Monthly Archives: March 2011
Cocktail in a macaron: Gin & Tonic
Today is Craig’s birthday, so Happy Birthday Craig (when you eventually get round to reading this)! Now Craig is a big fan of gin, so obviously his birthday present just had to be something gin-related. I decided to attempt to … Continue reading
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Random Recipe #2: Roasted tomato & red onion salad
Another month, and another food blog challenge that I happen to have discovered… Now I already participate in three monthly food blogging challenges (Breakfast Club, Mac Attack and We Should Cocoa) and as much as I love my blog and … Continue reading
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Mac Attack #17: Blood orange & five-spice macarons
I was a little bit naughty last month and didn’t take part in the Mac Attack challenge. But please, hear me out: the theme was centred around Valentine’s Day, and well, let’s just say I’m not such a fan of … Continue reading
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White chocolate & lime cheesecake
This month’s We Should Cocoa is hosted by Chele at Chocolate Teapot, and the special ingredient is “Lime“. Now when I think of limes, my first thought is Gin & Tonic, and my second is tequila shots (make of that … Continue reading
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Resolution #1: Some progress!
I’ve always loved looking at photos of food. I have a distinct preference for recipe books that have photos in them – not only will a mouth-watering photo make me want to cook the recipe that much more, but it … Continue reading
It’s enough to curdle your blood (orange)
Just to reassure you, I don’t think I’ve produced anything blood-curdling in the kitchen recently (or anywhere else for that matter). I did, however, make blood orange curd. Get the title now? Oh ok, so it was a dreadful pun. … Continue reading
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Of penguins and porridge
I have serious issues with the Scottish weather. This isn’t a new development, far from it, but I was particularly reminded of this over the weekend. At the beginning of March, we had beautiful weather (and in fact at the … Continue reading
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The perfect end to a data analysis session: Snickerdoodle blondies
The wonderful thing about fieldwork is that once you’ve knackered yourself out collecting all the data, you usually get to pull your hair out trying to analyse them before then attempting to write up the results into a vaguely intelligent-sounding … Continue reading
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A first adventure at the St Andrews Farmers’ Market
The Farmers’ Market in St Andrews takes place on the first Saturday morning of every month. I’ve never quite managed to make it – either I’ve forgotten that it’s happening and made other plans, been put off by foul weather … Continue reading
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Pancake Day: The perfect occasion to end my crêpe drought!
Today is Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras, the last day before the beginning of Lent… Now, I’ll be perfectly honest with you, I don’t observe Lent in the slightest, but since Shrove Tuesday is all about over-indulging on good food, … Continue reading
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