Every year I make pumpkin pie for my office. Every year I have the same problem. The recipe is set up for American pie dishes which are like 5 feet deep or something, so I always end up with 20 times too much filling (ok, so maybe an exaggeration but at least half the filling mixture). I never know what to do with it so end up making too much ( Read more... )

So everyone knows that the best ingredients produce the best results. Or so we are told. However, in these times it's not always possible, is it. I was watching a cooking show today that talked about budget meals, then about how they would also work for dinner parties. I think he missed the point ( Read more... )

So there was a slightly shit article in my favourite sci-fi magazine recently. Although well-meaningly slagging off the people who bitch about the comicon slave Leias, it basically said "pretty people should be allowed to be pretty" and actually closed by saying that people who complained about excessive focus on female anatomy in genre fiction/ ( Read more... )

It's been too long without new cake. Sorry about that.

So I was in the supermarket browsing the teas when I came across something called Frootbroos. It's a syrup that you add to hot water to make a low calorie hot drink. So I bought one. Apple and ginger, apparently. I made the drink and lo, it was average. Then I had a brainwave...


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Due to being way too lazy to post last week, I am now able to give you not one, but two movie reviews. I know, right?

Much Ado About Nothing (12A)
★★★★☆

( Does it count as a spoiler if the source is 450 years old...? )

I've been terribly remiss and failed to post publicly with the cake I made for my Mum's 60th. Posting from mobile, so please forgive image sizing problems.

So without further ado (or, indeed a recipe - it's sponge cake and buttercream) here it is:

( Stripety )

Just realised that I haven't shared my recent cinema experience with the world, and I'm sure you've all been on the edge of your seats!

So here, with spoilers, obviously, is The Hobbit

( I'm going on an adventure! )

Today's test kitchen offering


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So I decided to make fudge today. It's a pretty basic recipe - the trick is in the heating.

So here goes

( FUDGE! )