by Hannah on April 8, 2012
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your kind words following my last post. It helps to think of so many people sending messages of support and sympathy to Jerome’s family and friends. I’m grateful that my words were able to convey even a little of the fantastic fellow Jerome was – and [...]
by Hannah on August 25, 2011
You might remember that, a little while ago, I posted a soup called Potage St Germain. I made that vibrant green soup for my grandmother as a symbol and act of love, as my grandpa was (and still is) in hospital recovering from a six hour surgery, and I wanted grandma to have dinner on [...]
by Hannah on August 9, 2011
Theme: Soup Recipe: Potage St Germain Cookbook: The Australian Women’s Weekly Essential Soup Cookbook As I mentioned earlier, part of the reason I accepted my mother’s strict finger-waggling decree to not cancel my Brisbane trip was that I planned to come back and spend Sunday cooking for her, my father, and my grandmother, in order [...]
by Hannah on March 26, 2011
There is something uniquely wonderful about friends you’ve known for 80-100% of your life. I’m lucky enough to have several such friends, but today I’m going to tell you about Robert. I’ll also tell you about the Chilli con Kangaroo-Carne Soup I made when Robert came over for dinner, but first I’ll explain why it [...]
by Hannah on December 27, 2010
Lies! Filthy lies! We were totally amuse[d]. And by amuse[d], of course, I mean that on Christmas Day my family started off our celebrations with a delicious, creamy, summery, and almost-vegan amuse bouche. Lies! The day didn’t start with an amuse bouche. That would be ridiculous. Who wants to eat a coconut, avocado, and cucumber [...]
by Hannah on July 5, 2010
I’ve never liked eggplant. (I’ve also never liked snorting raspberry jelly out my nose, but that’s a story for another day.) If I felt like playing the blame game, I could probably point the finger at my mother for my life-long eggplant aversion. “It’s her fault!” I could proclaim to the judge and jury, throwing [...]
by Hannah on June 17, 2010
I’ve shown you Smurf Kitchen, and Smurf Kitchen Bookshelves, and mentioned that EBH and I spent the first night in our new place watching Sex and the City with Dutch subtitles and thereby expanding our vocabulary. (Might I say that I have the most smuk readers/blog friends in the world?) The only thing missing from this First Night [...]