http://unintellectualwaffling.mackenzieward.ca Stuff originating from the Colson Directives. Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:00:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'd forgotten just how delicious ginger is whether it’s crystallised, fresh or in a powdered form. There's nothing so soothing as a cup of tea that's made from freshly finely cut ginger over which has been poured hot water with some honey.    I had some delicious ginger shortbread ... http://unintellectualwaffling.mackenzieward.ca/2009-02-05/dont-forget-the-ginger/ I don't understand why cream had to be added to a recipe for Spaghetti Carbonara? It's a subtle combination of pasta, eggs, pancetta with its flavours enhanced, whilst still hot, with grated Parmesan cheese! Nigella Lawson's recipe in "How to Eat. The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food" suggests ... http://unintellectualwaffling.mackenzieward.ca/2009-02-03/why-add-cream-to-spaghetti-carbonara-a-perplexing-question/ Why do people think that avocados aren't good for you and they're fatty? I actually read a posting recently on a food blog where the writer of the blog said that she'd been throwing out avocados since she didn't know what to do with them and that she disliked ... http://unintellectualwaffling.mackenzieward.ca/2008-05-14/avocadoslittle-bundles-of-vitamins/ I really like making cake with yogurt and I like eating it for breakfast. It's unique flavour probably arises principal flavouring ingredient is yogurt. But it isn't necessarily the principal ingredient if you start to examine the different recipes that are available either by typing 'yogurt cake' in ... http://unintellectualwaffling.mackenzieward.ca/2008-04-30/yogurt-cake-soooo-easy/ Today I was reminded of just how delicious black pudding is but tragically I think it has a dreadful reputation for many. This delicious sausage, often called blood sausage, causes horror in the eyes of friends when I've mentioned the idea of eating such an item. However, it shouldn't be shocking ... http://unintellectualwaffling.mackenzieward.ca/2008-04-30/black-pudding-or-blood-sausage/ I don't understand why people have to fiddle around with the recipe of this incredible dessert. This recipe comes from Provence (France) where it is made with cherries (the pips are kept in the cherries) and it contains heavy cream, some vanilla, milk, eggs, sugar and according to some ... http://unintellectualwaffling.mackenzieward.ca/2008-04-16/clafoutis/ Ah, I love desserts. I particularly like things like creme brulees, creme caramels, clafoutis, and custards in general. Creme brulees and creme caramels: It's really quite interesting, perhaps surprising is that there's a number of varieties worldwide. But perhaps I shouldn't be so surprised since they require relatively few ingredients, are ... http://unintellectualwaffling.mackenzieward.ca/2008-02-06/creme-caramel-and-creme-brulee-my-current-research-project/