Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Friday 4 May 2007
Eleventh on the third
Quiet initial celebration of Saira's birthday at home (click photo to see more):
Party with friends this Saturday.
क्या केक है!
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Party with friends this Saturday.
क्या केक है!
Saturday 23 December 2006
Lunch at Terrigal
The food was OK though M loved the risotto. The
company was good and the atmosphere relaxed. This was October when the SIL's were in town.
company was good and the atmosphere relaxed. This was October when the SIL's were in town.Thursday 14 December 2006
Bhuira
I've been a fan of the Bhuira range of marmalades for some years now. Now available around India via stores such as FabIndia, it used to be available only in the small Giant (heh, heh) supermarket at Noida where I stay when in India.
Their marmalades are out of this world, especially the bitter orange marmalade and the 3-fruit marmalade that has the local kinoo fruit too. Very old-fashioned taste and old-fashioned presentation too: I was intrigued by the the thick plug of wax at the top of the jam in each bottle that is used to seal it off.
I find out now that they are made by a small enterprise started by Linnet Mushram. She is British born, married to a Kashmiri and has settled in Bhuira village in Himachal. Starting off by making these jams for herself because that's the way her mum did it, she was coaxed into making the operation more commercial. Now it seems, the business runs mainly as a way to help the women of the area be economically independent. Perhaps the next time I go to Himachal I might drop in on her and express my appreciation.
If any of you are coming to Sydney from India, be sure to pick up a couple of bottles of Bhuira Bitter Orange Marmalade for me.
Their marmalades are out of this world, especially the bitter orange marmalade and the 3-fruit marmalade that has the local kinoo fruit too. Very old-fashioned taste and old-fashioned presentation too: I was intrigued by the the thick plug of wax at the top of the jam in each bottle that is used to seal it off.
I find out now that they are made by a small enterprise started by Linnet Mushram. She is British born, married to a Kashmiri and has settled in Bhuira village in Himachal. Starting off by making these jams for herself because that's the way her mum did it, she was coaxed into making the operation more commercial. Now it seems, the business runs mainly as a way to help the women of the area be economically independent. Perhaps the next time I go to Himachal I might drop in on her and express my appreciation.
If any of you are coming to Sydney from India, be sure to pick up a couple of bottles of Bhuira Bitter Orange Marmalade for me.
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Wednesday 13 December 2006
Goodness
As an amused observer of the buzzword filled world of marketing types, I love the word 'goodness' that is used to describe most anything, especially breakfast cereals and things for kids. The only thing that's better than goodness is 'wholesome goodness'.
Well, I have finally found out that the meaning of 'goodness'- it is the smell and taste of my favourite muesli- Carman's Muesli.
It is by far the best muesli I have ever had and I have been looking for over 20 years.
They also have muesli bars that are moist and chewy and in the same flavours as the muesli. I like the red muesli bars but the green (untoasted) muesli as my breakfast cereal (one of the ingredients).
One quirky bit of trivia- when I first started buying them, they came with a big plastic clip inside the box to seal the plastic bag inside, once opened. Then they changed to giving a much smaller but still usable clip. But now, with the grocery chains no doubt squeezing their margins, they have done away with the clip altogether. No matter, it still tastes fantastic.
Just browsing through their website to update myself as I write this, I see that they have a very loyal following with people ordering this from distant USA among other places. It also seems to have become something of an export success story.
Their website is here and if you want to buy it, you can get it at Coles and Woolworths or from here.
Well, I have finally found out that the meaning of 'goodness'- it is the smell and taste of my favourite muesli- Carman's Muesli.
It is by far the best muesli I have ever had and I have been looking for over 20 years.
They also have muesli bars that are moist and chewy and in the same flavours as the muesli. I like the red muesli bars but the green (untoasted) muesli as my breakfast cereal (one of the ingredients).
One quirky bit of trivia- when I first started buying them, they came with a big plastic clip inside the box to seal the plastic bag inside, once opened. Then they changed to giving a much smaller but still usable clip. But now, with the grocery chains no doubt squeezing their margins, they have done away with the clip altogether. No matter, it still tastes fantastic.
Just browsing through their website to update myself as I write this, I see that they have a very loyal following with people ordering this from distant USA among other places. It also seems to have become something of an export success story.
Their website is here and if you want to buy it, you can get it at Coles and Woolworths or from here.
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