Lunar New Year Birthday Party

It was supposed to rain buckets all day. Instead, the weather was mostly balmy, though sometimes grey and damp. We didn’t have firecrackers, but we did have a plethora of red balloons that Morganna and her friends popped after the party, in order to scare away the evil spirits. There was lucky money, and the […]

Winner of the Menu for Hope II Raffle

Pim announced the raffle winners for the Menu for Hope II raffle yesterday. Wendy Schaffer is the lucky winner of my donation: a copy each of Fuchsia Dunlop’s Land of Plenty Sichuan cookbook and Henry Chung’s Hunan Style Chinese Cookbook. So, the next step is yours, Wendy. In order for me to send these lovely […]

Culinary New Year’s Resolutions

It is that time of year, when we look over the past year and meditate upon what we did right, what we are proud of, what we rejoice in. And, of course, some of us also look at where we went wrong, what we utterly bungled and what we need to improve. In doing so, […]

Weekend Cat Blogging: Merry Christmas to One and All!

Clare at Eatstuff was all set to have the worst Christmas of her life. Her beloved cat, Kiri, had slipped out a window at her parent’s home, and disappeared. He was gone for five days and she despaired of ever seeing him again. However, at 2:30 AM on Christmas morning (Claire and Kiri are in […]

Ginger Lemon Sandwich Cremes

I have a confession to make. I buy cooking magazines, and I read them. And I see recipes that sound interesting, but I seldom actually use them. I mean, other than looking at them and thinking, “What a good idea,” then running into the kitchen to recreate a dish like it from memory, I don’t […]

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