http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com Adventures in the kitchen... With shark oven gloves! Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:16:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/f0c74640e6ef134b3783f51c2831a030?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-to-unintentionally-forget-that-its-valentines-day/ http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-to-unintentionally-forget-that-its-valentines-day/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:30 +0000 Mel http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/?p=2678 Continue reading →]]> http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-to-unintentionally-forget-that-its-valentines-day/feed/ 2 What's the plural of a hibiscus? Hibiscuses? Hibisci? Any idea? sharkyovengloves Does the clock tower remind anybody of Gandalf's staff (minds out of the gutter please), or is it just me? What's the plural of a hibiscus? Hibiscuses? Hibisci? Any idea? http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/so-it-begins/ http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/so-it-begins/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:45:35 +0000 Mel http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/?p=2671 Continue reading →]]> http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/so-it-begins/feed/ 6 So I know that Toothy is an oven glove and can't actually read, but just humour me… sharkyovengloves So I know that Toothy is an oven glove and can't actually read, but just humour me… http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/goats-cheese-walnut-rosemary-mini-croissants/ http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/goats-cheese-walnut-rosemary-mini-croissants/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:52 +0000 Mel http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/?p=2645 Continue reading →]]> http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/goats-cheese-walnut-rosemary-mini-croissants/feed/ 14 My shoddy egg wash may or may not be because Country File was about to start… Oh, you didn't know that I'm the epitome of cool? sharkyovengloves Random Recipes It was an easy assumption to make, wouldn't you say? But make triangles, not war and all that jazz. Clearly my mini-croissant rolling skills need some work. A key skill for achieving successful World Domination, I'm sure. I might need to work a little on my egg wash application skills too (though they're probably not required though for World Domination). Totally unhelpful diagram. My shoddy egg wash may or may not be because Country File was about to start and I really wanted to watch. http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/banana-hazelnut-porridge/ http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/banana-hazelnut-porridge/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:23 +0000 Mel http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/?p=2636 Continue reading →]]> http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/banana-hazelnut-porridge/feed/ 8 Not quite a smoothie… sharkyovengloves Breakfast Club: More than tea & toast! Not quite a smoothie… Actually, nothing remotely like a smoothie. http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/honey-lemon-chocolate-muffins/ http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/honey-lemon-chocolate-muffins/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:55:44 +0000 Mel http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/?p=2613 Continue reading →]]> http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/honey-lemon-chocolate-muffins/feed/ 3 No more dragons after this, I promise. sharkyovengloves Apparently this figurine represents the Water Dragon. I'll just smile and nod. Part of a door at the Yuyuan Gardens in Shanghai. I'd quite like a door like this, although I can't imagine that it's terribly practical to clean… Honey and lemon. No cacti in sight (such a bad person, I know). No more dragons after this, I promise. We Should Cocoa I don't know what "nom nom nom" is in Mandarin – I never got that far in my Mandarin lessons. So adorable. That is all. http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/announcing-an-exciting-new-adventure/ http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/announcing-an-exciting-new-adventure/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:30:33 +0000 Mel http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/?p=2606 Continue reading →]]> http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/announcing-an-exciting-new-adventure/feed/ 19 So I know that Toothy is an oven glove and can't actually read, but just humour me… sharkyovengloves Woohoo! (Side note: why are visas NEVER stuck on the first available page in a passport? This one is bang in the middle. For no apparent reason. My OCD can't deal with that.) So I know that Toothy is an oven glove and can't actually read, but just humour me… http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/cream-cheese-kahlua-brownies/ http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/cream-cheese-kahlua-brownies/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:04:05 +0000 Mel http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/?p=2589 Continue reading →]]> http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/cream-cheese-kahlua-brownies/feed/ 2 "What's that coming over the hill? Is it a monster?" Uhm. No…? sharkyovengloves I sucked at Mechanics (Pure Maths all the way). Maybe if I'd actually done my homework during my free periods I'd have been a little better at it… Maybe. Chocolatey goodness… Swirly marbling which I totally didn't have far too much fun making… "What's that coming over the hill? Is it a monster?" Uhm. No…? http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/galette-des-rois-franc-comtoise/ http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/galette-des-rois-franc-comtoise/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:30:27 +0000 Mel http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/?p=2561 Continue reading →]]> http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/galette-des-rois-franc-comtoise/feed/ 2 I feel the crown should get a second mention. Not only has it survived multiple moves, it has also managed not to get lost despite only getting used once a year. That's quite a feat. sharkyovengloves I feel the crown should get a special mention – I've had it for years and years and it has survived several countries. See. I told you so! Not entirely sure why there's a giant squid hanging out at the bottom of the fève, but whatever. Because why wouldn't you include porcelain as an ingredient in a cake…? I feel the crown should get a second mention. Not only has it survived multiple moves, it has also managed not to get lost despite only getting used once a year. That's quite a feat. Duh-dum. Duh-dum. Duh-dum-duh-dum-duh-dum. I may or may not have hummed the Jaws theme tune to myself most of the time whilst making this. I'm easily amused. http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/stollen/ http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/stollen/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:05:56 +0000 Mel http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/?p=2517 Continue reading →]]> http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/stollen/feed/ 4 Stollen, made with love and determination (as all good stollens should be). sharkyovengloves I can't speak German, but I can soak raisins in rum very effectively. I think we both know which is the better life skill… Here's an insight into how I bake… The ingredients change (obviously), but the coffee and panic BBMing are pretty constant variables. Breakfast Club: More than tea & toast! Monster stollen Stollen, made with love and determination. Rolling dough into a rectangle clearly isn't my strong point. Rolled up and ready to go. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. But perhaps on different days. http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/pear-pancetta-stilton-soup/ http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/pear-pancetta-stilton-soup/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:30:55 +0000 Mel http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/?p=2502 Continue reading →]]> http://sharkyovengloves.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/pear-pancetta-stilton-soup/feed/ 0 I'm treating you to a Christmas napkin, since it's December and all… I know, I spoil you… sharkyovengloves See the big red bit? Edinburgh and St Andrews were located somewhere under that. Awesome. Spot the non-vegetarian ingredient… I'm treating you to a Christmas napkin, since it's December and all… I know, I spoil you… I love the effect of sprinkling the pancetta and Stilton over the top. Sort of the savoury equivalent of adding sprinkles to a cake.