I have just arrived at my desk having eaten a very nice spagetti bolognese cooked with my temporary lodger, Tutti Frutti. As I splashed in a generous glug of red wine left over from the bottle we opened last night, he mentioned how much he had enjoyed it. I told him that it was remarkably [...]
Filed under: Food, Life, Translation on September 19th, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Before any more of July passes by, I feel compelled to record what I can remember of June.
After the very quiet months of April and May from a work point of view, June arrived with pleasant weather, the prospect of replenishing the elderflower cordial stocks and a general question mark about work levels.
Curiously, a couple [...]
Filed under: Food, Friends, Translation, Words on July 10th, 2009 | 3 Comments »
On Friday evening, I finished the last of the Rumtopf (which is not strictly speaking a Rumtopf because I make it with brandy). I made a mental note to look out for cherries on my next trip to the greengrocers to start the next one off.
In a case of perfect timing, I found cherries for [...]
Filed under: Food, Germany, Seasons on May 12th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
At the end of last week after the Great Adventures and Incredibly Sticky Kitchen all on account of making my annual batch of Holunderblütensirup (translation specially for truthsign who asked a few days ago), I thought that chapter of my life had closed for this year.
But since then, the weather has been infinitely better for [...]
in elderflower cordial. This gentle little project is beginning to turn into something of a monster… to the extent that the education translation is turning into something of a displacement activity from the cordial production line.
I had a couple of disasters today. I was attempting to sterilise the bottles when the phone rang. It [...]
Filed under: Food, Life, Translation on June 3rd, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Now that Mrs Tiggywinkle has done all the ironing, the latest displacement activity appears to have presented itself: making elderflower cordial.
On Sunday, realising that I was going to be away for the next two weekends, I dashed up to the fields behind the house to gather my elderflowers. It wasn’t an optimal day as my [...]
Filed under: Food, Mrs Tiggywinkle, Translation, Words on June 2nd, 2008 | Comments Off
At the end of last week, the Lödgerin made her way by train across Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and France to come and see her friends and acquaintances for the first time she she left in October. It was a brief but enjoyable stay. She left early on Monday morning but not without having left [...]
Filed under: Food, Friends on April 16th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Kaiserschmarrn is an Austrian dish which resembles pancakes. Or at least, resembles pancakes that haven’t quite worked out. If you find this Shrove Tuesday that your flipping ability is not up to scratch, do not despair.
Prepare the Kaiserschmarrn batter as you would for pancakes. Rather than tossing the mixture when it is almost solid [...]
Filed under: Austria, Food, Seasons on February 5th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It is high time I put ee and other gentle readers out of their agony and finished off my report of my Advent teatimes. The plan of a cuppa a day with some seasonal confectionery did not quite come to fruition as planned. The box of tea was finished shortly after Christmas (excuses may be [...]
Filed under: Food, Seasons on January 11th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For unto us a teabag wrapper hath been restored:
Day 6: Zeit der Kraft – time of strength/power. I can’t remember the taste but the wrapper says it was raspberry, rhubarb and chilli flavour. The wrapper smells pleasantly of vanilla. Make of that what you will.
Filed under: Food, Seasons on December 22nd, 2007 | 2 Comments »