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Black cake looks yummy to me. Anyone know where I can buy Bamboo Charcoal in the US?

Fantastic post Sara Kate.

The wines are currently available in a number of states. You could try wine-searcher.com for a list of stores by state. At the moment it lists stores in NY, NJ, CT, IL and Co. Another option is to ...

I am salivating as I read this. Definitely on the week-end agenda. Yum.

This sounds so yummy. Going to try it over the week-end.

This looks delicious. Will definitely try - now that I have looked back over you earlier post on preparing the crab.

I cooked octopus from scratch for the first time - and it was really tender.

It is probably 'Plum pudding' the traditional english/irish Christmas dessert. It is a steamed pudding, with lots and lots of dried fruits. Usually served with Brandy butter or Whiskey sauce. The m...

When I was a kid it was always 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. Now I have started to watch it again with our six year old son. It always reminds me of the Christmas Holidays.

When we had dinner with Sara Kate she made fabulous little toasts served with pesto and topped off with a marinated anchovy. Delicious.

As a child growing up in Ireland - this was the mantra for baking in our house. baking soda sour milk (sour milk adding the acidity) baking powder regular milk ...

To lbernsk - Sorry but I will be doing a separate post on Sparkling on Dec 17th.

To Justin PDX - No you did not miss anything. Apologies for any confusion. Health-wise, sulfites in wine do not harm most people. My point here was that sulfites have been erroneously blamed many t...

Thank you Emma. I am going to try this. Similarly I have not wanted to invest in a milk steamer.

Can't wait to try this on my son's shirts - that perpetually get grease stains.

Soup - I made this one at the week-end. Slowly saute leeks in 1/2 lb butter (or more). Add cauliflower and water (or delicate home made stock). Cook, emulsify. Pure white color and so delica...

Mandolin, salad spinner, micro-plane, pestle and mortar, potato peeler, juicer - all used almost every day.

Great to see such interest in pink sparkling wine. Will have to do a separate post.

In response to Squirrely - any, well rinsed out (make sure no residual aromas) screw cap bottle (soda will do). And yes, fill to the brim, leave no room for any residual oxygen. I had a lot of such...

Occasionally it happens, like the blue moon!