Self confessed food addict

I love to travel. I travel to experience different cultures. I travel to see new sights. I travel to meet new people. I travel to catch up with my friends and family. And I travel for the food. Actually, I really travel for the food and everything else is a bonus. But, you know… don’t tell anyone, especially my relatives.

One of the foods that I discovered while overseas in the U.S of A was the soft pretzel. And the soft pretzel, still warm, lightly salted, served with a luscious caramel dipping sauce. Thank you Auntie Anne’s.

Ok – so I would travel to the States just for Auntie Anne’s and In-an-out Burger and for the “biscuits with gravy” and for the pastrami sandwiches. And for the ribs. And for the chicken wings with buffalo sauce. And to be able to eat raw broccoli dipped in ranch without anyone pulling faces!!!

And yes, I would travel to Hong Kong just for the mango with sago in coconut milk dessert. Eh, so I’m easy.

Anyways, I thought I would give these pretzels a go. I haven’t found anything here to compare against, so I’m actually living off a 10 year old memory.

Pretzel recipe from here (I think!) with some hints and tips from Alton Brown (Love you!!)

And no, it doesn’t quite measure up, but it’s a good start. I’m moving in the right direction. So I’m going to keep on.

In the meanwhile, if you’re in the States, have one for me, ok?

Comments

The Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days Cupcakes

I have seriously tried to limit the number of cookbooks in my bookshelf. Not only is the internet a major source of information (and free at that!), but we just don't have the space. However, there are a few cookbooks that I love having on hand, in person, ready to be flicked through at a moments notice. And this book - the Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days - is fast becoming one of those books. I love it even more so as it was a "just because" present from my Dear Husband :) The cover is textured and PINK. Not just a pastel pretty pink, but a bright-in-your-face PINK!! There's no mistaking the market for this cookbook. And the rest of the book follows in its bold use of colors. This cookbook, for me, provides inspiration by way of baking, photography, and food styling. Much progress on the first one, not so much on the last two.. oh well, so let's talk about the baking. So far, I've tried two basic recipes - the vanilla cupcakes with van...

It's a skill and I need more sleep

Do you tell jokes? I don't. Hardly ever anyway. One - I don't know many jokes. Two - I can't tell jokes. I stutter the punch lines which ruins it. Or I'm laughing before I finish telling which, again, ruins it. And three - I have a really BAD sense of humour. Only my husband gets it. He gets my humour and reacts. It's why I married him. And yes, please note the purposeful use of "reacts" rather than "laugh" because ... yeah ... no ... he doesn't always laugh. And the times when he does laugh he's usually not laughing at the joke; he's usually laughing at me. But that's ok because that was the point of the joke - to make him laugh. Which he does. Why he's laughing ... well, that's secondary, isn't it? And what about pithy witty comments? I'm full of them. Clever, imaginative one-liners. But, again, it's all in the...

To ice or not to ice?

That is the question... I have a new addiction (surprise, surprise!). While I still favour Morning Tea and Afternoon Tea and all of its delights, I have recently been replacing the mandatory "tea and cake" with an Iced Tea or an Iced Coffee. These tea delights are so wonderfully refreshing on those hot summer days. And it satisfies my "drink and sweet" craving in one shot - which saves me on baking time and calorie count (like I do that anyway!). Seriously, I could drink Iced Tea or Iced Coffee all day, but I have limited it to either Morning Tea or Afternoon Tea. Got to keep it special! (Hence the continued use of CAPITALS :) ). The best thing is that these drinks are so easy to make at home and, to my taste buds and stomach anyway, are a lot better than most of the ones that you can find in your local cafe. I can control the strength, the milkiness, the sweetness to suit my picky palate. The other best thing is that I no longer feel the ...

Ag May ...

Search This Blog