Tasty Stuff Without the Fuss and a Little Bit of Making
Posted in Food Blogging Events, Pasta, Poultry, Towards 5 a Day on Jul 7th, 2009
We rarely eat meat and animal products these days, my body seems to work better on a near vegan diet, on the occasions that we do eat meat and diary I prefer to eat organic, free range products and know exactly where they have come from. Consequently I was somewhat taken aback by an odd [...]
Posted in Daring Cooks, Food Blogging Events, World Food on Jun 14th, 2009
It is Daring Cook challenge time again! It only seems like a few days ago that I was making tofu ricotta gnocchi (I made them ages ago, but posted late). I am also writing this on the 5th June and setting an autopost so it appears along with all the others on the right day [...]
Posted in Baking, Daring Bakers, Food Blogging Events, Puddings, Towards 5 a Day on Jun 4th, 2009
The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague by Rick Rodgers.
It seems like I am constantly playing Daring Bakers / Cooks catch up so yet again [...]
Posted in Daring Cooks, Food Blogging Events, Low GI / South Beach, Quick & Easy, Vegan on Jun 4th, 2009
The Daring Bakers have expanded to encompass Daring Cooking too! For the inaugural challenge the founders of the Daring Bakers; Lis and Yvonne, chose Ricotta Gnocci from Judy Rogers’s the Zuni Cafe Cookbook.
Usually gnocchi is made from potato so a ricotta based gnocchi provided the classic Daring twist and challenge.
I choose to go vegan for [...]
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Food Blogging Events on May 13th, 2009
The Caked Crusader creator of all manner of baked goods has a mission in life to spread the word that cake is good. As life missions go this is a pretty good one!
To spread the word she is organising the first Iron Cupcake challenge outside of the USA with the theme being chocolate.
Full [...]
Posted in Baking, Food Blogging Events, Uncategorized, Vegan on Mar 6th, 2009
I am currently playing Daring Bakers catch up; the September challenge hosted by Natalie from Gluten A Go Go, and Shel, of Musings From the Fishbowl made history by being the first “alternative” Daring Bakers challenge being vegan with a gluten free option. There are many alternative Daring Bakers, who all have to use [...]
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Daring Bakers, Food Blogging Events, Puddings on Mar 6th, 2009
I have been very lax about my blog and the Daring Bakers for the last few months. Being sick at the end of last year did not help, and I have got out of the blogging rhythm and an also not really certain where I have been going with it. However I have actually completed [...]