January 2008

January 31, 2008 · 10 comments

I Cook …

in Chat

I cook, therefore I am.  I often say I’m at my happiest when I’m cooking but even when I’m feeling really sad and down I resort to seeking refuge in the kitchen and cooking, sometimes it is the only thing I can think to do. As you’ve more than likely seen from my previous entry Blogging [...]

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January 28, 2008 · 15 comments

Blog Break

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Hello to all who frequent this blog. Due to unforeseen family circumstances I sadly will be taking a mini-break from blogging.  Please bear with me, I hope to be back blogging in a couple of weeks time.  Do keep popping by and feel free to email me if you so wish. Thank You & Best Wishes Kitchen Goddess xx [...]

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The amazing Brenda, known to her forum friends as Rhyleysgranny or simply just Granny sent me a lovely Christmas present, which had me rolling around on the floor with laughter because I’d bought her the same item; The Good Granny Cookbook: Traditional Favourites for Modern Familiesby Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall. Now I’m certainly not a granny, but Brenda [...]

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January 23, 2008 · 2 comments

A Simple Supper

in Vegetarian

After eating so many rich meals I decided that last night I just needed something light but fulfilling.  Only a French Omelette would do. No the photo on the right isn’t my omelette (mine just wasn’t up to presentation), but is from BBC Good Food.  Before discussing the finer points of the recipe, I just [...]

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January 22, 2008 · 6 comments

Desperate Dan

in Meat,Pastry

Desperate Dan was a character in The Dandy, a long running children’s comic, who loved to eat ‘Cow Pies’.  Cow Pies are really just steak pies but the name certainly suited the Desperate Dan character. For as long as I can remember any steak pie (or a variation e.g. steak and kidney, steak and mushroom) was [...]

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January 21, 2008 · 4 comments

Eastern Intrigue

in Rice,Vegetarian

Middle Eastern and ‘Jewish’ cuisine is a great interest of mine.  I’m not Jewish but a lot of the food still provides me with a sense of homely comfort, a feeling that I grew up with it, even though I didn’t. My amazing friend Francesca sent me a copy of Aromas of Aleppo: The Legendary Cuisine [...]

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January 18, 2008 · 5 comments

More Books!

in Chat

 As I’m sure you’re beginning to gather I cannot resist cookery books and I certainly do not pass up the chance of a bargain.  Inspired by Teresa I wandered over to Amazon to find out a little more about The River Cottage Fish Book (Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall & Nick Fisher) but while there I also succumbed to [...]

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Most people attempt to eat more healthily in January after the extravagance and indulgence of the festive period.  It seems that I am not following the trend, producing more cakes and cookies than I ever normally do, but do I care?  No, not at all.  I’m not sitting here stuffing my face with all my [...]

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January 16, 2008 · 3 comments

Orient Express

in Fish & Seafood

Although I subscribe to Delicious magazine (amongst others) and I’m building up a fair collection, no better make that mountain, of magazines I very rarely cook from them.   Once I’ve read them they get filed away and quite often forgotten about, which is a real shame considering how much they cost and how many lovely recipe [...]

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The amazing Ilana sent me a wonderful Christmas present – Dean & Deluca cocoa powder – unfortunately due to our slow postal systems it only arrived yesterday but fortunately it came just as I was due a day off work, great timing or what? Thank you, thank you, thank you Ilana for this lovely gift.  Dean & [...]

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Okay I confess this cake isn’t exactly golden in colour – more a hazelnut brown but I’m allowed a little poetic license aren’t I? It is a Spiced Chocolate Orange Cake with an Orange Toffee filling.  The ‘gold’ comes from the chocolate I used; Green & Blacks Maya Gold a dark chocolate with a warm [...]

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