Monthly Archives: November 2016

Kitchen Blender Spot the Difference

Posted on November 28, 2016 | 1 comment

My new toy was delivered today.

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The old one is the white machine on the left, the new is the black one on the right.
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Caravan hibernation

Posted on November 28, 2016 | Leave a comment

Ages ago we bought a custom-built cover for our new caravan. We didn’t get round to using it last winter – we seemed to be using the van too frequently.

But we probably won’t be out and about now until February, so on it went.

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Vegan Raw Wraps

Posted on November 8, 2016 | Leave a comment

And no, I hadn’t heard of them until recently either. But they’ve been a bit of a foodie fashion item recently, because they’re raw(-ish), gluten-free, and of course, being vegan, dairy and egg free too. They’re a substitute for a flour tortilla or similar, but the nearest they get to flour is the inclusion of flax flour (linseed flour) or psyllium husk as a binding agent.

To get an idea of what they should look like, see Raw Wraps. My efforts are a bit clunkier. So far at least …

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