tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post7926179080588064365..comments2023-11-06T12:17:17.950+00:00Comments on Poshyarns: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895985573831346825noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-16172866062071526432007-09-15T22:04:00.000+00:002007-09-15T22:04:00.000+00:00I own may of the books you listed. I am wondering...I own may of the books you listed. I am wondering... Is it possible to make marshmallows using agar agar (a seaweed-based product which acts like gelatine) instead of the real gelatine?(made with some pretty scary ingredients). Your blog is a treat to read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-75784777706534608242007-09-05T21:55:00.000+00:002007-09-05T21:55:00.000+00:00I have only just started wieghing my eggs for a vi...I have only just started wieghing my eggs for a victoria sponge, something I did quite naturally after many a cake curdling mishap. These mishaps were caused by living in the country and buying local very large eggs! So annoying. I have most of the mooks you mention with the exception of Hugh FW, i like to watch his programmes, I enjoy his down to earth ways! Yum! Those photos are scrumptious!picperfichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17980797616161984187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-47571137424755788322007-09-05T14:50:00.000+00:002007-09-05T14:50:00.000+00:00What an extremely sensible way to make a cake! An...What an extremely sensible way to make a cake! And yes, I have a cookbook addiction, too. And sadly, a very unadventurous partner when it comes to food... It's not that I mind the dog getting the leftovers (or me getting them for lunch the next day!) but it's a pain trying to think what *else* J could eat when he (inevitably) doesn't like dinner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-24091108493452147952007-09-05T08:38:00.000+00:002007-09-05T08:38:00.000+00:00I'm sure that's how we learned to make Victoria Sa...I'm sure that's how we learned to make Victoria Sandwich in Home Economics - I remember the mantra 'weight of an egg' clearly. Had forgotten about it though.<BR/><BR/>I have pretty much the same cookbooks and the children have sued HFW's Family cookbook to make marshmallows and sausages and I think Amber tried the ice-cream in a jar too.<BR/><BR/>By the way, we went to Shell Island and it was really nice but as with many places it would have been much better had the sun shone more brightly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-3587107625445237912007-09-02T21:49:00.000+00:002007-09-02T21:49:00.000+00:00You have inspired me to take up cake baking again....You have inspired me to take up cake baking again. That cake is stunning. <BR/>(your knitting is not too shabby either.)Luciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262553796031925066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-60867253650725470312007-09-01T15:14:00.000+00:002007-09-01T15:14:00.000+00:00Tilly's socks are great and they will indeed keep ...Tilly's socks are great and they will indeed keep her toes warm on chilly mornings. I think hand knit socks feel so wonderful on, store bought ones just aren't the same. I like to try new recipes now and then but I really like to add a few new ingredients to the old familiar ones, so no one gets bored. Your cake looks yummy. I think I may try a filling like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-20006720547917815392007-09-01T12:47:00.000+00:002007-09-01T12:47:00.000+00:00That cake looks so yummy Rebecca! I don't have to...That cake looks so yummy Rebecca! I don't have too many cookbooks, but my favorite is "Joy of Cooking". It has been used so often and has traces of almost everything I've cooked from it...smile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-74301336303906961732007-08-31T12:34:00.000+00:002007-08-31T12:34:00.000+00:00Can I have some?I have my favorite recipes, that I...Can I have some?<BR/>I have my favorite recipes, that I often cook, and I also love cookbooks, and love to try new things, most of the time foreign recipes...<BR/>Recently, I bought Macarons recipes, but I have'nt done them yet.Joceranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222815701223081952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-3490756007526415462007-08-31T09:08:00.000+00:002007-08-31T09:08:00.000+00:00That looks so yummy:)I too own many of Nigel Slate...That looks so yummy:)I too own many of Nigel Slaters books and I love his style of cooking . Plus some of Nigella and of course Delia's but again and again I go back to my mothers old copy of Good Housekeeping for the basic recipies which I think are unbeatable like the Gingerbread , one of our family favs .<BR/>Happy baking :)Artis-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157617283083385412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-27344825935107887032007-08-31T00:37:00.000+00:002007-08-31T00:37:00.000+00:00Yum! You are inspiring me to cook again! I'm in a ...Yum! You are inspiring me to cook again! I'm in a rut right now.<BR/>And I laugh every time you call your husband the "technical advisor"... that would be a perfect name for my husband too!! (Happy Birthday to him!)Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529749426074359749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-82494324505221592002007-08-30T17:36:00.000+00:002007-08-30T17:36:00.000+00:00Wow - the Victoria sponge looks great! I too love ...Wow - the Victoria sponge looks great! I too love the Delia books, the Nigella books - want to check outhe Falling Cloudberries book - I've seen it calling to me in the shops on a number of occassions!!Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560665846881421679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-47030823532661625062007-08-30T15:55:00.000+00:002007-08-30T15:55:00.000+00:00homemade marshmellows? Now that sounds like a dang...homemade marshmellows? Now that sounds like a dangerous recipe to own!! The cake looks delicious I shall try that.Arianwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03747059780100196659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-58874601216156576042007-08-29T22:40:00.000+00:002007-08-29T22:40:00.000+00:00Just had to comment, to let you know that I think ...Just had to comment, to let you know that I think that my three most loved and used cookbooks are lawson/slater/kiros trinity.I bought the Fearnley Wittingstall's Family Cookbook in January, and haven't cooked from it yet. This was a source of great guilt every time I spied it on the bookshelf, until now. Thank you for giving me justification for my purchase! We'll be trying the sponge by the end of the week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-3840397983519185752007-08-29T21:36:00.000+00:002007-08-29T21:36:00.000+00:00mmm...that cake looks yummi, I'd like to give it a...mmm...that cake looks yummi, I'd like to give it a try!<BR/>I have lots of cookbooks, but tend to use only the recipes in my handwritten one, you know the recipes you get from your mom or mother-in-law or a friend or occasionally find in a magazine(or on a blog:-))marithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464504756605202290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-26081881532110072052007-08-29T21:34:00.000+00:002007-08-29T21:34:00.000+00:00First, a very Happy Birthday to the technical advi...First, a very Happy Birthday to the technical advisor! That cake looks scrumptious. <BR/><BR/>I tend to make old favorites over and over. But every now and then I try some new recipes. If I have to bring something to an event, I will not try anything new. I've had too many mishaps to take that chance again. An old favorite is Coconut Bread. Very yummy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-15372347788936350082007-08-29T21:29:00.000+00:002007-08-29T21:29:00.000+00:00Mmmm, your sponge looks so lovely! I just popped ...Mmmm, your sponge looks so lovely! I just popped over to my library's website to reserve a Nigella Lawson book, they sound great! :0)Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04636024853968816682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-19851693486706915592007-08-29T20:15:00.000+00:002007-08-29T20:15:00.000+00:00My husband love the Nigel Slater books. I think he...My husband love the Nigel Slater books. I think he's cooked something from all of them (and he does own all of them!). We love Nigella, too. <BR/><BR/>I think it's their enthusiasm for food that gets us, that we can have lovely wonderful food without the guilt. <BR/><BR/>Have you tried making Nigella's nutella cake from her Domestic Goddess book? It comes out looking like the picture in the book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-78652396299883952652007-08-29T19:56:00.000+00:002007-08-29T19:56:00.000+00:00The cake looks great. My Nan used to make her cake...The cake looks great. My Nan used to make her cakes the same way.<BR/><BR/>SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-23569115839798871382007-08-29T19:39:00.000+00:002007-08-29T19:39:00.000+00:00That looks a truly splendid cake! I've never weigh...That looks a truly splendid cake! I've never weighed the eggs before, but shall give it a try.Cornflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779286635989616330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24776294.post-3329859831463863352007-08-29T19:38:00.000+00:002007-08-29T19:38:00.000+00:00We have many cookbooks in common. Coveting them is...We have many cookbooks in common. Coveting them is a bit of a disease for me. Must use the library more...<BR/><BR/>And I love the 'Men's sponge' competition!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723377593068712400noreply@blogger.com