26.1.12
[yeg intelligent traffic systems?]
Hrm...the video makes this sounds great...shame I haven't experienced the benefits...yet
17.1.12
14.1.12
[future of publishing]
Interesting article from the Guardian:
Two publishers talk business in an oversize replica of a book at the Frankfurt book fair. Photograph: Frank Rumpenhorst/AP
2011 was a dramatic year for the UK books industry. Waterstones changed ownership and leadership. Ebook sales grew to around 7% of the general books market, with WHS Kobo and Apple emerging alongside the dominant Kindle, which had a major Christmas. Agents set up publishing endeavors, publishers created successful apps and writers published themselves. The contentious debate about a fair royalty rate for ebook sales continued, and Amazon set up its own publishing arm.
16.12.11
[end of term baking]
Whew, with the marking done for 200 students and a 4:00am flight to Honduras on Sunday (for my brother's wedding), I decided to do some baking for a brunch we're hosting tomorrow morning.
I'm planning on making croissant sandwiches a la caprese (filled with fresh toms and bocconcini and fresh basil), with roast beef and a horseradish cream and simple smoked ham with mustard and arugula. Yum. But, for the baking, I decided to try my hand at mini quiches AND dark chocolate muffins.
Hubby and baby tried both experiments (I hadn't baked either before and it's my own recipe) and they went down well - baby even ate TWO!
The Quiche Recipe
8 eggs
1/4 cup of flour (I used self-raising)
spinach
cheese (whatever you really want to put in!)
salt
pepper (to taste)
splash of white wine
I just mixed it all up together! If you wanted it extra light, you could do the egg whites separately and gently stir them in at the end.
Double Chocolate Muffins
1 3/4 cups of flour (I used self raising)
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1 cup of milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla (I used Madagascar extract, don't use essence!)
3/4 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of veg oil
3/4 cup of chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate chips and chunks)
1/4 cup of cocoa
I mixed it all up and then just before popping them into the oven I sprinkled them all with extra chocolate chips AND some sugar...naughty I know but now there's a lovely, crunchy top!
I'm planning on making croissant sandwiches a la caprese (filled with fresh toms and bocconcini and fresh basil), with roast beef and a horseradish cream and simple smoked ham with mustard and arugula. Yum. But, for the baking, I decided to try my hand at mini quiches AND dark chocolate muffins.
Hubby and baby tried both experiments (I hadn't baked either before and it's my own recipe) and they went down well - baby even ate TWO!
The Quiche Recipe
8 eggs
1/4 cup of flour (I used self-raising)
spinach
cheese (whatever you really want to put in!)
salt
pepper (to taste)
splash of white wine
I just mixed it all up together! If you wanted it extra light, you could do the egg whites separately and gently stir them in at the end.
Double Chocolate Muffins
1 3/4 cups of flour (I used self raising)
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1 cup of milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla (I used Madagascar extract, don't use essence!)
3/4 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of veg oil
3/4 cup of chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate chips and chunks)
1/4 cup of cocoa
I mixed it all up and then just before popping them into the oven I sprinkled them all with extra chocolate chips AND some sugar...naughty I know but now there's a lovely, crunchy top!
8.12.11
[high-tech coffee maker :: I want one!]
This is fabulous - sleek, swift and uses and iPad app. Plus, I think this "creative technology" might well fall into a device requiring transliterate skills.
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