The whole point of making ice cream at home, to me, is to make flavours that you won’t necessarily find easily in stores. This honey and almond ice cream is one of those. I think that the flavour of this really depend on which type of honey you use. My selection was a mild honey… Continue reading Honey and almond ice cream
Month: August 2013
Mette-Marit on the cover of Norwegian Elle
Crown Princess Mette-Marit is the cover girl on the September issue of Norwegian Elle. They made a fairly big deal that the coverage was to honour the Crown Princess on her 40th birthday. Inside the magazine there were two photos from an earlier photo session that had been reserved especially for the Elle issue. It had… Continue reading Mette-Marit on the cover of Norwegian Elle
My fears
Over the past couple of years, I’ve really become terrified of the thought of flying. I’ve never been super happy about it – I have a fear of heights, and therefore flying just feels slightly wrong in my mind. I can’t exactly pinpoint when that shifted though. I did have a miserable flight once from… Continue reading My fears
Quotation Monday #26 – Doorstops
The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book – it makes a very poor doorstop. Alfred Hitchcock
Skyfall
The Russian Army choir sings Adele’s Skyfall. Pretty amazing.
Green tea ice cream
This is really a mixture of several different ice creams. I started with this tea ice cream recipe from Norwegian Klikk.no, then I spotted Mac & Cheese’s Earl Grey tea ice cream recipe. And since I was going with green tea, I also found this one by Emeril Lagasse. All of which inspired and made… Continue reading Green tea ice cream
20 Historic Black and White Photos Colorized
I particularly found the one of King Oscar of Sweden-Norway interesting. 20 Historic Black and White Photos Colorized «TwistedSifter.
Son of York! Richard III descendants allowed to challenge Leicester burial
A high court judge has given permission for descendants of Richard III to challenge plans to rebury the king’s remains in Leicester rather than York, but counselled both sides against engaging in an “unseemly, undignified and unedifying” legal rerun of the Wars of the Roses. via Son of York! Richard III descendants allowed to challenge… Continue reading Son of York! Richard III descendants allowed to challenge Leicester burial
Ages of Revolution
This is kind of nifty. I’m always thinking of the Founding fathers as old men with white hair. Ages of Revolution: How Old Were They on July 4, 1776? – Journal of the American Revolution.