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Hats off to both of you for the wonderful way you have blended colours and styles and made your space so eclectic and colourful and unusual. I wish I had your panache.
Love, love, love your home. Very jealous right now!

The lemon wedges are most likely adding bitterness to the sauce. I would use the rind only (without the bitter pith) and a good squeeze of lemon juice to counteract the bitterness. Coconut milk is rich for sure but using skinless chicken will help. I hate the fatty aspect of chicken skin so never use it!

I think its a great idea and if you're going to entertain why not do it well with colour and imagination? It doesn't matter whether you are serving bread and cheese or the best quality meats and fruits. Why can't people keep their grumpy comments to themselves?

Houses like this make you realize the beauty and serenity of clean lines and cool, calm, light spaces. They also make you realize how unnecessary it is to fill every corner of your home. Love it.

Aww, this brings back such lovely memories of reading and re-reading the Little House series and imagining myself in any of those settings. As an adult, I can only admire the Pioneer spirit and tenacity and marvel at what those ladies managed with limited resources.
How lovely that, in this age of computer games and starlets and girls growing up before their time, one little girl enjoyed a lovelt, wholesome party inspired by a fascinating era

Thank you. This puts so much into perspective.

You probably just used the words but can we please, please get past the 'angry spinster' label? It's bad enough when men categorize us into 'single, so has to be desperate' and 'married, so all has to be well'. Women should not label each other. I was very happily single till 35, married, had a child, marriage ended (thankfully) and am now a single parent with sole custody of my son, the remote and my life. It is not easy but I feel grateful for being able to run my life the way I want. However, I respect and admire those who are in good relationships and work to keep them that way. Each to his own.

Sorry for the long post-this is a subject I am a bit anal about.

Thank you however for saying that we should not save our loving gestures up for one day in the year :-)

I like chocolate but am not crazy about it like most of the world seems to be :-) I'll take a lemon or coffee cake or a simple Victoria sponge with glace icing over chocolate any day. Especially over those mousse and ganache-laden cakes. So, thank you!

I have made these eggs and they can be done in much less than thirty minutes. Granted I only scrambled two. I cut down on the butter but followed the basic principles and they were lovely. Not at all wet and runny (I hate those too) but creamy, comforting and so delicious. Nobody is saying these eggs should be cooked for breakfast or dinner every day. They can be an occasional treat.

I'm sorry but I cannot understand why everyone takes these posts so personally. Nobody is putting a gun to your head and forcing you to make or eat them. If you don't like butter don't make the eggs. French cookbooks are full of recipes with butter and cream. But nobody is forcing anyone to buy the books or make the recipes. This a site full of recipes and tips. Some are bound to be high-calorie.

I love it!