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Feasts & Fancies: Polenta Cobbler
When I first came to England as a late teenager, in 1984, the biggest culture shock I experienced was undoubtedly the natives’ frugal attitude towards food. It seemed to be perceived as an undeserved luxury rather than a basic right. … Continue reading
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Tagged cobbler, food, hospitality, katherine gregor, katia gregor, mushrooms, pinto beans, polenta, scribe doll, writing
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Feasts & Fancies: Miscellaneous Potato Rösti
Back in the days when my metabolism could happily burn six meals a day and I indulged in a full English breakfast every Saturday at our local greasy spoon, I would always ask for an extra helping of hash browns. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooking, kartoffelpuffer, katherine gregor, latke, rösti, scribe doll, writing
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Link missing from previous post
My apologies to e-mail subscribers: there is a link missing in the previous post, FEASTS & FANCIES: THE MAGIC OF BREAD. In the section: Three-Seed Brown Bread Your allies: (all measurements are approximate, see here ) Here is the link: … Continue reading
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Feasts & Fancies: The Magic of Bread
If anything makes me believe in magic in the kitchen it is making bread. The verb make is, of course, somewhat inappropriate in the context of magic, since you are not, alone, in control of the process. As in any … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, bread, katherine gregor, katia gregor, scribe doll, writing
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New Blog: Feasts & Fancies
No Scales or Measuring Jugs – Just Imagination and Senses Welcome to my new blog, Feasts & Fancies and the first recipe. When I moved away from my family, to another country, I asked my grandmother to write down the recipes … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooking, Feasts & Fancies, katia gregor, scribe doll, tartiflette, unpasteurised brie
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The End of a Blog – and the Beginning of a New One
I started writing this blog, first entitled Londoner’s Musings, then Scribe Doll’s Musings, back in February 2011 because blogs were all the rage, it was Valentine’s Day and I was single with nothing to do, and in order to vent a … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, katherine gregor, katia gregor, scribe doll, writing
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Let Go of the Old Year…
Let go of the Old Year, gently, with respect – it has taught you much, and anything learnt is never wasted. Usher it out with thanks and an apology – for all you failed to learn, for all your mind could not … Continue reading
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Christmas Eve
The treble has sung. Christmas has begun. Once in Royal David’s city… A voice like gold shimmering in the firelight. The light is draining from the sky. The sun has withdrawn without pomp. This is not an evening for … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas eve, katherine gregor, katia gregor, magic, scribe doll, writing
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The Feast of Saint Catherine
The elderly mother of a close friend sends me nameday good wishes every 25th November, and I thank her for her attentiveness. My mother once told me which Saint Catherine I had been dedicated to at birth, but I have … Continue reading
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Tagged katherine gregor, katia gregor, Pinturicchio, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, scribe doll
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Brugge (Part 2) – Summer 2022
By the time H. and I managed to tear ourselves away from work long enough to organise a much-needed holiday, all the hotels were booked up or too expensive. The fares had also gone up. So our plans to go … Continue reading
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