strongly of vinegar.

One of the best uses for Beetroot is when paired with goats cheese – the two flavours compliment each other and as such create a beautiful and [...]

Sernik (Polish Cheesecake)

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
Polish Sernik Cheesecake

Sernik is a Polish cheesecake much unlike any cheesecake you’ve ever tried before. This one is much richer and denser, but none the worse for it, with a sweet and delicious taste.

You’ll need curd cheese (Quark?) for this, which might or might not be hard to find. We buy it in a local European shop, [...]

Ouch – Hot!

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

A blog about nothing but spicy sauces. Nothing if not specific – this time around it’s Scotch Bonnet Sauce.

Behind the Apron…

Monday, January 15th, 2007
Wedding Photograph

You wont see me post photographs of myself very often – I’m far too self conscious for that. This photo (taken at our wedding in June 2006) is a one off, due to an event being held by 28 Cooks…

The premise is simple enough – to reveal the people behind some of the internet’s [...]

Uses For Celeriac

Monday, January 15th, 2007

I guarantee you don’t have as many uses for Celeriac as The Hedonista does.

A New Host…

Sunday, January 14th, 2007

I’m moving over to a new host as we speak, which should result in the site being faster and more stable. That might also mean the website plays up a little in the process – but I hope not.

If anyone notices any bugs, errors, or other weirdness, please post them as comments here so [...]

Brown Seaweed Soup

Friday, January 12th, 2007

I’m going to make it a priority this year to pick my own seaweed, and make a soup similar to this one…