Month: November 2014

Dulce de leche

The November recipe from BBC Good Food required Carnation caramel from a tin. In Norway it is near impossible to find caramel in a tin. I had to make it myself. One tin of sweetened condensed milk (bought at the immigrant shop at the local mall), a slow cooker, and about 8 hours of submerging… Continue reading Dulce de leche

Nanowrimo and slow-tv

I’m trying to finish my National Novel Writing Month project today (currently at 47388 words). While I am writing, I am now listening in on the latest in Norwegian slow-television – the Norwegian church’s book of hymns and psalms, sung from cover to cover by Norwegian choirs minute by minute. I started with the backlog today… Continue reading Nanowrimo and slow-tv

Review: On Duty with the Queen: My Time as a Buckingham Palace Press Officer

On Duty with the Queen: My Time as a Buckingham Palace Press Officer by Dickie Arbiter The book details the time of Dickie Arbiter’s work in the press office at Buckingham Palace. First working for the Prince and Princess of Wales, then later for the royal collections (and also seemingly chipping in whenever needed, as… Continue reading Review: On Duty with the Queen: My Time as a Buckingham Palace Press Officer

Tuesdays with Dorie: Palets de Dames, Lille Style

I made these Palets de dames from the Baking Chez Moi cookbook on Sunday, and brought with me to my grandmother’s nursing home and served them around her hallway. My grandmother had three of them, and enjoyed them very much. I first iced some of them with white icing, then I added some pink food colouring to the… Continue reading Tuesdays with Dorie: Palets de Dames, Lille Style