Kategoriarkiv: Writings

When I was in Singapore, I ate Durian ice cream at least once a week. It is based on a fruit with a scent like if someone let on rip – kind of like Limburger cheese. Since many years, Singapore Airlines,  prohibits Durian to be transported in the carry on luggage, on their flights. YouFortsätt läsa ”Durian 4 lovers”

Came across a recipe that called for putting roasted hazelnuts in a clean tea towel, in order to rub the skins off. Really? Why would it be necessary to point out the great idea of using a clean towel, as in: ”If you use the rag recently utilized during an oil change, instead of aFortsätt läsa ”A clean Tea Towel?”

There was an old man of Dundee Who came home as drunk as could be. He wound up the clock With the end of his cock And buggered his wife with the key.

In the recipes I find in books and magazines, it often states to cook the spaghetti (or whatever shape the pasta has) “according to the instructions on the package”. Oh, really? So what would happen if that part of the recipe fell off? Would all good Americans cook their pasta without looking at the cookingFortsätt läsa ”According to Instructions”

This was long ago, before everybody simply asked Uncle Google about everything. As usual, I was listening to the radio while cooking; I think it must have been NPR (National Public Radio, in the US). The program featured an interview with two female authors of a cookbook. They had recently published an updated version ofFortsätt läsa ”At the very bottom”

When we go on vacation and I make the reservations, we end up on B&Bs. They are sometimes fancy, sometimes not, but usually interesting, often funny and exciting places. When the husband makes the reservations, we stay in household name hotels, where you know exactly what the dining room will look like. That can beFortsätt läsa ”Via Superiore”