tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240778511347611810.post3927203422336472566..comments2024-01-26T16:39:36.632-08:00Comments on SmitoniusAndSonata: Summer Popped In For A Brief VisitSmitoniusAndSonatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240778511347611810.post-60150374092524051982013-06-26T00:42:53.534-07:002013-06-26T00:42:53.534-07:00I'm glad you packed in summer. It's the on...I'm glad you packed in summer. It's the only way. Seize it while you can. But I still hope we get a few more warm days. I've only eaten one meal outside this year,Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240778511347611810.post-28256654011671726662013-06-25T12:56:18.545-07:002013-06-25T12:56:18.545-07:00You know who should live on that street? Benedict...You know who should live on that street? Benedict Cumberbatch. No, only kidding... he should live on MY street! 8-)Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240778511347611810.post-1494120619949562062013-06-24T13:59:05.539-07:002013-06-24T13:59:05.539-07:00It looks absolutely lovely, so green and so...flat...It looks absolutely lovely, so green and so...flat. Perfect for biking.colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484411878651364981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240778511347611810.post-17313665928959963102013-06-24T02:48:59.720-07:002013-06-24T02:48:59.720-07:00Looks perfect. I love a picnic, however simple. Th...Looks perfect. I love a picnic, however simple. They always remind me of childhood summers though to be truly authentic you do need a bit of sand in your sarnies. <br /><br />No heatwave needed here, ta very much, but a bit less sog would be appreciated. <br /><br />love those cupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251676130165434278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240778511347611810.post-6285718357723822372013-06-20T10:53:46.722-07:002013-06-20T10:53:46.722-07:00Looks lovely. I am the picnic fan in our house so ...Looks lovely. I am the picnic fan in our house so we'll have to set a date and meet for a picnic somewhere!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240778511347611810.post-24260580747137270392013-06-20T09:32:58.786-07:002013-06-20T09:32:58.786-07:00No heatwave required, thank you, just a bit of sun...No heatwave required, thank you, just a bit of sun and a few dry days.<br /><br />I’m not into picnics either, unless they’re in the garden, but I’ll gladly take a bottle and a glass outside.<br /><br />Happy summer.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240778511347611810.post-89871611299719741292013-06-20T00:02:30.546-07:002013-06-20T00:02:30.546-07:00How beautiful! My girls won't eat outside, eve...How beautiful! My girls won't eat outside, even for BBQs. Maybe it stems back to an experience on Cyprus at a restaurant in a vineyard in the middle of nowhere.<br />We sat on a terrace with vines overhead- you could pick the sourish grapes to eat if you wanted-the food was beautiful. But...to say there were a lot of massive ants is an understatement. Didn't bother me but the girls were slightly hysterical at being walked all over during a meal!!Rattling Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04717017116448498799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240778511347611810.post-80502571035515876172013-06-18T13:03:45.547-07:002013-06-18T13:03:45.547-07:00That was a restorative outing. Thank you.That was a restorative outing. Thank you.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240778511347611810.post-16514468097402931952013-06-16T17:50:27.765-07:002013-06-16T17:50:27.765-07:00Thanks for the tour! Lovely countryside.......Be g...Thanks for the tour! Lovely countryside.......Be glad. You'll get more. You wouldn't want the soul sapping unremitting heat of summer here!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240778511347611810.post-91675099854332575322013-06-16T12:17:54.423-07:002013-06-16T12:17:54.423-07:00I haven't a clue whose recipe it is , I'm ...I haven't a clue whose recipe it is , I'm afraid . It might have been from Cook Yourself Thin ?<br />Anyway , with apologies to whoever I pinched it from :<br />Crush 1/2tsp. each of cumin and coriander seeds and mix with a small shallot and a clove of garlic , both chopped fine . Add 1/2tsp. paprika and i tblsp. olive oil . Use this miixtue to coat both halves of an aubergine that has been scored , almost to the skin with criss-cross cuts .The recipe then recommends baking in a 200 Centigrade oven for 30 minutes .<br />I found that actually it all works better if <br />a) you brush the cut sides first with a little oil and bake them in a 190 degree oven for 15 minutes THEN<br />b) coat them with the cumin mixtue and bake for another forty minutes , otherwise the spices burn before the aubergine is ready .<br />They were nice with big dollops of Kwark and some grilled chicken .<br /> <br /><br /><br /> SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240778511347611810.post-67458705325344589082013-06-16T05:03:15.981-07:002013-06-16T05:03:15.981-07:00Your countryside is beautiful and I am glad that y...Your countryside is beautiful and I am glad that you were able to take advantage of the weather. We have had so little sun this summer.<br /><br />Would you be kind enough to point me in the right direction for the recipe for Cumin Crusted Aubergines? I Googled it but came up with only a calorie count for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com