Quoting Julia Child, a party without a cake is just a meeting. True that I say, even for a tea party with samosas, cutlets, pinwheel sandwiches, scones and jam with clotted cream, croquettes and...
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An interesting trivia is that oranges appeared in the Christmas hamper sent out by the English monarchy in Queen Victoria’s times. It must be because oranges appear during this season and they are rather...
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I absolutely adore the nuttiness that Black rice exudes. The fragrance is woody, the taste nutty. I do not even want to discuss the gorgeous purple colour it lends. I have written somewhere before...
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Carrot cakes date back to medieval times. Sweeteners were dear those days. Carrot was added to sweeten cakes. Carrot cakes could be kept without refrigeration for three days without spoiling. It made logical sense...
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Native to North America Cranberries are also called Bounce berries. Once ripe these berries bounce. The first coined name was crane-berry because the blossom is shaped like a crane. This later used more and...
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