Category: Miscellaneous
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As Easy As … No. 1
“It’s a piece of (cheese)cake!” For a long time I thought the expression “as easy as pie” referred to the act of making a pie. That, of course, never made sense to me as I have generally found pies rather difficult to make, even mud ones. But then I discovered that the expression refers to…
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Made At Home – No. 4
In reading the contents of this post, also check: Food Safety Is Paramount Flavoured oils are simple to make, however, you need to be cognisant of potential problems from contamination. Hence, check the link given above. Shake them or stir them from time to time. Use good quality extra virgin olive oil. Store out of…
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What’s in the Fridge? No. 5
Slow-Cooked Curry Stir Fry Every now and then we receive a call or email from our friend Alistair saying: “Hi guys, I’m thinking of cooking one of my stir fries on … night. Want to come over?” Well of course we would, we might even contemplate cancelling other engagements just to be there! So what…
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Champagne-Style Cocktail – With Pernod!
This is our version of an exotic Champagne-style cocktail. It is quite affordable and very popular with our friends. We came across it more or less accidentally when, some years ago, we had made a Pernod based granita for dessert. Some days later there was still quite a lot of the granita in the freezer,…
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Europe 2016 – Part 10
Continued from Europe 2016 – Part 9. Alba: Its food and wine The Alba region is known for: Its food, especially truffles, hazelnuts and salamis High quality wines, Borolo and Barbaresco The Slow Food movement which began in the nearby town of Bra. We were staying in an apartment in an Agriturismo property right in the…
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Europe 2016 – Part 9
Continued from Europe 2016 – Part 8. Alba and its remarkable landscapes Alba is one of THE foodie destinations. It is renowned for its truffles and hazelnuts, for its Barbaresco and Borolo wines, and for the Slow Food movement. We will look at the wine and food in more detail in the next post. Here…
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What’s in the Fridge? No. 4
One of the problems with buying fresh herbs is that they generally come in large bunches which are way more than you need, or in tiny posies that are way too pricey for what you get. Ideally you would have an ample supply of all types of herbs in your garden. Standards like parsley, rosemary,…
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Made At Home – No. 3
In reading the contents of this post, also check: Food Safety Is Paramount It makes sense that dill pickles should involve dill. However, the key ingredient is the seed, not the herb part. While green dill is relatively easy to find, the seeds can be difficult to track down. You might have more luck finding…
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Sorting and Searching Olive’s Kitchen
New: In May and June we implemented various methods for searching and filtering the Olive’s Kitchen website. Thus, in addition to the main Menu, you can now use Categories, Tags, Sort and Search. These are summarised below. However, please be patient with the loading speed for some of the links as the large photographic content…
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Launceston Floods – June, 2016
In early June, Launceston survived a flood scare. The levee banks held; it was a close call. The Tamar River is a tidal estuary that ends right on the edge of Launceston city centre. Here is a map of the Tamar: Here is a map of Launceston: Two fresh water rivers, the North Esk (from…