Today saw the climax of my biscuit-baking spree, taken to its glorious peak. It was AWESOME. Behold: Macarons. They’re imperfect: they’re a little on the slim side, definitely amateurish, and I kind of made up the fillings as I went along, but my God they are delicious. The shells are perfectly light and crispy, which […]
Tagged adventures in cooking, awesomeI continued with my spree of stress-related cookery today. If you’re ever having a rough time, or feeling overwhelmed, I strongly recommend an afternoon of talking with my Nana while baking by instinct. Rather than following recipes, I decided to follow instinct and my understanding of cookery to make a batch of scones and lemon […]
Tagged adventures in cookingSo, after a few up-and-down moments with the ol’ Addison’s the past couple of weeks, I’ve had to do some thinking about stress. I’ve reached the following conclusions: (a) stress is a funny thing; and (b) I like to make biscuits. Let’s review. (a) stress is a funny thing; when I was first diagnosed with […]
Tagged Addison's, adventures in cookingI’m on the mend! All the little signs are there: a) I cast on a new jumper. It’s Wendy Bernard‘s Skinny Empire, from Custom Knits, and I haven’t changed anything yet (except the yarn, but who counts yarn substitution as a change?). It’s a strange, and kind of nice, feeling to simply cast on and […]
I’m home sick, cuddled up with my laptop and this gal: Which is not without its rewards. Addison’s disease is an odd beast, and learning to dance with it is a slow and clumsy process. Problems can come on so quickly that you hardly have time to compensate with your meds, or they can come […]
Tagged Addison's, foodI love it. I had reached that consummation most devoutly to be wish’d last weekend, and had nothing on my needles. It turns out that this is not a situation I like nearly as much as I thought I would, and it, in fact, made me kinda itchy. The result was a lot of planning […]
Tagged Coachella, knittingThe funniest thing happened this weekend. Lunch with my family inevitably involves me offering to Bring Something, usually something that ends up being far more involved and time-consuming than I originally anticipated, and this weekend I agreed to bring black forest cake. A family favourite, especially for my Dadini, but I don’t recall anybody ever […]
Tagged adventures in cookingEvery now and again, probably when the moon is gibbous, but I haven’t checked, I get a bit of a fixation. This happens a lot in the kitchen. Sometimes the fixation passes (see: homemade yoghurt) and sometimes it sticks and becomes part of my regular recipe cycles (see: homemade bread, Pongo, etc.). It’s too soon […]
Tagged adventures in cooking, awesomeMan, I love soup. I don’t stop making it in spring and summer, either. I charge on through and soup my way through the warmer months (although I admit making roast capsicum soup is a bit of a trial when the house is already more than 40°C). I usually lean towards the thick, tomatoey end […]
Tagged beautiful soupI finished a pair of socks this weekend! It’s not much, in terms of knitterly accomplishment, but just look at them! These are my beloved Watermelon Socks. Behold how spring-ish they are! As pink ornamental blossoms are exploding all over the city, in fountains of pink and white foam, these socks seem perfectly in synch […]
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