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tales of the basil queen: a stubborn dream
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Tales of the basil queen. Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Thursday, April 5, 2012. A confession: I've been hiding from the internet, and ignoring my writing. (The latter is probably self-evident.) I didn't write much when I was working in an office because I didn't do enough cooking. And now I haven't been writing because I've been doing little else. There is a dream, however, that is proving to be remarkably stubborn. In the meantime, though, may I tempt you with some currant scones? Take one h...
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tales of the basil queen: the queen of tarts
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Tales of the basil queen. Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Wednesday, October 22, 2008. The queen of tarts. The summer I worked in the pastry kitchen, I made tarts. Large mixed fruit tarts for the lunch buffet: solid. Shells of pâte brisée. Brushed with chocolate to keep them from softening, filled with crème patissière. Bite-size jewel tarts for high tea and special functions: tiny pâte sucrée. Shells painted in couverture, a dab of. Don't get me wrong. I loved making those tarts in all thei...
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tales of the basil queen: January 2012
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Tales of the basil queen. Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Tuesday, January 17, 2012. The first day of the rest of your life. You can walk to work. It's a long road, but straight and wide, and on a sunny morning, it's a good commute. When you arrive at the restaurant, the open kitchen is already bustling, filled with the sizzle and clatter of meals being readied, echoing with cries of "Behind you! Your new employer stands at the cake case, clearing desserts that are no longer in their prime. ...
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tales of the basil queen: the breakfast battle
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Tales of the basil queen. Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Friday, December 9, 2011. I am not a morning person. If I had my way, I'd only ever sneak up on mornings from behind, catching them in passing after staying up all night. Mornings are difficult. Breakfast, more so. My stomach doesn't wake up until at least half an hour after my eyes are open, and while I like many breakfast. I have no love for breakfast. Apple-Raisin "Pop-Tarts" with Flaky Maple Brown Butter Pastry. In a big mixing bowl, ...
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tales of the basil queen: poetry, prose, and the common oyster
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Tales of the basil queen. Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Saturday, October 27, 2012. Poetry, prose, and the common oyster. In 1942, the French essayist Francis Ponge published a collection of writings - short pieces in a nebulous space between essay and prose poem - called Le Parti-Pris des Choses. He wrote of everyday objects: a loaf of bread, a candle, a bar of soap. He wrote, too, of the humble oyster. If he had, the poem might look something more like this:. Sunday lunch. We've already ...
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tales of the basil queen: summer oatmeal
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Tales of the basil queen. Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Thursday, August 27, 2009. Oatmeal is not the stuff of summer breakfasts. Autumn breakfasts, yes. Winter breakfasts, absolutely. Even spring breakfasts, during that period when it's still chilly in the mornings and those piles of grey snow haven't quite melted away. But summer breakfasts are the domain of of Greek yogurt with honey, of plates of fresh raspberries, and of plums nicked from the icebox. To make this vegan, replace the butter...
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tales of the basil queen: recipe index
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Tales of the basil queen. Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Mucking About With My Cultural Heritage. Scones and Teatime Treats. Contains vegetables. May or may not involve lettuce. Apple, Blue Cheese, and Candied Walnut Salad. Bean Salad with Sardines. Fennel and Blood Orange Salad. Roasted Beet, Goat's Cheese and Walnut Salad. Spring Salad with Radishes. Wheatberry Salad with Dried Cranberries, Green Onions, and Goat's Cheese. Spoon or fork, but on the wet side. Ceci in Umido (Chickpea Stew).
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tales of the basil queen: April 2012
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Tales of the basil queen. Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Thursday, April 5, 2012. A confession: I've been hiding from the internet, and ignoring my writing. (The latter is probably self-evident.) I didn't write much when I was working in an office because I didn't do enough cooking. And now I haven't been writing because I've been doing little else. There is a dream, however, that is proving to be remarkably stubborn. In the meantime, though, may I tempt you with some currant scones? Take one h...
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tales of the basil queen: not just for the birds
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Tales of the basil queen. Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Not just for the birds. Of all the many exciting things about relocating to Melbourne, one of the most exciting might be having a garden again. It's a small backyard - more of a courtyard, really - but there's a little square of garden, just enough for herbs and a few plants. I've planted basil and mint, and we'll see if my minimal experience with gardening. Is enough to keep them alive. Instead, I decided to b...
