by Chez Shamwari | Jun 12, 2011 | Blog
My posting on perfecting my apple pie recipe reminded me of the fact that my brother (P) reckons he has his malva pudding (a South African delicacy) down to fine art. “Practice makes perfect” were his very words to me on providing me with the recipe. For...
by Chez Shamwari | Jun 12, 2011 | Blog
Today has been all about perfecting that apple pie that I referred to on my first ever posting on this site on 2 June (Hello World!). I am pretty pleased with the result and almost replicated the original from my friend. I think I had chopped the apples a little bit...
by Chez Shamwari | Jun 11, 2011 | Blog
I went to my first secret tea room this afternoon at Cafe Nouveau (http://cafenouveau.wordpress.com/) which was a wonderful experience. As you may see from my ‘About’ page, I am wanting to launch my own secret tea room cum cafe and this was an opportunity...
by Chez Shamwari | Jun 11, 2011 | Blog
Well the lemon curd tarts survived the freezer according to the feedback I was given from unsuspecting colleagues at work (see the comments to my posting on 9 June). From my point of view, however, the lemon curd was certainly OK but I didn’t think the pastry...
by Chez Shamwari | Jun 9, 2011 | Blog
I have a friend coming for the weekend and was thinking about what to do for dinner this Friday night when she arrives. It’s been a busy old week so thought about what I had in the cupboards and freezer that would be easy to put together but still equally...
