tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post5013924502422112700..comments2023-12-15T02:38:55.020+10:30Comments on Still Life With Cat: You want me to cook what now?Kerryn Goldsworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-60325847770891134442010-07-09T22:20:20.456+09:302010-07-09T22:20:20.456+09:30Adrian Zumbo is totally hot, and his maccaroon con...Adrian Zumbo is totally hot, and his maccaroon cone was totally not: it resembled a nightmare creature out of Naked Lunch ie inedible and scary.M L Jassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918911547104202603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-20900097354512481222010-07-09T14:37:14.658+09:302010-07-09T14:37:14.658+09:30If black olive macarons don't appeal, perhaps ...If black olive macarons don't appeal, perhaps chocolate-covered olives fire up the senses? <br /><br />http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/09/2949378.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-2638826309276360912010-07-08T20:12:17.614+09:302010-07-08T20:12:17.614+09:30My TV is broken too. I bought a USB TV tuner for ...My TV is broken too. I bought a USB TV tuner for the laptop which has resulted in two things...<br /><br />1. I only fire it up when there is something I really want to watch. Which is not much... my love for Monty Don is going unrequited since "around the world in 80 gardens finished". boo.<br /><br />2. There is nothing on TV that justifies a screen that is bigger than my 15" laptop.<br /><br />Upon seeking time out from the 7.30 report, I did see the olive macaroons though..as well as what seems to be a new trend in British cuisine..to disguise a thoroughly ordinary desert as a thoroughly ordinary breakfast dish...or was I the only one thinking "why bother?" over a custard and biscuit that was made to look exactly like a soft boiled egg with toast soldiers...eh?Saint Furiousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-76453912125111135582010-07-08T16:29:35.902+09:302010-07-08T16:29:35.902+09:30"Did they really have to skewer the macarons ...<i>"Did they really have to skewer the macarons to the cone? Sounds insane, like stitching bits of cooked spaghetti together, a physical impossibility."</i><br /><br />Not sure whether you're right. I have sneaking soupcon of suspicion that I saw an Argyle unisex jerkin knitted from macrobiotic grown spaghetti in a May 1972 edition of 'Grassroots'.<br /><br />(Need I mention that the word verification is 'squeam'?)Lord Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896041676969028157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-50866989145356725052010-07-08T15:34:30.636+09:302010-07-08T15:34:30.636+09:30I thought I was the only person on earth who didnt...I thought I was the only person on earth who didnt watch Masterchef. The very idea is abhorrent.<br />I'm with Lord Sedgewick. LOL.fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-63936744291785913732010-07-08T15:16:55.333+09:302010-07-08T15:16:55.333+09:30Oh good, I'm seeing comments here I never got ...Oh good, I'm seeing comments here I never got to see at all. Sorry about that, folks, I have no idea what happened.<br /><br />Did they really have to <i>skewer</i> the macarons to the cone? Sounds insane, like stitching bits of cooked spaghetti together, a physical impossibility. Surely it would make more sense to glue them in place with a bit of the filling or some royal icing or cream or something.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-40218835322157712772010-07-08T14:57:22.744+09:302010-07-08T14:57:22.744+09:30Re this from KG (4):
'Even beetroot might wor...Re this from KG (4):<br /><br />'Even beetroot might work if you're into that kind of thing, in the same way carrot cake and zucchini cake work.'<br /><br />I made a similar reference (18), but Blogger was displaying a reduced number of comments yesterday, as mentioned, and I didn't see this one when I posted mine ...<br /><br />It's all there today. <br /><br />Moving on to other stuff. (Loved the ALR post.)Tatyana Larinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-17914983373491933032010-07-07T13:31:05.257+09:302010-07-07T13:31:05.257+09:30Oh now I'm bloody hungry - especially for that...Oh now I'm bloody hungry - especially for that last combo. Yum!<br /><br />Maybe I'll make macaroons this afternoon... Orange I think.cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10438841050844456591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-66539994481996374002010-07-07T13:29:34.182+09:302010-07-07T13:29:34.182+09:30I'm trying to think of combinations of three t...I'm trying to think of combinations of three that would look pretty together, taste good, and lend themselves to non-disgusting fillings. Lemon, mandarin and green tea? Hazelnut, strawberry and lavender? Chocolate, orange and honey?Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-92095575417488724222010-07-07T12:07:16.862+09:302010-07-07T12:07:16.862+09:30Oh dear, the comments really have gone berserk.
...Oh dear, the comments really have gone berserk. <br /><br />Better tell Blogger.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-74397408368523944462010-07-07T12:05:54.193+09:302010-07-07T12:05:54.193+09:30Or for a quicker route to Tatyana's choc-beet ...Or for a quicker route to Tatyana's choc-beet cake, try <a href="http://www.vitaco.com.au/topics/organic/recipes/" rel="nofollow">this</a>.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-10960863271254010372010-07-07T11:53:07.026+09:302010-07-07T11:53:07.026+09:30That second long link (for beetroot and chocolate ...That second long link (for beetroot and chocolate cake) was broken.<br /><br />Copying again:<br /><br />http://www.vitaco.com.au/topics/organic/recipes/<br />biscuits+and+cakes/healthy+beetroot+chocolate+<br />cake.htmTatyana Larinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-73986296247176507742010-07-07T11:26:46.569+09:302010-07-07T11:26:46.569+09:30Helen, here’s the general idea of it, one with cho...Helen, here’s the general idea of it, one with chocolate and butter and one without (I’ve tried both variations). I think of it as being similar to carrot cake or zucchini slice. The beetroot content apparently keeps the cake moist and reduces the amount of fat required to make a regular chocolate cake. I’m not sure if it’s really all that ‘healthy’. A slice of this, with a quick sandwich and a piece of fruit, can alleviate that awful morning dread: an empty school lunchbox. :)<br /><br />http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/10198/chocolate-and-beetroot-cake.aspx<br /><br />http://www.vitaco.com.au/topics/organic/recipes/biscuits+and+cakes/healthy+beetroot+chocolate+cake.htm<br /><br />Also, it’s a bit ironic discussing beetroot when using a Russian web name. I don’t think Onegin’s Tatyana would have stained her fingers making this cake, I’m not even sure she liked borscht, but I’m pretty certain she would have found MasterChef pink and black macaron tower really weird.Tatyana Larinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-54412065257795625282010-07-07T10:41:24.423+09:302010-07-07T10:41:24.423+09:30I don't know what any of you are talking about...I don't know what any of you are talking about... Masterchef, World Cup, all mysteries I'm not privy to.<br /><br />But beetroot choc cake rocks, and I'm sure I've shared the recipe on my blog somewhere. Or on Zoe's.Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-47833843237855022462010-07-07T04:10:47.101+09:302010-07-07T04:10:47.101+09:30Agree with Ann ODyne - erk!
The first promo I ever...Agree with Ann ODyne - erk!<br />The first promo I ever saw for Master Chef guaranteed that I would never watch.clarencegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12644378636575711261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-6225905317304495622010-07-06T21:56:33.628+09:302010-07-06T21:56:33.628+09:30I was also mystified by the olive ones, but the be...I was also mystified by the olive ones, but the beetroot/raspberry ones made perfect sense (and looked awesome) so yeah, not sure about black olive macarons...I can't remember the rest of your question, sorry.Mummy/Crithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353892248492164501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-15624733191479333762010-07-06T21:25:14.956+09:302010-07-06T21:25:14.956+09:30I thought this challenge was not really very good....I thought this challenge was not really very good. <br /><br />The End. <br /><br />Well, actually no ... I had less of a problem with the macaroon flavours than with the idea that a dessert should ever require to be stuck on a styrofoam cone to be served. <br /><br />The (candied) Kalamata olive macaroons looked purple and the beetroot/raspberry ones were very pretty pink. The mauve and pink sludge they glued them together with was not good though. Best moment was when Peter served his and one of the macaroons fell off and rolled towards the judges. My son was in stitches!<br /><br />My favourite line, from Jimmy: "Pete's one of my best friends but this is unbearable to watch. I just want to jump down there and take over".naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714706512920191044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-42878601222880388142010-07-06T20:21:26.761+09:302010-07-06T20:21:26.761+09:30This is a test, as I think there is something a bi...This is a test, as I think there is something a bit doolally about the Blogger comments at the moment. <br /><br />Just talk among yourselves ...Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-48282515087324820112010-07-06T19:34:05.202+09:302010-07-06T19:34:05.202+09:30I know you shouldn't judge a book and so on, b...I know you shouldn't judge a book and so on, but I don't like the sound of olive macaroon and I wouldn't eat one. The other night, the mister ate parmesan ice cream. Personally, I didn't it was something a person needed to try to know how it was going to taste.<br /><br />But it's true, beetroot chocolate cake is brilliant (there's a great cafe/second hand furniture store at Burra where I was first introduced to this...wonder whether it's still there)ThirdCathttp://adelaidefromadelaide.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-12893198309851682832010-07-06T19:14:07.249+09:302010-07-06T19:14:07.249+09:30Tatyana - Link! :-)Tatyana - Link! :-)Helenhttp://castironbalcony.media2.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-22676241836136273292010-07-06T18:41:34.834+09:302010-07-06T18:41:34.834+09:30seeing promos for that show is all I need to know....seeing promos for that show is all I need to know. Mr Cravat is pukesome to even look at. erk.<br />A huge croquembouche-<i>shaped</i> assemblage of black and beet colored biscuits is horrifying and could appropriately be served with fish-flavoured beverages.<br />Except for ROME at 8:30 tonight, you are lucky your cathode is cacked.<br />that is all.Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-62130041180557343892010-07-06T14:46:30.701+09:302010-07-06T14:46:30.701+09:30Yes, I agree with Tatyana, I can imagine the raspb...Yes, I agree with Tatyana, I can imagine the raspberry and the beetroot working. But the olive...?!? All wrong.<br /><br />We went out and bought a new receiver recently (after it died back in early April) and I was sure that I'd jump on the Masterchef bandwagon. Alas, I have failed to organise myself to sit down in front of it even once since then. It kind of feels like I missed the boat.cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10438841050844456591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-40801101067729446852010-07-06T13:04:46.605+09:302010-07-06T13:04:46.605+09:30Beetroot is of course a traditional colouring in m...Beetroot is of course a traditional colouring in many desserts, including <a href="http://www.google.com.au/images?hl=en&q=red%20velvet%20cake&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi" rel="nofollow">Red Velvet Cake</a>. And of course USAians always get befuddled by the Australian habit of putting beetroot in hamburgers, so it does seem to be a rather versatile veggy. <br /><br />My pet hate is what I think of as sweet foods treated in a savoury manner (and savouries treated in a sweet manner.) Croissants with ham and cheese, for instance - so thinking of savoury macaroons holds no pleasures for me.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-23603257891694589032010-07-06T11:58:51.485+09:302010-07-06T11:58:51.485+09:30I haven't seen Master Chef since the firts ser...I haven't seen Master Chef since the firts series but we had nothing better to do last night than watch various contestants present their towers of macaroons adn the SMH had a long article on the week-end about how this show isn't like other reality shows and is NICE to contestants. <br /><br />The olive ones were purple. The raspberry and beetroot ones were a very deep pink. None of the judges seemed to enjoy eating them so I still don't know if the olive ones were sweet.<br /><br />It was quite a sadistic challenge because the macaroons were meant to have this crispy shell which broke horribly when skewered to a tower. I don't think I'll watch again. In fact I'd have felt better about myself if we'd been watching paint dry instead.Mary Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209981534012481639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7459693255389523642.post-59317804170230642802010-07-06T11:49:27.341+09:302010-07-06T11:49:27.341+09:30Beetroot and raspberry has some potential. I'v...Beetroot and raspberry has some potential. I've made ‘chocolate’ cake which includes grated beetroot and cocoa, to avoid the full-on butter and chocolate version, and it's delicious. (It’s actually a real recipe, good for kids’ lunch boxes, while the fatty chocolate cake wouldn’t be acceptable, I think.) I can't understand the inclusion of olive, though.Tatyananoreply@blogger.com