Posted on October 28, 2007 by hande
After weeks of studying for an important exam and being sick, yesterday I finally made the candied orange peel strips I had seen over at Jen’s lovely blog use real butter (which I can recommend without hesitation; the blog as well as the statement). After simmering the strips for 40 minutes to “translucent” stage [...]
Filed under: food blogs, recipes | Tagged: bread spread, chocolate, filling, marmalade, orange | 4 Comments »
Posted on October 8, 2007 by hande
Like any mayonnaise-like concoction, there are many secrets, rumors and rants entwining around rouille. I could just post the above picture of the perfect rouille, tell you all about how it is no problem to make this mayonnaise-like sauce from southern France, which is the perfect companion to bouillabaisse (fish soup). Give you a recipe, [...]
Filed under: france, recipes, staying in | Tagged: bouillabaisse, mayonnaise, rouille, spreads | 6 Comments »
Posted on October 2, 2007 by hande
Sigrid from the fabulous “il cavoletto di bruxells” was in Istanbul (where she took great pictures, not only of food, that brought tears to my eyes), and the first thing she asked when she came back was a recipe for simit, the savory sesame rings with just a hint of sweet. Simit is the omnipresent [...]
Filed under: Istanbul, recipes | Tagged: baked, turkish food | 14 Comments »
Posted on October 1, 2007 by hande
*< start rant >*
… like when I am served wine in such glasses, unasked. Filled to the brim (I took the picture after I drank a few sips), no place for the aromas. And it was a nice wine, too, nothing where there are no aromas to develop.
… like when I go to the Häagen-Dazs [...]
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