Spicy Noodles with Silken Tofu (http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/01/spicy-noodles-with-tofu-dou-hua-mian-recipe.html Dou Hua Mian: I'm using the original recipe from that book ( Read more... )

Something that should have turned out inedible ended up very, very tasty. I had lots of lime juice to spare. Since I recently found a recipe for lemon jelly I thought I'd try that. In the end, there was no fresh thyme to be had. Same with lime zests. Except for the sugar I substituted everything else: lime instead of lemon, no zests at all, ( Read more... )

I've got the Black Thumb of Death - and am trying to get rid of it for the sake of my cooking experiments. I like plants that are at the same time pretty as well as useful. This is why a growing herd of wacky, unusual greenery is assembling on my balcony. With this post I'm trying to keep track of various experiments - feel free to either suggest ( Read more... )

One day, six visitors, three meals. Hmmmmm.

( Wänna, wänna, wänna, wänna / wänna meleyl. )

Demi's cooking essay, posted here because it got too long for a comment ^__ ( Read more... )

It's National Cookie Month, apparently. Today's result: Chocolate meringues, one gingerbread house and a bajillion of gingerbread cookies ( Read more... )

WAIT! I HAVE A REASON FOR NOT USING THE CONTACTS TODAY AS I PLANNED ( Read more... )

... and we all know what this means:

Springtime has come and the ramsons that grows all around this town's medieval city wall stands in full blossom.

It also means that it's too late to collect some for purpose of sprucing up a few dishes or salads.

Next year, maybe.

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