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Recently spotted in the Doctor’s kitchen

Recently spotted in the Doctor’s kitchen

By E on October 29, 2011

Magic, really. I thought I was marking exams, but suddenly there was a brownie occurrence. Specifically, goat’s cheese fudge and smoked almond brownies: The best part? You can do this too! All you need is: 1 good brownie recipe waiting for a new identity; 1 batch of goat’s cheese fudge lurking in the freezer (preferably [...]

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Making a milkshake out of yoghurt

Making a milkshake out of yoghurt

By E on April 18, 2011

I have been reading (and writing) about Mr. Oliver’s latest LA venture for some time now, but I didn’t get to *enjoy* the full spectacle of the first episode until last night. Late at night was a stupid time to watch, because it sent me to bed depressed. Smite me with your bleeding heart if [...]

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The fight to fight obesity

By E on January 22, 2011

A few days ago the LA Weekly reported that Jamie Oliver’s latest US crusade was off to a bad start, because the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) had banned the chef access to all their schools. He responded with this remarkable statement: “Normally getting into schools isn’t a problem. We’ve never had a total [...]

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Bunny chow

Bunny chow

By E on September 25, 2010

First, catch your rabbit. Or get your friendly German butcher to get someone to catch it for you, and then ask him to cut it into nice little pieces that in no way resemble the Easter bunny (meaning he can keep the ears, eyes, and everything else). Then arrange them in a roasting tin with [...]

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Dinner for one

Dinner for one

By E on September 17, 2010

It is rare that I eat alone – and not at all ideal, I might add, simply because try as I might, I cannot by myself conjure up the delightful banter that the Philosophe (co-)provides on a daily basis. Not to mention that it is nowhere near as interesting trying to impress myself with delicious [...]

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Strawberries soaked in vodka fail to impress

Strawberries soaked in vodka fail to impress

By E on July 11, 2010

So after my recent bold declaration that this Doctor’s brownie adventures are officially over, I was naturally confronted with all sorts of Facebook banter offering yet more tips and tricks for that thing I had just renounced. The most evil of these was a recipe which calls for cocoa powder dissolved in hot water (rather [...]

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If I were a TV cook…

If I were a TV cook…

By E on July 3, 2010

(or a cookbook author for that matter), I could imagine myself delivering all number of clever little tips and tricks – as they do – to give people the idea that I sit around and think hard and long about what works and what doesn’t. For my (to die for) “caramelized brussel sprouts with pecan [...]

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That’s Reality…wang.

That’s Reality…wang.

By E on April 13, 2010

Talking about the surprising popular success in 1988 of a near-700 page book called The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500-2000, Francis Wheen cites the New Republic‘s comment that ‘When a serious work of history with more than a 1000 footnotes starts selling in Stephen King-like quantities, [...]

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Gotcha!

Gotcha!

By E on April 1, 2010

I was so annoyed when I blogged about Killer At Large last night that I forgot to mention one of my main irritations during the film. That was probably as it should be, because I needed to do a little research to confirm my suspicions, and now I have.

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Beautiful chicken

Beautiful chicken

By E on January 24, 2010

I’m experiencing the photography dilemma again. Taking a picture of a roast chicken is crap! It looked so good, and smelt so damn fine, that I had to collect my husband to watch me pull it out of the oven. “It’s beautiful!” I said. “It’s beautiful?” he responded, with that sceptic’s smirk of his. Well [...]

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