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- A Thousand And One Crepes
In the summer of 2004, St Petersburg succumbed to Tarkan-mania. I was a student then, and among those who fell. It didn’t matter that nobody had any idea what the Turkish superstar was singing about; his hit song “Dudu”, racy and undulating, pumped out of coffee shops, hair salons and blini stalls at all hours […]
- Cardamom-Pistachio Moguls; or, How Pastry Can Strain A Relationship
I call these cakelets, measuring an inch and a half in diametre, Little Moguls. Only slightly adapted from a cupcake recipe by Vanilla Garlic–by “adapted” you are to understand “ignored half of recipe and purchased rice pudding”–it’s denser than your average cupcake and closer to a madeleine. Why “mogul”? Substitute ground pistachios for almonds and […]
