african vanielje on Nov 30 2007 | Filed under: food blogging event, vegetarian
At this time of year I seem to find it more and more difficult to pry myself away from both my duvet and comfort food. I appear to have some sort of inbuilt neolithic urge to stock up on fat to survive the winter. It’s a good thing that whaling is outlawed [...]
african vanielje on Nov 30 2007 | Filed under: baking, sweet kitchen, vkcb
This is the quickest easiest version of Pate Sucree I know. The thing to remember is to keep it cold. Chill the flour and the bowl before you start, and if you feel that the butter is releasing too much oil at any stage, just pop it back in the fridge for 10 [...]
african vanielje on Nov 27 2007 | Filed under: baking, sweet kitchen, vkcb
To make these delicate little tartelettes you will need to make the Rich Sweet Shortcrust Pastry and the grapefruit curd beforehand. The good thing about this is that the various elements can be made in advance and then assembled on the day.
Press the pastry into individual tart tins (this recipe should make 8-10 tartelettes).
Chill [...]
african vanielje on Nov 27 2007 | Filed under: Africa, WTSIM..., baking, food blogging event
On Saturday it was my great Aunt’s 70th Birthday. Her choice of celebration was for all the girls in the family, with an age range from her 3 score year and ten down to Ella who is a tiny blond pixie-like six, to go to the famous Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town for afternoon [...]
african vanielje on Nov 24 2007 | Filed under: Apples and Thyme, food blogging event, kitchens, mothers
Yep, it’s true. We’re doing it again. Why? Well, about ten days into the first Apples & Thyme event last month, it became clear to Jeni and I that this was an event that touched a huge amount of people. We had a fantastic response, not just in numbers, but in [...]
