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Another one bites the dust! Peelers that is..

January 18th, 2010 | Add a Comment

So sorry if I gave you false hope.  Ummm…that really good peeler, with the ceramic blade and twisty thing for the left or right handed, the all singing all dancing one is now condemned to the bin. I know,  I was so pleased to find one that was going to be perfect but alas, it was not to be, the weak point was where the blade  was  held in place by two tiny little pieces of plastic that were  fixed into two holes.  After a few days of work, the blade began to continually popped out of its sockets and the frustration started all over again. I think unless any of you do have a better idea I’ll resort to the  slightly more than occasional cut fingers and use my paring knife. Just … Read entire article »

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My New Fruit/Vegetable Peeler

January 14th, 2010 | 3 Comments

I have to admit to loosing my old and ancient peeler, I believe it gone to the  great compose bin in the sky but more probably the big one down the bottom of the garden. You would think that replacing a peeler would be a simple thing to do but this isn’t so, or rather, I haven’t found it easy. The first I bought looked exactly the same as the lost article but it just didn’t seem up to the mark. The blade was set too wide and made peeling difficult. So the search was on but I have been shocked by some of the prices and to tell the truth, badly designed product that is out there in the shoppingsphere. The light at the end of the tunnel was a  peeler from JML. … Read entire article »

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Palestine Soup

January 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment

The Jerusalem Artichoke was brought into England  back in 1617 and John Franqueville gave two small tubers to John Goodyear.   The original name for this tuber was  Girasol and then to Girasolem and onto Jerusalem Artichoke,  is actually from North America but grew so well that it is said John Goodyear stocked all of Hampshire, England.  Now being called Jerusalem Artichokes the soup inevitably became Palestine Soup. I have adapted the recipe that I have to suit us by adding potato but you can try using more or all artichoke it’s a matter of taste.  The original recipe called for smoked bacon but as I don’t eat meat I have attempted to give it some of the smoky flavours and umami taste , you may or may not … Read entire article »

Filed under: Celery, Jerusalem Artichokes, Onion, Recipes, Savory, Soup

Fire Crackers

January 4th, 2010 | 4 Comments

I have been trying out a few ideas over the holiday, savory crackers and sweet biscuits. It’s been such fun just to mess about with ingredients. The ‘fire’ in the crackers comes from chillies and ginger, a great combination with a touch of fresh coriander. The options though are limitless, so don’t hold back, check out your spice racks and have a go. If you don’t use the fresh ginger you will have to use a little bit more of the yogurt or cream cheese to form the dough. These were great just on there own as nibbles and great with cheese by adding a bit of a kick instead of the plain old salt crackers. To make the dough 1 1/2 cups of plain flour 1/2 cup butter 1 or 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon … Read entire article »

Filed under: Chilli, crackers, Recipes, Savory