I’m not usually a fan of funny , cross-stitched wall hangings or embroidered pillows, however, The Sinister Giraffe may very well be my new favourite person. Miss Giraffe takes those magically hateful headlines from the best newspaper ever, The Daily Mail, and lovingly stitches them into pillows and lovely bits of fabric that you can hang on your wall.
BITCH:HOME
09 Aug 2010 18:00 GMT
After my baking failure of last week, I decided to take a short break from testing chocolate treats. I received a slew of suggestions from readers for my next brownie adventure and I look forward to experimenting, hopefully with better results! So from sweet disasters we move to savory southern delights.
BITCH:HOME
05 Aug 2010 15:11 GMT
I started a new job last week, which while exciting has sadly left me little time to cook during the week. So on Sunday I made sure to set aside a chunk of time to hang out in the kitchen and make something super time consuming to make up for a week of neglect. And what’s more time consuming than risotto? All that pouring and stirring and watching and waiting. Well it was bliss to me, and I could tell my stovetop really missed me.
BITCH:HOME
04 Aug 2010 18:00 GMT
After a year's worth of cupcakes ranging in colours, sizes, and layers, accompanied with every accessory (bar hair extensions) and classes led by every Brick Lane Cupcaker spilling out into the home, do we give a shit? Well, it appears yes, embarrassingly so.Cupcakes have made it big regardless of their ability to taste nice; dump a frilly doily under it and the female population will go gaga. They've even made it onto The Junior Apprentice, and replaced wedding cakes (although the b...
BITCH:HOME
03 Aug 2010 12:38 GMT
I have a lot of dreams about the house that I want to one day own. I spend a lot of my time fantasising about the interior design, the layout, and the location. One thing I really want is a beautiful and stylish cocktail bar, where I can put together equally beautiful and stylish cocktails for all my sophisticated and intelligent friends.
BITCH:HOME
30 Jul 2010 14:30 GMT
If I were to credit France for one thing, aside from contributing to the expansion of my waistline and deteriorating my English, it would be the blossoming of my culinary palette. I am guilty of having grown up eating frozen dinners, peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches daily for lunch and thinking of vegetables as something only vegetarian hippies ate. Yes, I was a gastronomical mess.
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29 Jul 2010 15:00 GMT
I actually really hate Makowiec, the traditional, Polish poppy seed swirl cake. I avoid it at all costs come Christmas or Easter time. Yeasty, bready cake plus barely sweet poppy filling? Um. Pass…But my dad loves it and he asked me to do something with the huge tin of poppy seeds he’d been hanging onto for about a billion years. So I reinvented Makowiec and turned it into something we could both enjoy. I nixed the yeast, turned it into a bundt cake, oh, and made it vegan of course.
BITCH:HOME
28 Jul 2010 13:00 GMT
Most family recipes consist of lasagne, your Grandma’s secret recipe for oatmeal cookies, or your Great Aunt Betty’s special spaghetti sauce. In my family, we have my Uncle Tom’s hot chicken wings, which we now lovingly refer to as Tommy Wings.These hot wings are pretty much the best things I’ve ever had, and I don’t even like chicken wings. Seriously. I don’t eat meat off the bone (hello, neurosis) and I certainly don’t really like hot things. (I’m more of a Tikka Masala girl.) Howeve...
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21 Jul 2010 10:39 GMT
This is another recipe for those feeling left out of the summer burger tradition. Today’s version is fresh and spicy thanks to the Indian flavors it’s got going on. And using panko breadcrumbs give these patties a delicious crispy, crunchy crust. I’ve paired these babies with a tangy yogurt dip. Vegans can use soy yogurt and non-vegans, feel free to use whichever yogurt you usually buy. Alongside the dip, I served thick slices of cucumber and tomato for a fresh summery lunch.
BITCH:HOME
15 Jul 2010 13:00 GMT
YES!!! The alcoholic in me is rejoicing with glee that MARTINI have just launched a couple of drinky poos ideal for sitting outside and getting slowly sozzled.Oooh yes. Bottoms up girls - the MARTINI Bianco and soda or MARTINI Rosatto and soda, aka the Iltalian Spriter, weighs in at one unit of alcohol and 105 calories per drink compared to heavyweight vino at 185 calories.
BITCH:HOME
09 Jul 2010 17:00 GMT