"I thought it would be harsh and syrupy. But this... this is beautiful! It's so subtle I almost can't taste it at first, and then there was this note of-"
"Rupert. Am I to understand that you just threw back a glass of fine absinthe as if you were drinking cheap beer?"
Rupert's face darkened. "So? You suddenly following rules now?"

Dirty Creatures, ( Read more... )

Never has this icon been more apropos.

Okay. So these started out life a very long time ago as an increasingly crazy series of Concept Cupcakes. You know. Like Concept Cars. The sort someone draws on paper before a bunch of
imagination-challenged paper-pushers level-headed executives point out the production-line model couldn't possibly make any ( Read more... )

*Grabbingninjabread man from cookie tin and munching*
"Can't talk - got a mouth full of ninjabread man... uh..."

Changing the 'Baking' tag to 'food' as not all my food related posts are baking.

So, I've been experimenting with vegan ice-cream for a while now, and earlier this month decided to follow a recipe from the usually excellent Vegan Scoop. This one was a Mexican flavour, involving copious quantities of cinnamon. I was a little concerned at exactly ( Read more... )

Following on from yesterday's efforts I bring you More Exciting Kitchen Adventures! No, no actual blowing things up this time although there was things very nearly catching fire ( Read more... )

So much for my quick lunch. There are bank vaults in Switzerland that are easier to break into than this can of salmon.

The can opener has gone round and round it numerous times, puncturing it just enough to allow liquid to dribble out if the can is tipped sideways, but not enough to get the lid off, so now I have a kitchen that smells slightly of ( Read more... )

Know you of anywhere I might find Bubble Tea in England?

Had some in Oz and now I really want some more but am having difficulty tracking it down. Suggestions?

And this time there was image manipulation beyond cropping a photo. There was some lightness, brightness, and contrast added as well ( Read more... )

For several days I have been attempting to make an icon out of a cupcake. Not an actual cupcake, a picture of one. All I have managed to do so far is prove I am utterly hopeless at image manipulation. I got a lot further once I gave up trying to scan the cake into the computer. The icing made a mess ( Read more... )

Despite previously noted computer problems, I've had a very good time last weekend. I used the first of two floatation tank vouchers I was given last Christmas, and spent time floating in my own miniature Dead Sea. I was nervous to begin - the idea of being shut into a tank made me uneasy, but I quickly adapted. There was a manual release on my ( Read more... )