Archive for March, 2008

It's bad enough when you can't operate a tin opener, but chopsticks are completely out of the question. That is what I'm here for, apparently, to aid in feeding my cats bean sprouts with wooden sticks.

I suppose the fact that it's edible is the only pre-requisite. Scratch that. I don't think there are pre-requisites (I just caught Duncan eating lint).

No one believes me when I tell them one of my cats will eat citrus. This brings to my mind visions of my husband sitting on the sofa, sharing pomelo fruit with Duncan. The thing is, Duncan doesn't exactly like the fruit; he just realises it's food so he must have to eat it also. Paul's mum sends us home with cake from time to time, and if we're ...

The last set of free recipe card templates I posted was very popular, so here are a couple more free printables to help organise your collection of sweet recipes! If you're looking for great gift ideas from the kitchen, how about jotting down a few of your favourite cookie recipes on these printable recipe cards and binding them together with a bit ...

This is another dish from Southeast Asia that I recently learned often contains that fantasic Southeast Asian vegetarian-pisser-offer: fish sauce. So I had my own go at something basic and simple, and this was the result. This super-easy vegetarian recipe only takes ten or 15 minutes, if that, and makes a healthy and yummy snack or main meal accompaniment. You ...

I suppose I have less guilt to feel regarding the wasting of food when I accidentally forget it was in the oven. Here's Duncan enjoying something that I swear was once aubergine/eggplant:

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