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Oatcakes
"are they one step up from the dreaded rice cake in your pantheon of worthy but dull foods?" Felicity Cloake After yesterday's...
4 days ago
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Bread and butter
"Perhaps the most beautiful and uncomplicated thing you can put into your face." Joy the Baker During the night I did not feel that well....
5 days ago
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Leftover pizza
"Some like it hot Some cold I like it room temp" u/eboj-dm/reddit I'm reviving that reddit haiku about leftover pizza, because I really...
Mar 17
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Again
"When you feel stuck in life and work, start by boiling a pan of water. Then see what you have. Some greens? A handful of olives? Even...
Mar 8
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French toast
"French toast tackles pancakes head on and smashes it." Claire Thomson Yesterday's New York Times recipe offering - no picture - was...
Feb 9
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When only white sliced bread will do
"For the Victorians, white bread was a marker of quality and prestige. For us, its very popularity has seen it relegated to the status of...
Feb 4
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A disagreement with Nigel
"Don't put peas in a quiche. They may go nicely with a ham or crab filling, but they make the custard fall apart. Not to mention the...
Jan 15
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Blown away by kataifi
"Kataifi is a string-like pastry that's technically not filo, but let's not mince words - just pastry." SBS Food Even a bit like fairy...
Jan 13
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Quesadillas
“quesadillas can take practically any filling you are drawn to”. Rick Bayliss Back in the days of COVID when Jamie was Keeping on...
Jan 5
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New year - old thing - English muffins
"You don't get tired of muffins, but you don't find inspiration in them." George Bernard Shaw It's January 1 2025 and a quarter of a...
Jan 1
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A croissant wormhole
"You know why the French hate us so much? They gave us the croissant. And you know what we did with it? We turned it into our...
Nov 13, 2024
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Apple dumplings
"The crust, unhindered by a heavy filling, expands and flakes like puff pastry. When you cut into each, a trickle of buttery brown sugar...
Nov 12, 2024
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Cookies are NOT good for you
"Every cookie is a sugar cookie. A cookie without sugar is a cracker." Gary Gulman These are my 14 year old grandson's favourite cookies,...
Oct 29, 2024
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Chop-chop
Chop-chop - " used to tell someone to hurry." Cambridge Dictionary Well I am in a hurry today. Dentist and shopping - done, but this...
Oct 16, 2024
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Cool as a cucumber
"Pert as a pear-monger I'd be, If Molly were but kind; Cool as a cucumber could see The rest of womankind" John Gay 1732 I was going to...
Sep 26, 2024
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More mayo - this time with pineapple
"a pineapple sandwich is one of those foods that it seems only Southerners love and appreciate." Southern Living This one began with a...
Sep 17, 2024
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Olio
Olio: "A dish of many ingredients" Dictionary.com "a miscellaneous mixture" Merriam Webster Dictionary I confess I thought 'olio'...
Sep 12, 2024
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"A warm pumpkin scone for a winter's afternoon"
"Sono una merenda scalda cuore" (a heart-warming snack) Profumi e Colori I'm going simple today because time is running out, but I am...
Sep 11, 2024
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A new pastry trick
"This is a revelation and one for which I will be forever grateful!" Creative Cooking in the Time of the Corona This is a lucky dip post...
Sep 9, 2024
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Blending cultures/culture wars in New York
"Chopped cheese isn't a Philly cheesesteak nor is it similar. This is New York, not Philly, bro!" Romel Bruno/Serious Eats This is a...
Aug 29, 2024
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