Monthly Archives: December 2007

Menu for Hope – Just one more day to buy your ticket!

Posted on December 20, 2007 by

There’s just one more day to buy your ticket for Menu for Hope. Here’s an update from Pim: We are getting so close to 50K I can smell it! It’s pretty clear now that we will beat our last year’s … Continue reading →

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Orzo salad with pesto, tomatoes & knockalara cheese

Posted on December 19, 2007 by

Another day, another gorgeous recipe from the Ballymaloe Cookery Course Cookbook, all in the hope of raising money for the World Food Programme’s efforts in Lesotho. If this is your first time hearing of it, briefly: Chez Pim has announced … Continue reading →

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Coconut & apricot snowballs

Posted on December 18, 2007 by

It’s silly season! Lots of socialising, lots of fun, (over)eating and drinking. I have been trying and failing to save myself for my impending two week break – my office xmas party got the better of me last week, then … Continue reading →

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Onion & Thyme Leaf Soup

Posted on December 11, 2007 by

The Ballymaloe Cookery Course is a fantastic book containing 1175 recipes, 370 variations and more than 100 basic skills from staple recipes that are quick and easy, to master recipes with twists to change them and more complex challenging dishes. … Continue reading →

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Menu for Hope – Raffle announcement & prize

Posted on December 10, 2007 by

In an earlier post, I mentioned Chez Pim’s Menu for Hope, a fundraising drive by food bloggers internationally. Chez Pim has announced Menu for Hope 4 – her annual fundraising event. Inspired by the Tsnuami 5 years ago, in 2006, … Continue reading →

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