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Year: 2008

Sunday Salon: Holiday Reading

by athena // 28 December, 2008 // 3 Comments
All of a sudden, I find myself inundated with reading. At first, I seemed to only have a couple of things going, but I realise now I am consuming at least four different things. I find myself less relaxed this... Continue reading →

This Week in Food: 15-21 December 2008

by athena // 19 December, 2008 // No Comments
March 19th, 2012: This entry was an unfinished draft from December 2008. It is mostly complete so I decided to post it anyway just for my own records. This week in food: fudge, chicken soup with tofu and mushroom, chicken,... Continue reading →

This Week in Food 8-14 December 2008

by athena // 16 December, 2008 // No Comments
March 19th, 2012: This entry was an unfinished draft from December 2008. It is mostly complete so I decided to post it anyway just for my own records. Highlights this week: Magic Pudding Cake, Dense Hot Chocolate, and stir fried... Continue reading →

Mitered Mittens

by athena // 15 December, 2008 // 1 Comment
My first started and completed project in London, but I don’t think I’ll need them that much even though everyone has been saying this has been an unusually cold December. Then again, I am from Canada. I digress; these mittens... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Cold Walks Lead to Books

by athena // 14 December, 2008 // 3 Comments
This week, I finished book one of Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire series and I am about to start book two. I only really need to read it and book three and then I will write a review of the eight... Continue reading →

This Week in Food: 1-7 December 2008

by athena // 13 December, 2008 // No Comments
Highlights include blondies, baked potatoes, and lots more cheese. Continue reading →

Blondies

by athena // 13 December, 2008 // 1 Comment
Lots of lovely dark brown sugar make this baked good. Chocolate chips made this extra gooey. The top skin was lovely. As usual, I cut a lot of sugar and some oil. I used a mix of margarine and sunflower... Continue reading →

This Week in Food: 24-30 November 2008

by athena // 6 December, 2008 // No Comments
Highlights this week include roasted new potatoes with red onion, lots of egg fried rice, and homemade tomato sauce. Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Southern Vamps, Hamlet, and Dickens

by athena // 30 November, 2008 // 3 Comments
Well, this has proved to a fruitful reading weekend. Since Friday night, I’ve read books four to eight of the Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire) Series by Charlaine Harris. I have not read the first three (and was spoiled by a... Continue reading →

This Week In Food: 17-23 November 2008

by athena // 25 November, 2008 // No Comments
Highlights for this week include mashed sweet potatoes, grilled cheese sandwiches (cheddar and goat cheese versions), spinach, tomato and egg stir fried together. Continue reading →

Restaurant Review: My Old Place

by athena // 24 November, 2008 // 1 Comment
My Old Place: Authentic Northern Chinese 88 Middlesex Street London, E1 7EZ 020 7247 2200 Tube: Liverpool Street Station, Aldgate The Cost & Date: Thursday 20th November 2008 :: £65 for 5. Food & Drink: We had soup, lamb on... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: London Bookstores Cont’d

by athena // 23 November, 2008 // 5 Comments
Last Sunday, my internet was down and I could not do any work so I read and finished Sense and Sensibility, but was unable to post a Salon entry. Today, I am reading for school (of course), but I am... Continue reading →

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