Or, Choux Part Two. See, I tried to make choux pastry back in 2010 and failed. But some clever spark at Playcentre inspired me to try again, by naming my future cooking show ‘Shoes and Choux’, so another attempt was long overdue. And it kinda worked, because when it came down to it I knew [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Phew, choux!
Posted in Yums on January 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Rainsome
Posted in Yums on January 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
When the weather is frightful and you’re poor but want yummy things to eat… BAKE! Rata is pretty great at helping now. Sometimes she can be a bit bossy though – see the wooden spoon on the table? It was quickly demoted. It turned out we didn’t have enough oats for Anzac Biscuits but topped [...]
scatty harvest
Posted in Growing on January 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
My brain is a little absent at present. I feel a bit ‘out to lunch’. My brother is getting married next week and there are quite a few things I need to do to my dress before I wear it, but instead I am fiddling about in the garden doing things wrong. Like, pulling up [...]
Lemony thicket
Posted in Yums on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
So, the lemon trifle voted Most Delicious Pudding at Louis’ birthday and my family’s Christmas gathering came from Nigel Slater’s Kitchen Diaries, a recipe book I often dip into for a read but rarely cook from. I don’t think I’ve eaten a proper trifle before (unless you count Kath’s bizarre creation last Christmas that included [...]
we like to party
Posted in Yums on January 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Louis turned 30, so I threw him a party. He was pretty happy about that. Ryan and Ying designed the invitation. (That’s not my address anymore, don’t worry). The invitation includes, among other grotesques, Ryan’s very own invention: baked beans with sausages and ice cream. The party food was very tame by comparison (though if [...]
