tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post4451851975689875034..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Z tried to remember her classical education, but is vagueZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-55386041731593534722008-01-20T19:04:00.000+00:002008-01-20T19:04:00.000+00:00If I'm not using spices, I usually cook rice in ve...If I'm not using spices, I usually cook rice in vegetable stock (sometimes powdered). Though actually, some perfectly cooked plain white or wholemeal rice can just hit the spot.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-87263407459230075192008-01-20T15:16:00.000+00:002008-01-20T15:16:00.000+00:00Oh my goodness, that sounds amazing. I never thou...Oh my goodness, that sounds amazing. I never thought to use anything but water to cook rice. I'll have to try this one out. Thanks for the recipe.Cinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888476518068561818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-83601674408566897892008-01-20T09:23:00.000+00:002008-01-20T09:23:00.000+00:00It's a Josceline Dimbleby recipe from a book publi...It's a Josceline Dimbleby recipe from a book published in 1983.<BR/><BR/>I don't need a recipe for dormouse, thank you, Dave. I've adapted the larks' tongue recipe for less fiddly heads.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-61179140693723225282008-01-20T07:52:00.000+00:002008-01-20T07:52:00.000+00:00I think I missed out the honey from my recipe for ...I think I missed out the honey from my recipe for larks' tongues, didn't I?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-40553615569513522202008-01-20T01:23:00.000+00:002008-01-20T01:23:00.000+00:00Ooh I'm always on the lookout for a definitive rec...Ooh I'm always on the lookout for a definitive recipe for rice, given that every packet you pick up tends to have very slightly and maddenlingly different instructions from the last one. Cardamom seeds, must remember that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-16679163955547894462008-01-20T00:44:00.000+00:002008-01-20T00:44:00.000+00:00It's all Greek to me!It's all Greek to me!luckyzmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176703683321469118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-70823655327999499642008-01-19T23:02:00.000+00:002008-01-19T23:02:00.000+00:00I loved him, he was gently pompous. I took O leve...I loved him, he was gently pompous. I took O level one year and A level the next, which was a bit stupid really.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-81467418183992664362008-01-19T22:56:00.000+00:002008-01-19T22:56:00.000+00:00No, yes, z, you are quite right. Honeyed lark's t...No, yes, z, you are quite right. Honeyed lark's tongues and figs is quite right. And wasn't there a dormouse too?<BR/><BR/>I think I did the Pliny letters at GCSE, which could be why I don't remember any more than you do - I didn't revise that paper at all, you see, owing to a mix-up of the exam dates, so I had to sit it blind, as it were. <BR/><BR/>A-level Latin, now those were happy days...Monozygotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04965915993980593549noreply@blogger.com