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Coles' new look
As with almost every topic I choose to write about on this blog, I discovered bits about today's topic that hadn't occurred to me. Even...
Jun 8
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Shopping, the fridge and the freezer
Why do I do what I know I shouldn't? We are eating leftovers for dinner again tonight, which is OK, if a little boring. But there are...
Jun 1
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Genteel eggs
Coddled, baked, shirred, en cocotte, moulded eggs, egg-in-a-cup - not poached - but I'm confused This all began with this rather lovely...
May 27
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Everyday and old things - my kitchen
"Napery - Napery refers to household linen, especially table linen. It includes items like tablecloths, napkins, placemats, and table...
May 20
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Granules
"granule - a small piece like a grain of something" Cambridge English Dictionary "a small particle; especially : one of numerous...
May 12
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Who honestly doesn't have a favourite mug?
"how using a much loved cup or bowl can increase our enjoyment of what we eat or drink." Nigel Slater I have just finished a perfect...
Mar 23
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Guilty reserve drawers
My phone is recharged so photos taken I'm continuing my tour of the kitchen with these two drawers, which are opposite to my pantry. I...
Mar 21
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Loose ends
Loose ends: things that still need to be done or explained" Cambridge Dictionary At loose ends: Unfinished details, incomplete...
Mar 15
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Blitzing - is that the right word?
"He who analyses blitz is stupid." Rashid Nezhmetdinov I think the above quote applies to a technical chess thing - the quoter is/was a...
Mar 3
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Why is distressed so loved?
"Indulge in noncommittal decorating" Domino Last week I treated myself - I think I told you - to three new cookbooks. One of these was...
Dec 10, 2024
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Free, $15, $30 or $600?
"really what the supermarket is trying to do is ensure that for every shop you're trying to go there and spend your money rather than...
Nov 9, 2024
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Spätzle
"In short, this is one recipe guaranteed to improve your life." Felicity Cloake Even though it's a beautiful day - one of those perfect...
Oct 2, 2024
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Olio
Olio: "A dish of many ingredients" Dictionary.com "a miscellaneous mixture" Merriam Webster Dictionary I confess I thought 'olio'...
Sep 12, 2024
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Nubbins
"something (such as an ear of corn) that is small for its kind, stunted, undeveloped, or imperfect; a small usually projecting part or...
Aug 23, 2024
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Into the frying pan
" If we have only one pan, then it should probaby be a frying pan." Nigel Slater/Eat At the beginning of his section on food cooked in a...
Aug 12, 2024
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Who was Betty and was she brown?
Or was she a blondie? Or even a teapot? Sometimes I worry that my brain is not connecting all its bits and pieces properly and today's...
Aug 11, 2024
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How many sieves do you have in your kitchen?
"To sift: (a) to put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles. (b) an act of sifting...
Jul 28, 2024
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My kitchen bit by bit - 1
"We see books as features and magazines as accents" Foxy Home Staging Yes I know, I'm devising yet another series to explore in my blog...
Jul 2, 2024
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Tablecloths
"A kid under a tablecloth insists he’s a ghost. A table underneath a tablecloth is, I guess, like the rest of us, only pretending to be...
May 16, 2024
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Keeping clean whilst eating
"The centuries-old history of the napkin has unfurled from a basic tool to an ornamental accessory." This is Mold Yesterday was a book...
Mar 12, 2024
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