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Cultural traditions brings us together. As someone from an Irish background now living in the Gulf, I find we share the common love of drinking tea…just like the Chinese. And when Umi Tea Sets contacted me asking if I would like to receive one of their traditional Yixing clay teapots and tea to enjoy, I happily accepted. Apparently the blog post on Irish Tea Bread prompted the contact.
Continue reading “A Yixing Clay Teapot & Tea Marbled Eggs”
Oh my… already half way into the year… is it just me or are the months flying by and now, time for another In My Kitchen post with lovely Celia and company. Managed to salvage a few slices of this homemade cherry cake for a quick photo before it disappeared completely… we love old-fashioned homely cakes with cups of tea and coffee in our home. Continue reading “In My Kitchen June 2015”
This rolling herb mincer was right at the back of the kitchen drawer and I had nearly forgotten that I even owned one. I have no idea how long it has been in the drawer, but I know it has been there for some time.
The herb mincer was given to me, possibly by my mother on one of her visits to see me. Mum knows how much I like kitchen tools and I guess she thought I just might need one of these. With all it’s rolling blades the herb mincer looks like it will deliver as a kitchen tool, and I do like how it looks. However if memory serves me correctly I do not think it had lived up to what is was supposed to do.
The herb mincer is not a kitchen tool that I would go out and buy because I generally chop or mince herbs using a knife, scissors or a mezzaluna. Everything deserves a second chance so lets see if I find this herb mincer useful with some of my recipes…will keep you posted.
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