by Hannah on November 30, 2010
When I was younger, I used to spend a week at the coast every January with my family and three grandparents. Well, by “coast” I mean cabins a fifteen-minute drive from the beach, but I figure that if you can smell salt in the air occasionally, then you can say you’re at the coast. The [...]
by Hannah on November 28, 2010
There were two chocolate caramel slice story paths I could have taken for this blog post. For example, I could have told you about how my primary school best friend used to come over to play twice a week after school, and how my mum would most often serve us a super-fresh baguette with butter [...]
by Hannah on November 27, 2010
Shame on me. About a million years ago (I didn’t stop taking maths in Year 12 for nothing), I told you about the time I went to the Bus Depot markets, was generously given the four newest Curious Chocolatier chocolate bars, and then found myself face-planting in the gravel for the privilege. I quickly reviewed [...]
by Hannah on November 25, 2010
This post was sponsored by Nuffnang When pondering my ultimate pleasure, Some obvious things come to mind: Being bought rubies by Pablo Neruda Or owing Johnny Depp kisses in kind. Then of course there’s the dream of escaping To a loft in Paris, by the Seine, Every day dedicated to pastries, ‘Til I’ve honed my [...]
by Hannah on November 23, 2010
I recently mentioned that my current favourite thing to eat is my Coffee Oatmeal Pudding. I gave a vague description of how to make it, and was then quite surprised by how many of you expressed interest in the dish in your comments. Part of the reason I’d chosen to only mention the Coffee Oatmeal Pudding in passing was that [...]
by Hannah on November 22, 2010
When I started this blog almost a year ago*, I never would have thought I’d be posting photos of myself in dresses on a semi-regular basis. Heck, a year ago, I barely even wore dresses**. But then I did. Wear dresses, that is, and post photos of myself wearing them. And the most surprising thing [...]
by Hannah on November 19, 2010
I was going to bake for you today. Truly, I was. I was planning on pulling muffins from my oven, muffins that had within them bananas for potassium, oat bran for fibre, soy milk and flaxmeal for protein, and brown sugar for happiness. Hence I drove to the shops and, after carefully picking out an unblemished mango [...]
by Hannah on November 18, 2010
The more chocolate I eat, the less chocolate I have. Rationally, I understand this. And it’s not an issue when the chocolate I’m eating comes from the supermarket across the road, or the fancypants deli a half hour drive away. But it makes me sad when the chocolate I’m munching goodbye to is chocolate from [...]
by Hannah on November 16, 2010
What is it with Italian lion statues and their balls? Fourteen Things I Have Learnt In The Past Week 1. It is entirely possible to put toothpaste on your toothbrush, wet the toothbrush, go to brush your teeth, and end up with toothpaste on your cheek. The middle of your cheek. Many centimetres away from [...]
by Hannah on November 14, 2010
My first experience of eating chocolate from Aldi was – how can I put this politely? – like trying to poison myself with orange-flavoured arsenic. Yes, Moser Roth Hazelnut Gianduja chocolate, I’m looking at you. Wait, that wasn’t very polite. In fact, it was incredibly hyperbolic. Oops. Ah, well. I stand by my distaste for [...]