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Tortilla Espanola From Spain And The World Table

I love this book,  Spain and The World Table  from the Culinary Institute of America. It isn't a book for the novice cook.  I doubt I'll cook  from it very much - like using 18 egg yolks for Crema Catalana.  And there are things in I don't approve of - like Sushi Paella or Red Wine Sushi Rice. And there are things in there I love - like Paella Valencia or Mission Fig Flan. And recipes using salt cod -  if I can find salt cod in Australia.

Every spare moment this week I've found myself curling up on the couch a cup of coffee in one hand the book in the other. From the gorgeous looking Shrimp in Garlic on the cover to the final recipe on the last page for Crema Catalana, I imagine I'm back in Spain.

During our 6 weeks in Spain in 2004 we ate a lot of Tortilla Espanola and Creme Catalana. Every bar offered tortilla and every menu del dia featured flan . So I'm a pretty good judge of Tortilla Espanola. I make it often, sometimes following a recipe, sometimes winging it with whatever is in the fridge and how much time I have. With this one I followed the recipe but substituted  some ingredients with what I had available.

Here is the original recipe.

TORTILLA ESPANOLA

900G (2 lbs) Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/8 inch thick
1 3/4 teasp salt, divided use
1/2 cup, plus 2 tablesp extra virgin olive oil, divided use
1 cup chopped yellow onions
1/3 cup chopped red bell peppers
1/3 cup chopped green peppers
1/2 cup diced choriizo sausage
1 cup diced Serrano ha
10 large eggs

Toss together the sliced potatoes and 1 teasp salt in  a medium bowl.
Heat 1/2 cup olive oil in a large heavy non stick or well seasoned cast iron skillet over medium heat and add the potatoes.
Cook stirring occasionally, until the potatoes start to soften but not brown, about 5 minutes.
Add the onions, peppers, sausage, and ham.
Continue to cook, stirring often, until the potatoes are tender, the chorizo cooked through, and the ingredients well blended, another 5 to 10 minutes.
Transfer the potato and onion mixture to a colander placed over a large bowl and drain.
Clean the pan.
Beat the eggs in a large bowl until smooth, then stir in the potato mixture.
Season with 3/4 teasp salt.
Return the pan to medium heat and add 2 tablesp of olive oil.
When the oil is very hot, add the egg mixture to the pan.
Tilt the pan so that the eggs run over the bottom of the pan in an even layer, then turn the heat to low.
Cook, shaking the pan from time to time until the omelet has set, about 8 minutes.
Cover the pan with an omelet turner or flat bottomed pot lid. Then carefully slide the inverted omelet back into the pan.
Return to the heat and cook the other side until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
Slide the omelet out onto a plate.
Allow to cool to room temperature, cut into 8 wedges  to serve.

I did things a little different with the ingredients I had on hand. I used red onions; green peppers only, no red; salami in place of the  chorizo and Serrano ham. Real Serrano ham is so expensive here I'd never put it in a tortilla. I'd rather just eat it on its own. I didn't bother with turning the omelet over, instead I placed it under the grill to set the top.

It was excellent. Everyone loved it.

For a more academic review of the book visit this blog.

I received Spain And The World Table as gift from DK Publishing.

Thank You To The Daring Bakers

What a wonderful surprise when the Daring Bakers May posts started appearing on the web today.  In support of LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow the Daring Bakers had been encouraged to decorate their fabulous Opera cakes in pastel colours. If you check the Daring Bakers blogroll you will see their fabulous  cakes.

Thank you for this kind and thoughtful act. It really made my day. I am a little overwhelmed with your lovely words. I feel very blessed to be a part of the caring and loving group of people that make up the  food and wine blogging community. You are all very special. Thank you Darling Daring Bakers.

A special thank you to the originators of the Daring Bakers, Ivonne and Lisa. I very much appreciate your support.

LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow is over for another year. Thank you to everyone who participated. It is because of you it was so successful. Thank you to those who shared their stories. I hope you found comfort in reading how others are coping. To the lucky ones not touched by cancer thank you for your support. With so many blog events available I appreciate your finding the time to participate and  support  LiveSTRONG Day in the blogging community.

If you haven't already seen the round up you will find it here:

LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow Part 1 and Part 2.

Green Tea Choux Pacman for Donna

My choux pastries look a lot like a Pacman.  This a less frightening photo of them. Believe me when I say some of them looked quite scary Pacmans with green tongues.

Suzana at Home Gourmets is this months host of Hay Hay Its Donna Day and she has chosen choux pastry as the theme. I remember the first time I made choux pastry. It was a disaster. Now I'm always careful about how many eggs I add. Go just a half an egg too far and you will have flat choux. I grew  up calling these cream puffs, unlike today where they are called profiteroles.

I used Donna's recipe but stopped at four eggs. I thought about filling them with green tea ice cream but I was far too impatient to wait for ice cream to set. These are filled with a green tea blancmange and topped with a lemon green tea icing.

Green Tea Blancmange
2 cups milk
2  tablespoons cornflour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon matcha tea powder.

Place 1 1/2 cups milk and the sugar on stove and bring to boil.
Blend green tea and corn flour with remaining 1/2 cup milk.
When milk boils tip a little hot milk onto green tea mixture. Pour all back into hot milk and stir until it thickens about 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Lemon Green Tea Glaze
1 cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon matcha tea powder
Juice of 1 lemon

Blend matcha with a lemon juice.
Add sifted icing sugar.
Thin with a little milk if needed to obtain right consistency.

To Serve
Cut profiteroles in half and place a spoon of blancmange in base .
Top with second half.
Drizzle with glaze.

Music Meme

I'm a cook who cannot sing who married a musician who cannot cook.  I'm the one singing off key at birthday parties and he is the one eating honey on toast for dinner when I'm not home. I listen to music with my heart, sometimes having to resist the urge to jump up and dance on the table. He listens with his head searching out instruments, timings, bars. He laughs when my eyes glaze over when he says "Listen, hear that french horn come in". His eyes glaze over when I say "can you taste the hint of cardamom".

When my favourite  wino-sapien tagged me for the music meme I was a little nervous. Me, talk about music. Not likely.  Then I read the rules:

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they’re listening to.

...hmmm I can do that. No dissecting the song into chorus' or verse. The songs didn't even have to be any good. That's good because I have very commercial tastes in music and some of what I enjoy probably isn't very good. In no particular order here are seven songs I'm listening too.

1. Anything by Chris Botti but I do like Someone To Watch Over Me. Our neighbors introduced us to a Chris Botti DVD they'd bought in the US. Twelve months before we moved home to Australia we moved from the big house to a townhouse. The same week another couple moved in next door, he and Bryan looked at each other, and realised they'd played in a band together when they were schoolboys. Bryan went on to be a professional musician, Mark went on to be a 747 pilot.....but he never got over wanting to be Cliff Richards, so the guitar was never far away when we got together. Many of my Daring Bakers cakes and desserts were shared with next door and were always followed by wine and singing. Even I sang on the night we told them we were moving.  That was the night we thought it a good idea to drink our drinks cabinet dry in one night.

2.Time To Say Goodbye - Sarah Brightman with Andrea Bocelli.  I have heard people send this one up but I never tire of this song.

3. Lisagna - Toto Bona Lokua. I discovered Toto Bona Lokua when I received some promotional Cd's from Putumayo Music.

4. Besame Mucho - Cesaria Evora. I sought out her music after reading about her in  a magazine article. Twice I've been where she was performing. Paris in 2004 and sold out when I tried to get tickets. This year she was at the Adelaide Womad Festival and I'd already made other plans for that week. Check out this version - you won't believe it.

5. Gorecki Symphony No 3 Feeling down? Play this. It will take you even further down and then suddenly you'll find yourself lifted up and the world doesn't seem like such a bad place. Well that's how it makes me feel. (This clip is from the second movement. To really appreciate the music you need to hear the entire album.)

6.Brian Wilson Live At The Roxy Theatre. I'm naming the entire album here. Last year we were in Melbourne on holiday and saw a late night TV documentary on Brian Wilson. Next day we went all over Melbourne to find this CD. Then we played it non stop on the 5 day drive from Melbourne to Brisbane. You can here the damage from the drugs when he talks but this album is brilliant. It's all the old Beach Boys songs and more but with a newer younger band.
 
7. Alfie - Burt Baccarach.I'm not sure I even like this song yet, but I'm trying. Bryan has been learning it this week so I've heard it over and over from the other room. I didn't like the movie so I didn't like the song. We saw Burt perform it in Auckland last year and driving home in the car Byran and Mark were raving about it being such a great song, the anthem of our youth etc etc. A few days later we saw a clip on TV of Cilla Black recording the original song and doing take after take, over and over until well past midnight. My God how young was Burt back then, or how old is Burt now.

My turn to tag and first off I'm going to punish tag Dale and Brad for buying and selling me on Facebook. Staying with the boys I'm also tagging Benito and Bruno. I'd also like to know the music that moves Chris, Arfi, and Gilli. But only if you want to.

Waiter There's Dried Fruit and Nuts In My White Chocolate and Matcha Cream Pots

 
 
Last week we took a trip to the Sunshine Coast, a couple of hours driving north of here. After a visit to the Buderim Ginger Factory I came away with a packet of organic uncrystallized ginger. This is like crystallized ginger but without the sugary coating. Across the road is the Macadamia Nut factory and after sampling the entire line up of flavoured nuts we  decided on a 1kg bag of raw macadamias.

I've been so busy the past couple of months I haven't had time to enter many blog events but I thought I might combine my nuts and ginger, which is not actually a dried fruit, and enter Waiter There's Something In My - Dried Fruit and Nuts, hosted by Andrew at Spittoon.

After a little thought I decided macadamia nuts and ginger would make perfect partners for white chocolate and matcha. I googled white chocolate pots and the first one up was one from my favourite  Tartelette.

 Earlier in the week I made another Tartelette recipe  - Lemon Madeleines. 
 
Without the lemon glace icing you can see the perfect little bumps.
 
These would be perfect served with my adapted Tartelette recipe for white chocolate pots.

WHITE CHOCOLATE AND MATCHA CREAM POTS WITH MACADAMIA NUTS AND GINGER
(Enough for two greedy people or 4 sensible people)

1/2 cup heavy cream
100 mls whole milk
150 grams white chocolate
3 egg yolks
25 grams raw macadamia nuts roasted in oven for 10 minutes and finely chopped
25 grams crystallized ginger, sliced, or if you can get it, uncrystallized ginger.
2 teaspoons matcha powder dissolved in 4 teaspoons milk

1. Combine milk and cream and bring to the boil.
2. Melt white chocolate over hot water
3. Whisk egg yolks into melted chocolate
4. Pour boiling cream into chocolate and eggs whisking constantly. Bring temperature up to 71C (160F). It will take about 3 1/2 - 4 minutes.
5.Remove from heat into stainless steel bowl placed in bath of iced water.
6. Cool, stirring constantly with whisk till it comes down to 32C (90F), about 4-5 minutes.
7. Divide mixture into two bowls. To one add the chopped macadamia nuts.
8.To the other add the matcha and chopped ginger.
9. Pour macadamia mixture into glass and leave to set in fridge for a couple of hours.
10 Add matcha and ginger flavoured chocolate to top. Leave to set in the fridge.

The matcha flavoured chocolate is not as green as I hoped and maybe I need to add more. If anyone has a formula for flavouring with matcha please leave a comment.

Taste Of Yellow Photo Competition

Thank you to the judges Andrew at Spittoon, Susan at Food Blogga and food photographer Lou Manna.  From all the fabulous photos you contributed to  LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow  they selected Helene at Tartelette as the winner. Congratulations Helene you will be receiving a copy of Lou's book Digital Food Photography.  Thank you to Lou and his Publishing Company for their kind donation.

And here is the winning photo.

One More Taste Of Yellow...and Gremlins

Firstly I'm having further problems with my blog which go back to the previous problems I had. Up until this morning everything  was working, then Typepad went down and when Typepad came back up  my blog decided to be silly. So you may have problems assessing a page and you will have a problem leaving a comment. If you remove the words "my weblog/" from the browser bar comments will work.

I hope to sort it out soon. It couldn't have happened at a worse time.

We have one two more participant to A Taste Of Yellow.....and that brings us to  180 181.   From Chuck in San Francisco at Sunday Nite Dinner the 180th entry is Spicy Corn Salad.

...and one I missed, number 181....

Chicken Biriyani from Ranji at Ranji's Kitchen Corner. Biriyani is a mixture of spices, meat/vegetable and yogurt and the word comes from the Persian word "berya" which means fried or roasted.

LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow Round Up 2008 Part 1

Drop dead gorgeous
I'm dying to know
I nearly died of embarrassment
To die for
I'm dying to go on holiday, give up work, move house, get married, whatever.

I don't think so.

No one ever died  because they were attractive.
No one died because they didn't know the latest gossip.
No one ever died of embarrassment.
Did you die when you ate that creme brulee, chocolate cake or drank vintage champagne?

.............and no one ever, ever died because they didn't go on holiday, continued to work, stayed in the same house, didn't get married, or whatever.

People die from accidents, heart attacks, any number of diseases like liver disease or kidney disease. Some people die because they are born into poverty in a third world country and some people die in war.

Then there are those who die from cancer.  Mothers, fathers, grandparents, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, friends, work colleagues, nieghbours.

Happily there are also those who beat  cancer. The ones who discover it early. And that is the secret to beating cancer - early detection. Which is why they have tests like mammographies, PAP smears, colonoscopies, PSA's, skin and mole checks. If you have a history of cancer in your family these checks are even more important. Discuss cancer screening with your doctor next time you visit.  It could save your life.

I would like to thank the 179 fabulous bloggers who cared enough to participate in LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow - 2008. Thank you for sharing your stories.   I cried, I laughed and I rejoiced at the stories you shared. I'm honoured some of you chose to share your very personal stories with me via email, stories too painful to share with the world.

While I was writing the round up I received a call to tell me a  friend had lost her battle with cancer. There was a big difference in our ages and until we were both diagnosed with cancer we weren't close. Our friendship developed as we shared our cancer journey. Some of our conversations were about death and our theories on an after life.  Those around us found it hard to comprehend how easily we talked about death. How we could laugh about how we wanted to look in our coffins. For her it was to be no make up at all , for me it is to be no rosy cheeks or red lipstick. She'd chosen her outfit already - something simple. I'm in no hurry to choose my outfit. I'm thinking something white and angelic :) No harm in looking the part. Don't be shocked when your loved ones use humour to talk about their cancer  - it helps us overcome our fears. 

As much as I use humour to talk about my cancer, I no longer use the expressions - drop dead gorgeous, I'm dying to know, this chocolate is to die for, I'm dying to go on holiday, whatever.

I'd like to dedicate A Taste Of Yellow 2008 to my friend Augusta . A remarkable woman with a great sense of humour, she enjoyed whiskey, Scotch Finger biscuits, good cheese and semillon wine.
 
Because there were so many entries I have split it into two posts. There will be a link to the second part at the end of this post. I'd like to thank everyone who participated in LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow 2008. The following is in no particular order apart from entries with the wristband being featured first.


Lynn in Augusta Gorgia at Cafe Lynnylu persuaded her  husband Alex to pose for her entry in the photo competition. I'm sure he was rewarded with the bowl of this delicious Lemon Ice Cream with Lemon Curd Swirl.

Some days I achieve very little (apart from a lot of laughter) when I spend far too much time on line chatting with Bron Marshall back in New Zealand. This  Yellow Patty Pan Squash with Lemon and Currant Quinoa is just one of her many brilliant creations.

 Bev at Yummy In My Tummy in Kortenaken, Belgium made Lemon and Ginger Muffins in honour of her  grandfather . Her handsome, smiling grandfather lost his battle with cancer only four years ago when he was just 68 years of age.

Laurie from Astoria, New York with the delightful blog name Heaven is Chocolate, Cheese and Carbs has made these Sunny Caramel Cupcakes decoareted with yellow and white fondant.

Chris at Mele Cotte runs another cancer themed event Cooking To Combat Cancer. She honours her gran who lost her battle with pancreatic cancer with a Mango Pepper Salsa.

If Helene that lovely French Tartelette in the US comes to visit me I would hope she would pack her suitcase full of  macarons. She makes the most delicious sounding (and looking) ones I've ever seen. Today she serves them in her Tropical Fruit Verrine with Peach Macarons. How good does that sound!

Kalyn you all know from Kalyn's Kitchen in Salt Lake City said this about her Chipotle-Lime Deviled Eggs - these deviled eggs were so good, I ate the ones in the photo before the pictures had even loaded into my computer. She had me craving deviled eggs when I read the post.

I decided to put these two dishes together as they both involve eggs but are totally different, which is the beauty of food blogging. I love how we see things differently and share our ideas. These Ouefs Mayonnaise are a favourite of Fred's and after previous mayonnaise attempts everything finally came together and Sam at Becks and Posh  in San Francisco was happy with her home made mayonnaise.

Recently I've been on a similar cooking wave length to ChichaJo at 80 Breakfasts in  Manila in the Philippines. We both made labnah the same week and there I was eating a bowl of semolina when her Semolina Porridge popped up for A Taste Of Yellow.

Arfi at HomeMadeS in Auckland New Zealand contributed two entries. She had some time to herself while her little ones were visiting their Grandmother so she whipped up this wonderful Banana and Coconut Pudding.

Tami at Running With Tweezers in Atlanta Gorgia contributes a Tangy Tarragon Vinaigrette to serve with Yellow Tomatoes.
 
Lori at Lip Smacking Goodness honours an aunt and her mother in law lost to cancer and celebrates those who have triumphed with this recipe for Mini Passionfruit Cheese Cake with Passionfruit Curd.

Bron Marshall couldn't resist a second entry and as it is the end of summer in New Zealand corn is everywhere. I often bought it from road side stalls when driving on the outskirts of Auckland. Bron served the family a snack of  Yellow Grilled Corn with Chilli Butter.

My favourite Cream Puff in Canada, Ivonne at Cream Puffs in Venice is another blogger touched by cancer with the loss of her father in 2001. Thank you Ivonne for finding the time to participate with another fabulous cake. This year she lays a little yellow on us with a Lemon-Lime Cocounut and Macadamia Nut Cake.

A healthy and colourful Corn Salad from the sweet Paz at The Cooking Adventures Of Paz. I get to enjoy the streets of New York through Paz's weekly photos.

Tammy at Wee Treats By Tammy  in Auckland dedicated her recipe from Cuisine for  Lemon Rice Pudding With Cinnamon Ice Cream to her aunt undergoing chemo at the moment.

Jennifer at Use Real Butter in Nederland Colorado has kicked cancer's ass. To make these Lemon Petit Fours despite currently undergoing chemo shows her strength of character.

Ilva from Sweden now lives in Tuscany, Italy and daily shares her impressions of Italy with her photos at Lucullian Delights. She shares her recipe for Saffron and Carrot Cupcakes With Cardamom and Pinenuts.

Arundathi at My Food Blog in  Chennai, India contributes with an intriguing recipe for Lemon Rice.

This fabulous looking Lemon Layer Cake is  from Karen at Do Better in the  San Francisco Bay Area.
 
From Bristol in the UK, Sam's Mum Chris at Ms Cellania shared her delicious Lemon Curd last year. This year she has gone savoury  with a delicious Kedgeree.

From the family comments at the bottom of the post at Bake at 350 I can see Bridget's Mom Gayle was special and much loved. Bridget from Spring Texas made  Rose Sugar Cookies in tribute to her  mother.

In New Zealand Morven at Food Art and Random Thoughts dedicates her recipe for Sicilian Peppers to friends and family touched by cancer.

Judy at Judy's Gross Eats in Ventura California shares the cancer story of her good friend David.  Her Rosemary Polenta is adapted from a recipe by the Barefoot Contessa.

Tracy Parker is from Ottawa,  Canada and blogs at Vanilla Bean Cafe.  The secret to her Easter Banana Cheesecake is chopped mini chocolate  eggs in the mix.

Our favourite Kitchen Wench, Ellie in Melbourne is back this year. She had plans for a three course meal of yellow but her family at the soup and dessert when she wasn't looking. Her Stuffed Scallop Squash was photograped before they could devour it.

Silvia at Winter Star in Italy shares a recipe that sounds and looks delicious called Veggie Box.

Toontz at Okara Mountain in The Dairy State has written a beautiful, beautiful post about her father. She knows he would prefer Lemon Meringue Pie but she has made what she does better - her Lemon Sweetheart Cookies.

Jenna from Southern New Jersey at  Jenna Lee Eats shares a recipe called  Sue's Zucchini Parmesan. Sue is her Mom who devised this recipe with fresh zucchini from her garden while going through chemo.

Allison in Southern California has a younger brother going through cancer treatment for the second time. She shares a arecipe for Macaroni and Cheese with a Twist at  Sushi Day.

Welcome to our youngest food blogger Mouse at Mouse's Mixins . This is her first attempt at icing with her entry for Lemon Poppy Seed Cake.

From Stephanie at Elegant Sufficiency in Sydney a Mandarin Curd  made after a work assignment with Sean Moran from Seans Panaroma. Happily her father is doing well on his cancer journey.

Stef at the   Cupcake Project  in St Louis brings us Saffron Cupcakes.  They are her interpretation of a saffron cake Dolores at Chronicles in Culinary Curiosity made for last years event. Stef  researched saffron and has lots of interesting facts to share.

A healthy Mango and Quinoa Salad perfect for summer picnics from Smita in New York at Traveling Tummy.

I spent a lovely couple of days with Mary from la Tavola when I was I visited Dunedin last year. We shared a few bottles of wine over meals. She drank this  Kumue River Sauvignon Blanc with an omelette stuffed with capsicum and goat feta.

Yoli has a delightful blog which isn't about food, called Musings. I'm delighted to have her entry for

Tortilla de Platano Maduro 

1     Large Plantain ripened (see above)

1     9" Frying pan cast iron

       4-5 Whole Eggs (enough to cover the plantains)

2    tbsp of vegetable oil

 

Peel and cut banana on the bias, place in pan with oil heated over medium heat. Slowly fry the plantains until dark golden brown on both sides. Remove and drain. In the same pan pour beaten eggs and slowly cook, stirring often until the eggs thicken but not cook all the way through. Once thickened place the bananas scattered throughout, continue cooking through. Be careful not to burn eggs, you may adjust heat. Once done, flip over onto plate and serve.

Jeanne at Cook sister in London has been touched by cancer and remembers friends lost and celebrates with those who have survived. Her Marmalade Bread and Butter Pudding is perfect for our approaching winter down under.


Marina, at Cuoche dell'altro mondo, and I lived near each other in Auckland and  shared some wonderful family meals together. I'd like to be sharing this yellow Apple Pie with her while her delightful little girls danced around us in their pretty tutus.

Harini at Toungue Ticklers gives us the facts on cancer in her country of India as she shows support for those fighting cancer. She shares her recipe for Zunka,  or Jhunka a rusitc delicacy from Maharashtrian made from Bengal flour.

Isn't this a fabulous yellow from Susan at Foodblogga  in San Diego California? Her traditional Italian Rice Pie  was originally made with 12 eggs. She has cut back on the eggs a little and it still looks fabulous.  I have plans to make this dessert soon.

Bee and Jai at jugalbandi live in the the North West of the US. They have  served this years entry of Naadan Parippu  on a heart shaped leaf along with some Rose matta rice. A beautiful photograph don't you agree?

Sia of Monsoon Spice in the UK  shares her  Ridge Gourd Dhal along with some insights into old gold Bollywood movies. I love old Bollywood movies.

Food Lover's Journey is a lovely Australian blog from Anh in Melbourne. Anh returns to blogging after a busy time with her studies to create a Mango Souffle with Passionfruit Topping.

Peabody the hockey fanatic at Culinary Concotions tells how her mother faced her cancer journey  with courage and humour. This Lemon Berry Gratin is in honour of her mother reaching 7 years survival and other friends who have been touched by cancer.

When I lived in Auckland I spent some enjoyable times with Arfi at Homemades. She's a great cook and I'm really missing her Chicken with Peanut Sauce. She has contributed a second entry for LiveSTRONG  - Mango Smoothie.
 
Marija from Belgrade in Serbia at Palachinka has contributed her Hawaiin Skewers. Aren't they just perfectly perfectly caramalised on the edges?

Ivy shares a traditional Cheesy Sunday celebration dish called Trahanopita on her blog Kopiaste from Athens in  Greece.

Val at More Than Burnt Toast in British Columbia, Canada shares a great tip about replacing toothpicks with uncooked spagetti when she makes her Lemony Goat Cheese and Asparagus Stuffed Rouladen.

This brilliantly coloured Stir Fry Cauliflower was made by Mandira at  Ahaar  in  Ann Arbor Michigan using the fabulous spice pack she received.

Meera  at Enjoy Indian Food in the United States learnt  this recipe for  Mag ni Daal na Dhokla from her Grandmother in law.

Rossella at Ma che ti sei mangiato recently ran a blog event An Apple A Day to celebrate her own triumphs over illness. She supports us here with her Polenta with Tomato and Asparagus.

A Corn Methi from Medhaa at Cook With Love in Palmerston Ontario sounds interesting with fenugreek leaves and corn.

Sharona May at Birdfood lives in Gorgia and shares her very easy to make, brightly coloured  Roasted Corn side dish.

Holly at PheMOMenon in Utah celebrates her mother in law surviving breast cancer by adding the pink for breast cancer awareness to a Taste Of Yellow to create Lemon Whoopie Pies with Raspberry Cream Cheese Filling.

Doctors love wine. I shared wine recommendations with my oncologist and my surgeon in New Zealand. My new oncologist in Australia owns a vineyard in Greece. Ed at Winosapien ,  a doctor in Perth, Australia writes really great wine reviews. I trust all his recommendations. He shares his healthy recipe for Chickpea and Capsicum Salad.

Keiko the delightful Japanese girl in the UK needs no introduction. I'm sure you all know her fabulous photographs on Nordljus, taken at home and on assignment or holiday. She has used the yellow of ginger to create a Earl Grey and Ginger Ice Cream Roll with Tea Caramel Sauce.

Another man who cooks is Benito at Benitos Wine Reviews in Memphis Tennessee. His girlfriend was more impressed with the Gold Beet Salad he made than him greeting her at the airport clutching a bunch of golden beets instead of flowers. I envy women who have men that cook.

Lysy in Warwickshire in the UK with the blog Munchkin Mail, made a Yellow Pizza by adapting a recipe from Moosewood Low Fat Favourites. It looks scrumptious topped  with yellow peppers and corn.

Patricia at Technicolour Kitchen in Brazil intended to post a recipe with Brazilian flare but was not happy with the results so went with her Plan B - these delicious looking Orange Poppy Seed Madelaines.

I have had the pleasure of meeting Elise from Carmichael California. Her Curried Potato and Vegetable Soup is filled with  Yukon Gold yellow potatoes, cauliflower, yellow bell peppers, yellow onions, corn, and yellow summer squash and looks simply wonderful at Simply Recipes.

Anita & Cameron in San Francisco always post very tempting drinks at Married With Dinner.  Anita made this Black Bottom Pie after doing a pastry making course with Shuna.

Archy at Archy's Recipe Book made this lovely Corn Delight to celebrate her parents 25th Wedding Anniversary.

Jyothsna from Sharjah in the UAE uses both tumeric and fenugreek to create her  Methi Aloo on her blog Curry Bazaar.  Both ingredients have health giving qualities.
 
Lydia at the Perfect Pantry in Rhode Island, USA has used phylo pastry shells to create  these One Bite Vegetable Quiche. A quick and easy snack to feed her many house guests.

Deeba lives in Gurgaon in North India and blogs at Passionate About Baking. Her Grilled Cottage Cheese is first marinated in an Olive Oil dressing and then grilled and served with a salad on the side.

Tigerfish at teczcape in California has used her magic yellow powder to create her fabulous  Corn Minestrone.


 Bharathy from Spicy Chilly serves her Lemon Pudding chilled as the hot summer approaches in Southern India. 

Mythreeyee lives is Cuoertino California and Paajaka  is her blog devoted to Indian vegeterian cooking. Her entry to LiveSTRONG is Majjige huli with winter melon . It is a traditional South Indian dish also called majjige palidha in kannada and Moru  kozhumbu in Tamil.

 
Cakelaw  an Aussie lawyer who loves to cook, has a blog called Laws Of The Kitchen   and has used saffron  to create a yellow Italian soup called Stracciatella which she has topped with Parmesan toasts.

I love these little star shaped Yellow Cornflour Cakes from Manuela at Baking History in Massachusetts. They are from a 1907 Italian book called Il Pasticcere e Confettiere Moderno by Guiseppe Ciocca. 

Gilli at So So Simple a blogging friend in Auckland, has spent most of this summer cruising the northern waters of New Zealand. Before setting sail posted her scallop recipe for LiveSTRONG - Scallops on Carrot Flavoured Vermicelli Noodles. Because scallops were out of season she used fish pieces. Just as nice I'm sure. Gilli has included a bonus recipe Prawn and Butternut Squash Rigatoni.

These Savoury Multigrain Yeast Pancakes are from Nandita at Saffron Trail in Bombay India. The recipe uses an interesting combination of flours.

I've just discovered Dhanggit at Aix en Provence in France with the blog Dhanggit's Kitchen. She joins in with Yellow Prune Mini-Pizzas and Poppy Seeds. A prune in France is a plum here.

Sadly for Cristie in Wisconsin at Edible Antics - Having Fun WIth Food, it is just 12 months since her Mum lost a battle with cancer. I'm so please she joined us with her Lemon Poppy Seed Bread.

Isa at Isa's Cooking in Chile has made a beautifully packaged jar of Lemon Curd which she then turned into a delicious looking Lemon Pie.

Wiffy at Noob Cook lives in Singapore and has made a delicious looking Pumpkin Rice with step by step photographic instructions.

This fabulous photograph of a fabulous Pineapple Sorbet is from Nicisme at  Cherrapeno in the UK. The recipe is from  The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz.

I love mango and I love mousse. Cham from Spice-club in California gives us two versions of her Mango Mousse, one with cream and one with yogurt. Both sound delicious.

Ranjeetha  North Attleboro in the US at  Ranji's Kitchen Corner shares her husband's all time favourite recipe for Chicken Biriyani, a Southern Asian dish.

Another stunning photo from Meeta in Germany. Meeta shares one of the saddest cancer story I've heard and posts her Pumpkin Rissotto at What's For Lunch Honey in tribute to her friend MP.

Anne, aka the Foody Froggy at the Foodie Froggy in Paris has made an amazing Imperial Lemon Mousse and served it with Cherry Coulis. I want one of those silicon molds.

This is just one of the new foods I have discovered through A Taste Of Yellow. This is Sweet Poli from Srivalli at Cooking 4 All Seasons India. I wold love to try this - it sounds delicious.

Bruno at Brunos Dream in St. Louis, Missouri honours his friends fighting the battle and pays tribute to those who lost with his Saffron Gelato with Cognac Soaked Dates and Toasted Pine Nuts..  Sounds wonderful doesn't it?

 Also in St Louis is Alanna at Kitchen Parade. She shares a recipe for a quick supper dish of Lemon Asparagus Pasta. I'm always looking for this type of quick supper meal.

Brianna at  A Cookie A Day in  Winston Salem, North Carolina remembers her Grandmother with a yummy looking Strawberry Lemon Yogurt Bread.

Make Life Sweeter is the great blog name chosen by Linda in The Hague in The Netherlands. My life would be sweeter after a bowl of her Lemon and Coconut Rice Pudding layerd with Pineapple and Banana.

Jenny at All Things Edible in Ottawa  Canada perfected a previous attempt from Tuesdays With Dorrie to make a successful Lemon Cream Tart.

Sounding My Barbaric Gulp! is the mad fun name of the blog by Kelly in Alton Illinois. Her recipe for Lemon Confit led to her Lemon Confit and Asparagus Tart with Goast Cheese.

Manish at A Mad Tea Party in Lousville Colorada is currently supporting her best friend through the same cancer one of my best friends died of 5 years ago. Her Vinlaben Ni Gujarati Kadhi is made in honour of her friend Francie.
 
Continue reading :

LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow 2008 - Part 2.

LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow 2008 - Round Up Part 2

More yellow inspired food.....


It is only 18 months since Susan  in Florida, USA lost her Dad to cancer. She shares a supportive verse and her Mini Filo Cups with Lemon Cream, Ginger Spiced Creme Fraiche Whipped Cream and Fresh Berries at  Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy.

Tatiana in São Paulo, Brazil shares a lovely looking recipe  for Yellow Penne With Tapenade at Mixirica.

Jan in New Jersey at Food With A Pinch Of Love shared two recipes.

Her first is a grated corn snack called Bhutte ka Kees and the second picture is her Poha using Tumeric.

Essence of Andhra is the blog of Uma in California and she has made a breakfast dish of puffed rice called Upma.

These fabulously bright Peanut Butter Chocoalte Chunk Cookies are an Ina Garten recipe made by  Lori at Recipe Girl. They are in memory of her father and other family members and friends.

Jessica at Fearless Kitchen  in Braintree, Massachusettes created her Mellow Yellow dessert by making two different types of yellow ice cream.

This fabulous looking Lemon Cake with Strawberries is from Pixie in England and can be found at You Say Tomahto, I Say Tomayto .

I have never seen or heard of Ployes before but they look a little like a crumpet. They are contributed by Lynn in Levis, Quebec and you can see them at And Then I Do The Dishes.

This healthy looking Fruit Cocktail combines mango, pineapple and orange and is from Madhuram at Eggless Cooking in the US.

Divya from Los Angeles shares her Tomato Rice, also known as  Thakkalai Saatham,  over on her blog Dil Se.

Mansi at Fun and Food in California celebrates the arrival of spring with her Pear and Almond Yoghurt Cake.

Kristen in Arlington Heights is a cancer survivor and has joined in with her Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes. Cookie dough and cupcakes - how good does that sound! You'll find the recipe at Kristen's blog I'm Right About Everything.

A Flavour Capture is the delightful blog of Charline in Nancy, France. This year Charline has contributed Exotic Cheesecake topped with Passion Caramel.

From the comments I can see some of you have all ready read this post. I think we all agree Kristen at Dine and Dish in Kansas City has written a very powerful post to accompany her Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins.

I'd love to breakfast with Anali at Anali's First Amendment in Quincy, Massachusetts if she served up  these Rice Milk Brown Sugar Waffles.

Another entry from France. This time from Carol in Alsace. Her blog Botacook is bilingual so the recipe for these Yellow Spiced Upside Down Cakes is in English and French.

Annemarie at Ambrosia and Nectar in London used the yellow of both cornmeal and saffron  for her Mackerel Escabeche.

Mary in Ohio credits her friend's mother Pam for helping her quit smoking.Watching her suffer from cancer was enough to make Mary quit. At Shazam in the Kitchen you will find her Dried Cranberry Black Walnut Corn Muffins containing cancer fighting ingredients walnuts and cranberries.

Erin the Skinny Gourmet in Chicago celebrates her Mothers survival with her entry. You will find a photo of her Lemon Tart at the end of her post.

Jerry in Lewisville Texas at  Food and Photo celebrates his mother's early detection of cancer and shares his recipe for Spring Lemon Chicken.

How yummy do these perfect  Lemon Slice look?  VERY. They are from Y at Lemonpi in Sydney, Australia.

Homecooked in California treated her guests to this delicious looking Pineapple Carrot Cake made from a Barefoot Contessa recipe.

This entry from Kuwait is from  Dita at my culina sanctuarium who learnt her positive attitude from watching her mother deal with cancer successfully. Her Thai Chicken Curry and Toffeed Plums & Apples with Spiced Yoghurt sounds wonderful.

Another old friend from New Zealand, Paul at Eatnz comes out of hibernation to support us with his outstanding Lemon Tart.

Minko in Australia shares a story about an inspiring young Australian woman Jessica Disteldirfis. Minko is a cupcake fan and these Lemon and Honey Cupcakes are definitely Couture Cupcakes.

Jesper from Aarhus, Denmark at Cooking All Day enters her first blogging  event with a Lemon Fool Layer Cake to celebrate her baby-j's first birthday. She also posts a little more yellow with some pictures of her saffron infused bread known in Scandinavia as lusekatter.

Entries truly have come from all corners of the world. This one at Canela & Comino is from Gretchen in Lima, Peru. She honours her friend P and family with a Chicken Tagine with Olives.

Pane Giallo in Italian means yellow bread. DK in California uses polenta and red peppers and shares her recipe at Culinary Bazaar.

Sandi at Whistlestop Cafe Cooking turned these eggs into a Sweet Squash Fritatta. This is my kinda recipe for a weekend lunch.

Brielle is a young family friend of Cheri at Adventures In the Kitchen in Corona de Mar, California. Brielle is currently undergoing treatment for a rare form of cancer. Cheri and her children decorated these Sugar Cookies For Brielle.

At No Special Effects a beautifully plated and delicious looking dessert of Maple, Salted Buttered Caramel and Pear Helene  from Manggy a physicain and food lover from Manila in the Philippines.

From Jude at Cakestorm in Melbourne this Luscious Lemon Slice does indeed look luscious and I intend to make it soon.

A Corn Potato Bread from Tanna of My Kitchen In Half Cups in Dallas Texas is made with yellow cornmeal. Tanna honours her favourite aunt with her entry.

Dalma is a famous Indian dish, from the state Orissa. This is a simple lentil curry with some spices and fresh cilantro and comes form  Siri at Siri's Corner in North Carolina.

Ti from Indonesia now lives in Melbourne and blogs at Kitchen Fun With Ti. She shares her recipe for Chicken and Potoatos on Coconut Gravy.

I think this is the most beautiful Tarta Flor De Mango I have ever seen. It is just one of the many fabulous desserts from Tartasacher at Mil Postres.

Johanna in Melbourne Australia at Green Gourmet Giraffe has written a very thoughtful post on the colour yellow. She uses the yellow of corn as her base for a Pumpkin,Corn and Wild Rice Chowder.

This beautifully presented  Chickpeas with Pumpkin Lemongrass and Coriander is from Abby in London at Eat The Right Stuff.

Happy Cook at My Kitchen Treasures celebrates the beginning of asparagus season in Belgium with her Asperges op z'n Vlaams.

Chow is from the San Francisco Bay Area and over at Chow Vegan you will find her brilliant and bright Yellow Tomato Bruschetta.

Kazari at I Think I Have A Recipe For That, originally from West Australia but now in Canberra on the east coast, was inspired by eggs at the farmer's market to make an Oven-baked frittata with bacon and vegetables

Courtney is from Austin Texas but currently lives in one of my favourite countries. She is in Barcelona, Spain. She shares a Creme Brulee Cheesecake at The Dough Ball.

Annie at Annies Eats in  Indianapolis has been touched by cancer more than most. This beautiful young woman now knows there is no such thing as a bad hair day. She shares her recipe for Pina Colada Cupcakes.

Elle in Northern California at Feeding My Enthusiasms, shares the story of Nora and rejoices that her mother is a survivor of lung cancer. Elle shares an adapted Mollie Katzen recipe for Pineapple, Coconut Orange Muffins.

From Dinner and Drinks in Hillsborough Carolina, Maria raises a toast to the memory of those lost and those who keep on keepin' on with The Curtis Special, a drink containing the golden yellow of rum.

Ngoc at the Professional Bakist in Los Angeles has had her own cancer scare, luckily it was negative. She has plans to run in the Underwear Affair, an initiative for fighting cancers below the waist. Ngoc shares her recipe for Lemon-Artichoke Anelletti with Crabby Crab Cake.

A yellow Pineapple Salad from Ashley at Delish in Texas is in honour of her hubby's recently departed Grandfather. He passed away a short 2 weeks after being diagnosed.

Sara at Ms Adventures in Italy  in Milan used the superfood quinoa to make this Quinoa and Salted Ricotta before heading off to the expat bloggers meet up in Florence.

Kristen in the Bay Area, California has taken on the cheer leader role as her Dad goes through chemo at the moment. She says her Strawberry Lemon Bars taste like strawberry lemonade. Check out the recipe on her blog  Something Sweet.

She did it her way. Lore in Romania at Culinarty calls her recipe Scrambled Eggs - My Way. Don't they look delicious?

Marion in Munich, Germany has written her recipe for Risotto au Safran in French at Tomaten Quiche. However  English speakers can follow the pictures.

This is one of those pictures you wish you could dip a spoon through the screen to taste. It is called Tocino del Cielo and it is from Christine  in Manila at  Ramblings from a Gypsy Soul. Her mum is a survivor thanks to early detection.

Lynn at Cookie Baker Lynn in Bellevue writes lovingly of her late father in law. He was born in Hawaii and Lynn's  Hawaiian Teriyaki Pork Kabobs are in his honour.

Lina in Orange County California celebrates her Dad now being cancer free with a recipe for  Condensed Milk Pound Cake with Pineapple Sauce at My Life Is Yummy.

 
Sarah in West Lafayette at Gotta Learn to Measure is another with family members losing the cancer fight. She enters her first blog event with her recipe for High Fiber French Toast  and reminds us the importance of early detection.

This fabulous photo of yellow Saffron Milk is from Revathi at En-ulagam in Fremont California. Thank you for you kind words Revathi.

Nemmie at Cast Sugar in Kansas adapts a  recipe from Food and Wine  for Lemon Baby Buttons and honours a former work colleague who viewed life in a different way after being diagnosed with cancer.

Farida in Long Beach California remembers her aunt who lost her battle with cancer ten years ago with a healthy Carrot Salad at Farida's Azerbaijani Cookbook.

These Pancakes with Mango Citrus Compote at Thursday Night Smackdown are from Michelle in Jersey City, New Jersey. Her life had been touched by cancer more than anyone should have to endure but she writes cusses beautifully.

Jasmine at Confessions of a Cardamom Addict in Canada talks about her own life defining cancer moments and contributes a Nigella Lawson recipe for Sweetcorn Pudding.

Cassie from Ohio at Cassie Craves has used the yellow of pineapple to create her Glazed Pineapple Cookies in honour of her late Mom.

Valisa is from Malaya and now lives in the Netherlands and blogs at Lekker Lekker Lekkerste. She uses tumeric in her recipe for Ayam Tumis Kunyit  and says because Yellow for me is the colour of hope, of sunshine and of spring which signifies renewal that was why I chose turmeric to represent the colour yellow.

Di in Georgetown, TX (near Austin) faced cancer early in her life when her fiance lost his battle with cancer. She shares a Dorie recipe for Lemon Sables at Di's Kitchen Notebook.

Lakshmi in Singapaore at Taste of Mysore uses my favourite fruit to make a dip called Mango Seekarane.

In honour of her much loved late Grandpa,  Mandy in  Atlanta at Fresh From The Oven shares a recipe for Steamed Fish Rolls.

Laurie at Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska uses the yellow of semolina and  saffron to make a Patricia Well's recipe for Fennel and Saffron Bread.

Deborah in Utah  at Taste and Tell participated last year with Her Mom's Lemon Sauce.These year she has sent us some beautifully iced Lemon Cupcakes.
 
Madelyn  in San Juan, Puerto Rico belives food should be your medicine as well as nourishment. Her Eggless Scramble with Tomato Relish at Karma Free Cooking is suitable for vegans.

Chelle from Akron Ohio shares her Dad's story over at  Sugar and Spice. She found this Cheddar Corn Chowder recipe over at Annie's Eats.

Using spices from her latest Blog By Mail Package Stephanie in Tennessee at Dispensing Happiness created this Yellow Potato Curry and reminds those with cancer is in the family, as in hers, need to viligante.

One of my favourite lunches is a healthy  Curried Egg Salad.This one is from Eve in Berkeley at the Garden of Eating.

Erin at Dinner and Dessert contributes a recipe for Lemon Bars. She is involved in a project knitting scarves and hats for young cancer patients.

Stuffed with tomatoes, cheese and pine nuts these Mediterranean Squash Boats are from Elly in Chicago at Elly Says Opa who lost her lovely Pappou to cancer.

Vanessa lives in Midleton, Wisconsin and although I confess I'm far from being a computer geek, her family sound just like mine. She blogs at What Geeks Eat and this is her recipe for Great Grains Muffins adapted from a Dorie Greenspan recipe.

Jenny in San Diego is part of a Cycle Team that enters endurance events to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphona Society. She shares a recipe for Loquat Chutney with Sweetcorn Fritters at Foray Into Food.

Emily in Los Angeles is  Rediscovering The Joy Of Cooking and has contributed a recipe called Blanchards Corn Chowder With Crab.

Dolores at Culinary Curiosity writes...  in honor of LiveStrong Day 2008 I've turned to Keller and his Lemon Sabayon Pine Nut Tart, because as anyone surviving cancer will tell you, each day is a special occasion and a cause for celebration. How true Dolores.

From Tami at Running With Tweezers, a second entry, Pasta With Summer Squash and Rosemary.

I have passionfruit in my freezer and I'll be making the Banana Bread with  Passionfruit Curd contributed by Claire in Melbourne, Australia at Melbourne Gastronome.

This No Knead Bread containing eggs and cottage cheese is from Tracy in Rochester NY at Rah Cha Chow. She found the recipe in an out of print book called The Book Of Bread by Judith and Evan Jones.

From Rachael at Fresh Approach To Cooking in Los Angeles, a beautifully plated dish of Seared Halibut with White Asparagus, Tomato Concasse and Yellow Pepper Coulis.


Sue at Food Network Musings contributes a Chicken Curry Pizza which sound delicious.
 
These cupcakes are vegan. Made by Maybelles Mom at Feeding Maybelle in Cleveland Ohio they are Vegan Mango Cupcakes with Saffron Pistachio Lemon Frosting.

Heidi from A Life In Recipes in Ohio shares a recipe for Chilled Mango Soup with Lime Cashew Cream and Coconut Noodles.
 
From Asha at Foodies Hope in North Carolina we have Fish and Chips With Hush Puppies. These hush puppies are not worn on your feet, they are little nuggets like Indian pakoras  made from flour cornmeal and spices.

Arundati at Escapades in Hyderabad India joins us with her Pears in Orange Sauce with Custard.

....and also from Arundati at Escapades a second entry, an Indian dessert called Rasmali. This is such an interesting sweet I think I have to  make it soon.

Shubha from Los Angeles uses the yellow of lentils and tumeric to make a Vegetarian Mulligatawny Soup. She also explains the history and language of the soup on her blog  Chutki bhar pyar.

I love these Lemon Clove Cookies from Dhivya at Divya's Cusine. The recipe is from Cookies Unlimited by Nick Maglieri.

Raaga, the Singing Chef in Haryana India made Nankhatai in honour of her friend lost to cancer.


Johnny Zone from Le Petit Kitchen in LosAngeles has used a number of yellow foods- polenta, lemons, eggs - and has created A Tasting Of Yellow . His polenta is served with  bernaise sauce and scallops.

Michelle in Safirstein, Barrington Hills, Illinois shares her Home Made Peach Ice Cream at Big Black Dogs.

Ruth in Northern Ireland at Ruth's Kitchen Experiments began with mango relish and made Spiced chicken burgers with mango relish.

Analeise from Fairfield shares her recipe for The Easiest Egg Salad at Feed Them Well.

Over at RecipeZaar they are participating in LiveSTRONG Day with their own LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow with a whole month of yellow inspired food in memory and support of loved ones.



I'm leaving the final word to Lis at La Mia Cucina who shared a recipe for Corn Salad served with Pork Chops -  With a better outlook that can be obtained by knowledge, unity and strength the better the chances of kicking cancer's ass until it runs home screaming like a sissy girl to it's mommie. ;)


 

Thank you every one. I very much  appreciate your support of  A Taste Of Yellow.    Together we have created a fabulous extravaganza of yellow food in support of LiveSTRONG Day 2008.  Without YOU it would not happen. Thank you beautiful people.


If I've missed anyone, made any errors or links don't work please let me know and I will correct it immediately. I kept checking my spam but some may have been missed. If you forget to email your entries to me it isn't too late. I will include them if you let me know.

Coming Soon - A Whole Lotta Yellow

LiveSTRONG Day 2008 on May 13th,

From My Balcony 2

One day last week from this to this..

In total 5 loads went to the top of a 23 story building.

A Rewarding Plate of Antipasto

A little weekend antipasto.

This is a snack we enjoyed when my son Chris was visiting last week. He worked hard on editing a photo for me for the LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow round up. I was really  pleased with the final result and felt he deserved to be rewarded with some of his favourite foods. Visit on the 13th May to see how clever he is.

Working - I Think So

With the help of Bron Marshall and J I seem to be back on track. I'm now under www.winosandfoodies.com . Which means you will need to alter your subscription in your readers as originally my URL was set to winosandfoodies.TYPEPAD.com and that is where you would have subsscribed to.

Thanks Bron.

Posting soon.

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I'm still having domain issues. It was briefly sorted out on Thursday night but by Friday morning it was back to the squatting page. You can't leave comments but you can email me on pinotgrisATgmailDOTcom

Hay Hay Donna Has Left Home

There comes a day when you have to let go of your children and send them out into the world. Hopefully if you have brought them up well, they will continue to grow and become better people.

I have decided it is time Donna left home. Born on October 20th 2005, she came into the world with a jar of peanut butter in one hand, a jar of nutella in the other.  Since that day she has traveled the world spending time in Asia, America, Canada, Italy, New Zealand and Australia.

Like all young people she has done her fare share of youthful experimenting. She has tried them all -  cupcakes, macaroons, biscuits, bruschetta, tarts, fritters, risotto, souffle, cheesecake, mousse, Caesar salad, sorbet, gnocchi, tarts again, terrines, pizza, coconut tarts, clafouti. No doubt there are more experiences she has in mind to try.

I said she could leave home but only if she bases herself with my good friend Bron Marshall. Bron is the earth mother I have never been. She has a garden, bakes everything from scratch, is kind to animals, has pets and home schools her children. I think Bron will be a good influence and help her to grow into someone pretty special.

Hay Hay Its Donna Day will continue. Bron will be overseeing things now. She will contact the winners and help them host each event and answer any questions you have.

It has been a privilege to introduce Hay Hay Its Donna Day to the world.  I thank you all for helping her reach the stage where I  am happy to let her go. I'm moving on to complete a  couple of personal projects I've been working on recently. I'll still be around to enter events and keep a motherly eye on Hay Hay Its Donna Day.