Sunday 31 March 2013
31 March - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue
Exactly how rent is paid? (2,3,6)
Solution – to the letter
If
you do something "to the letter" you do it exactly. And you pay rent to the letter (as in
landlord)
Model, keeping one's balance (5)
Source of clue – NZ Herald
Hint –
this is a container clue
Crumbed mushrooms
These
crumbed mushrooms were a complete
experiment. My better half is not that
keen on mushrooms so I wanted to find a different way of doing them. I thought that a bit of crunch might be a
good thing.
I
was using ordinary little white button mushrooms. I de-stalked them.
I
made an egg mix with some crème fraiche, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper – whisked
until nice and smooth.
Dip
each mushroom into the mix and then roll in panko – Japanese breadcrumbs.
Fry
the crumbed mushrooms until golden on both sides. They were crunchy but still very noticeably
mushroomy on the inside. I will be doing
them again – maybe with a little more spice.
Saturday 30 March 2013
30 March - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue
Get down to nudism, astonishingly
(8)
Solution – dismount
The
letters in "to nudism" can be scrambled ie appear astonishing to read
"dismount" ie get down.
Exactly how rent is paid? (2,3,6)
Source of clue – NZ Herald
Hint –
The solution is a phrase that means exactly.
Burleigh Court Hotel Cotswolds
One
of my sisters had her wedding reception in the Burleigh Court Hotel near Stroud
in the Cotswolds in England. I was lucky
enough to stay in the hotel.
It is a
small family run hotel (18 rooms) in what used to be a manor house. As you can see it has spectacularly lovely
grounds (over 3 acres) with just lovely outlooks over the Golden Valley.
The
interior of the hotel was lovely and English – leather, chintz and florals
everywhere. My room had a fantastic four
poster bed. Shame I was on my own in it!
Location:Auckland, New Zealand
Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK
Friday 29 March 2013
29 March - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue
Food on Friday: Peas and Beans
ON
We're
going green for Food on Friday today
– Peas and Beans (green beans, that
is).
First,
here are what Stephanie Alexander says go well with peas and beans:
Peas
Asparagus
|
Bacon
|
Butter
|
Carrots
|
Celery
|
Crabs
|
Cream
|
Eggs
|
Ginger
|
Green
peppercorns
|
Ham
|
Leeks
|
Lettuce
|
Mint
|
Onions
|
Parsley
|
Poultry
|
Prawns
|
Rice
|
Sage
|
And
Beans
Almonds
|
Bacon
|
Beetroots
|
Butter
|
Cashews
|
Celery
|
Chillies
|
Chinese
roast pork
|
Chives
|
Chorizo
sausages
|
Cream
|
Fermented
black beans
|
Feta
cheese
|
Garlic
|
Ham
|
Mint
|
Mushrooms
|
Olive
oil
|
Olives
|
Onions
|
Parmesan
cheese
|
Parsley
|
Peanuts
|
Pine
nuts
|
Potatoes
|
Prawns
|
Salt
|
Spring
onions (green onions)
|
Sweet
peppers (capsicum)
|
Turmeric
|
Walnuts
|
Now,
on to the link up. Just put your name
and the name of the dish into the first box and paste the url for your post
into the second one.
Do
pop by some of the other links to check them out. If you would like a button you will find one
on my contact page. Cheers
Thursday 28 March 2013
28 March - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue
Japanese city, very large (also
known by another name?) (5)
Solution – Osaka
Ok,
Osaka is an important city in Japan. You
can also get to "Osaka" by taking OS for very large and adding
"aka" for also known as.
Cheerful bishop's flexible (6)
Source of clue – NZ Herald
Hint – The
last letter is e
Birdsong
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks made quite an
impact on me. Some parts of the book are
incredibly gory and gut wrenching but overall it is such a great story that I
had to keep reading on.
The
story is set in France before, during and after World War I. It is intensely
romantic whilst being very realistic about war itself. There is a bit of sex stuff in the novel.
It
is 20 years since Birdsong was first published but don't let that put you off. It is haunting and beautiful and harrowing.
Wednesday 27 March 2013
27 March - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue
Girl, Hazel, I fancy, must accept
wager (9)
Solution – Elizabeth
The
girl's name Elizabeth can be made up by scrambling the letters "Hazel,
I" ie making them fancy and putting them around "bet" for wager.
Japanese city, very large (also
known by another name?) (5)
Source of clue – NZ Herald
Hint – the
solution is the name of a city in Japan
Need some inspiration? Try lemons and limes – Part I
Today
the inspiration for you is drawn from Food
on Friday: Lemons and Limes.
Andi
at The Wednesday Baker did this
superb Lemon Tunnel of Love Tea Cake.
I
liked the refreshing sound of this Blueberry Lemonade by Angie at God's Growing
Garden.
The
presentation of these Lemon Cupcakes with French Vanilla Buttercream is beyond spectacular (Oh, when am I going
to learn how to take photos like this!)
You are an inspiration Butteryum!
Marisa
from The College Cuisiner did these
great Chipotle Lime Shrimp Skewers.
I
liked the sound of the dressing used by Just
For Cooking in this Avocado and Cucumber Salad with Kiwi Lime Dressing. (Of course, we call them kiwifruit
here in NZ where Kiwi's are either the native bird or an informal term for a
New Zealander)
The
last inspirational post for you today is this sweet treat. White Chocolate Lemon Truffles by Major
Cake's Kitchen Affair.
There
were so many great and inspiration dishes that Need Some Inspiration next week
will also be about Lemons and Limes.
Tuesday 26 March 2013
26 March - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue
Solution – spectacle
A
spectacle can be a sight. Another word
for glasses is spectacles – and if you "limit" that word ie cut off
its last letter you get "spectacle".
Girl, Hazel, I fancy, must accept
wager (9)
Source of clue – NZ Herald
Hint – the
solution is a girl's name
Leftovers Rescue Mission
You
might recall the pork and tamarillo bake I did.
Well the next day we had quite a bit of the potato cabbage layers left
and I didn't want to throw it out so I went on a rescue mission.
I
fried up some rashers of bacon. I picked
out as much of the cabbage as I could from the potato/cabbage mixture and threw
that out. I then add what was left to
the pan with the bacon. Then I cracked
into the pan 3 eggs and fork scrambled them.
And ta dah a perfectly fine lunch!
I did put some chopped parsley on top for garnish.
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