tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966366.post3933453813020325401..comments2008-01-06T16:59:35.658-05:00tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149211392724447966sevenspoonsbaking@gmail.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966366.post-14105234542951215962008-01-06T16:59:00.000-05:002008-01-06T16:59:00.000-05:00michèle you are truly deserving of the moniker, to be sure. And I'm sure that your G appreciates all your efforts.<BR/><BR/>petite gourmand, thank you for the compliments! I am not a food stylist or chef, just an all-too greedy home cook.<BR/><BR/>s, I do agree. But at the same time, I think that Nigella's 'cheats' are not true fakery. As you say, while she takes shortcuts (like saying make a course, buy a course), she does not resort to much by way of processed or prepacked food. Things like hummus may be bought, but she seems to do so with a thought to maintaining a quality standard.<BR/><BR/>marieke, what a true sentiment. It is a shame that the talent of the female home cook seems to be a separate character entirely from the professional realm. It is good to see women who have become legends like Alice Waters in what has been a man's world.<BR/><BR/>kristina, I cannot say another word. Beautifully put!<BR/><BR/>Thank you, joyful abode - lovely name too!tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149211392724447966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966366.post-52310450919797556862008-01-05T21:45:00.000-05:002008-01-05T21:45:00.000-05:00I LOVE this paragraph of yours "It is in light of this struggle that I will proudly show off my collected burns that decorate my hands and forearms, the nicks on my cutting boards or the scorch marks on my pots and pans. I have survived the trial by fire and come out with feast fit for celebration. Truth be told, I would fully expect the display of these war wounds to illicit an appropriate amount of fawning attention from my loved ones."<BR/><BR/>I think it's a beautiful sentiment, and the pancakes sound delicious!Joyful Abodehttp://www.joyfulabode.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966366.post-37492118356337674392007-01-30T18:55:00.000-05:002007-01-30T18:55:00.000-05:00I heartily agree with your post! It is not so much a throw back to pre-feminism as a call to be recognized for a job well done--no matter if the cook is a man or a woman, providing sustenance and making it delecious is an activity that is not highly prized in our frozen and fast food happy society, but it should be! As a self- identified, "postmodern" feminist, I always groan internally when people assume I play a 1950s housewife just because I love to cook and bake!<br />Your pancake recipe looks wonderful--can't wait for a Sunday to try it!Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962497692500476891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966366.post-56358561928356653662006-12-20T14:54:00.000-05:002006-12-20T14:54:00.000-05:00Hello Tara,<br />Thank you for your insights on Nigella. I think she is a positive influence and we women can celebrate our cooking and baking at home. And more and more of our husbands like being their with us (mine does:-). But together we wonder sometimes why the professional kitchen is still almost totally the domain of the men. All this experience of women cooking and baking doesn't leave the home enough.Mariekewww.trifles.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966366.post-53069578019145003802006-12-07T09:35:00.000-05:002006-12-07T09:35:00.000-05:00Hi Tara<br /><br />To be honest, what I enjoy about Nigella is that she takes a "how to fake it within reason" approach. She allows us the pleasure of feeling like we've provided well for our loved ones without making us feel that every dish we make needs to look like a Thomas Keller creation or have a recipe which starts with "first pick a basketful of peas from your backyard". Neither does she take the other extreme and show us how to construct a meal completely out of canned and frozen goods. Happy Holidays!Swww.chubbyhubby.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966366.post-84460807198984923512006-12-06T18:35:00.000-05:002006-12-06T18:35:00.000-05:00these sound and look delicious.<br />absolutely beautiful.<br /><br />okay so are you a chef or a food stylist?petite gourmandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09483112273472321468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966366.post-87008113347689955012006-12-06T11:47:00.000-05:002006-12-06T11:47:00.000-05:00Tara, thank you so much for the dedication you old softie you! I must admit I kind of like being referred to as a goddess! You and I have discussed before how old school we might seem for wanting our kudos in the kitchen--I could stub my toe on the bed and it would just make me flustered, but I could slice my finger chopping onions and it's a badge of honour that is worn proudly! <br />I have yet to try your time tested pancake recipe on G, but once we get to London it's definitely going to be on the menu!Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03185969550165562128noreply@blogger.com