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See green? Scream…
I must have written over four different drafts for this post, yet not one passed my discerning editorial opinion. I don’t know what it is, but for these last few days, writing just hasn’t been my forte. It’s an odd thing when I think some days I could sit and write until the cows come home and other days, I’d be lucky if I can pull together a few words.
I had planned a lot more – in terms of content – for this post, but I think it’s best I leave that for another time, rather than have you all read paragraph after paragraph of nonsensical gibberish.
Anyway, I’m not going to witter on too much in this post, so let’s move on to the recipe…
A splash of cream…
It is funny to think that I once doubted the culinary power of the humble nut…
I never used to use nuts in cooking. I felt they brought nothing to the dish other than fat – how wrong I was!
Better late than never…
I’d like to begin by wishing everyone a happy new year. Then I’d like to apologise for not keeping my promise…
In an effort to be sensible, I told myself that on new years eve, I would stay in, mixing, baking, photographing and then writing the recipe for that sweet dessert I had faithfully promised you all.
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.
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!
