February 2011
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Conchiglie With Stuff
The purpose of this post is two-fold: one, to share (and memorise) another recipe. Two, to tell Debi that OLIVES ARE THE FOOD OF THE GODS and no further olive-hating will be tolerated ;) Sorry :P I’m afraid most of my recipes do include them, but at least they’re easy enough to remove.
Ingredients for two:
200g of conchiglie (do not turst me on quantities)
200g (ish) of mashed...
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Ana’s Rice Noodle Stir Fry
I’m not sure if this is a good or a bad thing, but I’m a very undisciplined cook. I pilfer ideas shamelessly from cook books, blogs and websites; I don’t keep track of where I’ve seen what; and later I combine them in my head to create whatever feels right. I used to be a fairly unadventurous eater, but lately I’ve been having a lot of fun trying out new recipes and ingredients, mostly...
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“In these groups of families, the world of books is seen as unwelcoming to the...”
– From a 2008 report called Reading: The Future. This is the whole point I was trying to make the other day. I’m very very glad to see publishers taking an interest, but I can’t imagine countering these issues ever being possible if we lose libraries.
Two Views Of Withens by Sylvia Plath
Above whorled, spindling gorse, Sheepfoot-flattened grasses, Stone wall and ridgepole rise Prow-like through blurs Of fog in that hinterland few Hikers get to:
Home of uncatchable Sage hen and spry rabbit, Where second wind, hip boot Help over hill And hill, and through peaty water. I found bare moor,
A colourless weather, And the House of Eros Low-lintelled, no palace; You,...
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“When we sat down this week to decide how to keep the vitality in this...”
– From the Library: A Response and an Invitation | Bitch Media / I think this is the best response I’ve seen from Bitch. I voted for Tender Morsels. (via gwendabond)
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Things like this are so heartening to read →
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“There is a lot of pressure from anxious adult carers of children and young...”
– Amen, a thousand times, Amen.
Margo Lanagan
(via braveandbittersweet)
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My thoughts exactly →
