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    February 22

    baking day

    -lemon dizzle cake
    today i baked lemon dizzle cake. first attempt was flushed (i miss measured 5 fl oz and put in 50 instead, stupid scale on the jug!). Now its al good and lemony.
     
    Self raisin flour
    2 eggs
    lemon juice and zest
    Sugar
    Water
    Olive oil
     
    mix > pour > bake > eat
     
     
    February 18

    HOw to eat the year of the pig

    Rules for New Year and good luck ...Cook and Eat the following:
     

    • A specialty soup like Bird's Nest (youthfulness and long life) or Shark Fin (prosperity)
    • A vegetarian dish, jai choy or Buddha's delight
    • Poultry: whole with feet and head
    • Long leafy greens like Chinese broccoli, gai lon (long life for parents)
    • Whole fish or yu (sounds like abundance)
    • Long-grain rice or noodles for long life

    February 09

    Prep for the big pancake cook-off (a la Shove tues)

    Breaky this morning was a chance to use up the last egg in the fridge. So here whats i made..
    Banana-Cornmeal Crunch Pancakes
    not Jif instant lemon juice here.
     
    FYI-
    1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
    1/3 cup whole yellow cornmeal
    1 tablespoon baking powder
    3/4 teaspoon baking soda
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    2 medium very ripe bananas, coarsely mashed
    1 1/2 cups vanilla yogurt
    1 large egg
    2 tablespoons syrup/honey
    1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
    1/4 cup chopped toasted almonds
     
    enjoy,
     
    February 08

    more burger madness

    topping inc  tomato confit, mushroom duxelles, onion jam, and bernaise sauce. Burger is done medium to rare.