• Baking Recipes,  Biscuits & scones,  Chicken dishes,  Cooking Recipes,  Nigella Lawson,  The Breakfast Bin

    A revelation in the form of liquid buttermilk

    22 July, 2014

    I took a bit of an unplanned break from this space for a few days and I have a very valid reason. I was hit on the head with an anvil eureka moment, you see. It’s been a while since an idea impressed itself upon me with such force and clarity that I simply couldn’t ignore it. Far the past several days I have been writing in a different way, fiction actually. And it’s been so glorious to tell you the truth, having the words flow out of me with such tenacity. My greatest love and I are rekindling our romance. But right now I’m taking a short break from…

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  • Baking Recipes,  Biscuits & scones,  The Breakfast Bin,  Timeless Treats

    {The Breakfast Bin} Truly Dreamy Cream Scones

    29 February, 2012

    I am not done with the breakfast posts apparently. I guess you can call me “Breakfast Girl”. I could miss meals for the rest of the day, just do not make me miss breakfast. I can get really cranky or less energetic the rest of the day, especially if I don’t get my coffee fix in the morning. Breakfast here at home is usually composed of sandwiches, rice meals and oatmeal- a different thing for different people- but occasionally we will add something else to that combination. Whenever I can haul myself off the bed really early to whip something up, that is. It’s harder to do with cold weather…

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  • Baking Recipes,  Biscuits & scones,  From the books,  The Breakfast Bin

    {The Breakfast Bin} Almond Scones with a citrusy kick

    29 January, 2012

    I think I have developed a thing for scones and biscuits. There is something about how craggy, golden, and rustic they look, feel and taste, that makes me keep coming back to them. They make home feel more like home just by their presence on the table. They may not necessarily be the healthiest of breakfasts, but in all their buttery glory, they add just a little something extra to make the morning special. A while back, I bought the Williams-Sonoma Baking Book, and in all my excitement for the many recipes in this book, this one jumped out at me first for one reason or another. I don’t know…

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  • Baking Recipes,  Biscuits & scones,  Dearly Dreaming Dorie,  Experiments & experiences,  From the books,  The Breakfast Bin

    Making scones for the first time

    8 June, 2011

    Not quite a biscuit but not quite bread, either. What is it? Oh right, a scone. I’m not particularly fond of things with too much butter because I don’t like how they feel in my mouth. But there’s just something about the buttery, savory and sometimes even nutty taste of scones that can make me forget. I was lucky enough to come across a Dorie Greenspan recipe for Apple Cheddar Scones for my first foray to scone-making. However the main mistake I made was shaping them too thin. If you’ll notice, my scones aren’t as thick as a proper scone ought to be. I have no idea why I didn’t follow the…

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