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OH MY GOD! They sound absolutely AMAZING. If I wasn't just about to rush off up the hill to embark on stage II of the singing, I'd be rushing to the shops to buy apricots. Let us know how they turn out! |
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« Reply #1576 on: 18:04:52, 16-03-2008 » |
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Like cardamon, not so big on apricots though :/
I think the last time I had them they were dried, on a stick, and wrapped in bacon. Didn't really do it for me then either.
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« Reply #1577 on: 19:32:18, 16-03-2008 » |
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Apricot and cardamom bunsl
OH MY GOD! They sound absolutely AMAZING. If I wasn't just about to rush off up the hill to embark on stage II of the singing, I'd be rushing to the shops to buy apricots. Let us know how they turn out! A real success, as ever - I've done this recipe many times, although fiddly and messy, it seems pretty infallible. And as Mort suggested, the process is a serious olfactory treat; smells of ground cardamom pods and slowly proving dough wafting through the house even before the buns go in the oven. One of the things I really love about Nigel Slater is his uninhibited sensual enjoyment of food - here's how he describes the baking experience: "Buns are what you eat with strong tea served from a brown pot, which is no doubt why some folk come over all sniffy about them. For me, they are little bites of winter solace, soft and warm and sweet, like nuzzling into the ample bosom of a favourite aunt. I like to make my own - not just for the scents of cinnamon and yeast that turn a cold white kitchen into a place where everyone wants to hang out, but for the simple joy of the bread buzz, that warm and fuzzy feeling induced by home baking." |
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At every one of these [classical] concerts in England you will find rows of weary people who are there, not because they really like classical music, but because they think they ought to like it. (Shaw, Don Juan in Hell)
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« Reply #1578 on: 19:36:56, 16-03-2008 » |
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nuzzling into the ample bosom of a favourite aunt That's a bit too uninhibited for my liking. |
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« Reply #1579 on: 19:39:34, 16-03-2008 » |
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 Must get the remainder of my culinary doodahs (pestle and mortar, food processor, etc.) up here. I have need of them... Let's have a look at my soup. Does it nom big time or is it just ok? |
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« Reply #1580 on: 20:15:32, 16-03-2008 » |
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Let's have a look at my soup. Does it nom big time or is it just ok?
It looks a bit like vomit but it tastes very tasty. |
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« Reply #1581 on: 21:18:48, 16-03-2008 » |
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Tomorrow I think I'm going to have a pork steak rubbed with ras el hanout and then griddled.
I might experiment with quinoa as well.
With great sorrow I'm going to have to dispose of a mackerel I've just found in my fridge. I completely forgot about it and now it's very sad. Fortunately it isn't smelly in its sadness (but it probably will be by the time that the binman takes it away tomorrow morning).
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« Reply #1582 on: 22:05:56, 16-03-2008 » |
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I might experiment with quinoa as well. I bought some quinoa for the first time yesterday - it was in Tesco, to my surprise. Haven't tried it yet. I did a kale/leek/tomato/garlic dish today which I had with microwave-baked spuds. I'm really into kale at the moment, very tasty. |
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« Reply #1583 on: 22:32:41, 16-03-2008 » |
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« Reply #1584 on: 22:33:34, 16-03-2008 » |
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Nom Nom Nom
Muttering off screen after having scoffed a double Mars Bar
Quinoa is good for you. Tates rubbish.
Kale is Ace.
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Reality, sa molesworth 2, is so sordid it makes me shudder
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« Reply #1585 on: 22:39:24, 16-03-2008 » |
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Quinoa is good for you. Tates rubbish.
Kale is Ace.
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Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf' entflossen,
Ein süßer, heiliger Akkord von dir
Den Himmel beßrer Zeiten mir erschlossen,
Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür!
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« Reply #1586 on: 22:40:34, 16-03-2008 » |
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« Reply #1587 on: 22:41:00, 16-03-2008 » |
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Tates rubbish.
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« Reply #1589 on: 22:44:09, 16-03-2008 » |
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But why?
Perhaps it's so that you can stack them in your lunchbox. It's more efficient. Aren't you tempted to buy one? I know I am. Do you think that I can find one on eBay? Hmmm.... It's not quite the same but it appears to do the job even if you have to get the instructions from YouTube. Any takers? |
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