Archive for December, 2009
Thyme for Brussels
Well, Christmas day is over and whether you’re sad, relieved or simply couldn’t care less, it’s strange to think that, as a nation, we spend over four months preparing for this holiday yet it is over in an instant. However, it is the season of good will and a time of giving, so, I thought I’d hold a little competition.
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A stol(l)en recipe
I was once told that when skies are grey, temperatures are dropping and your fingers have turned to ice, think of somewhere hot and you’ll feel so much better.
Sitting on my bedroom floor, fiercely hugging my hot water bottle and dreaming of Thailand, I wonder where I ever heard that cr**!
Anyway, the oven has been humming all afternoon as my mum prepares batch after batch of mince pies! Though they’re not entirely vegan (she made a mistake with the margarine). I did manage to convince her that eggs and milk weren’t necessary to brown the tops! It was rather nice to hear her open the oven and say, “Oh I guess you don’t need eggs and milk after all”.
I’ll be making some (not so average) mince pies later this week, which will be vegan! So look out for that post. As for now, you may remember me mentioning some trials of festive baking in yesterday’s post. Well, in an effort to have some vegan treats on offer when the relatives arrive, I was up until 1:ooam last night with the smell of sweet spices filling the air and a stollen baking in the oven.
It’s all in the name
Merry-almost-christmas!With carol singers now amassing on the green outside, it reminds me that Christmas is literally just around the corner. Whilst I don’t usually get into the Christmas ‘mood’ until a couple of days before the event, it’s at this time of year, I like the festivites to influence my baking.
But more on that tomorrow!
Moving on, I’d like to share this picture of my best friend, Poppy with you all. As I was watching TV, I looked up to see her sitting contemplatively in front of the Christmas tree and I just had to grab my camera.
I also wanted to let you all know that Vegan Kid now has it’s own domain name.
http://www.vegankid.net
Hooray!
=)
Cheats can prosper…
Admittedly, the UK can be rather overly dramatic when it comes to winter weather, but I don’t think London has seen this much snow in years…
I mean, we get the annual dusting of snow, but it’s never been this early on, nor lasted this length of time. When I was younger, I used to love the snow. I couldn’t understand why, on the rare occasions that we did experience that soft white pillow of fluff, that everyone seemed to hate it so much. I mean who could hate snow, I asked my 10-year-old self - how naive I was!
