Posted in learning, prayer, recipies, theology on 1 February, 2008 | 5 Comments »
sometimes, the thing that seems selfish is necessary.
rare birds are worth pursuing.
it doesn’t always matter whether people understand.
on reading Luke through, one wonders why the documentary hypothesis took so long.
The start of Luke is wonderfully gracious. As pain and conflict increase, it gets wordier, more didactic and tries harder to explain. (’all [...]
Posted in recipies on 14 January, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Oh wow.
Tonight was supposed to be the time to write a properly theological post (or at least a timely rant on the need for inclusive language), but while looking for a good recipe for Italian Kale, I stumbled across a new twist on the sourdough theme:
One batch, no knead bread that you make once and [...]
Posted in recipies on 28 December, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The house smells of gingerbread. The cat is purring. Today was the perfect balancing point of being still-ill enough not to be working, but well enough to enjoy not-working. Off to read theology, then watch silly films.
recipe below
Posted in recipies on 3 November, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Continuing the theme of the week.
For the first time in 17 years, I have found Baker’s Chocolate in Britain. In Dunoon, of all places. Those of you local: it’s the little shop that does sandwiches and odds and ends near the fruit shop. ‘Something dairy’ maybe? Look for the tins of pumpkin in the window [...]
Posted in recipies on 18 October, 2007 | 4 Comments »
In my haste to bake a pumpkin before bed time, I reached for the cumin instead of the cinnamon. This was in addition to brown sugar, butter, nutmeg and just a hint of shoyu.
It was stunning. Do try.
(and for those of you who did not grow up baking pumpkins, remember: little ones to cook with, [...]
Posted in church, photos, recipies on 12 October, 2007 | 8 Comments »
This morning I’ve been pondering sourdough starter as a model for church growth. The process works like this:
prepare a warm hospitable place for things to grow
stir in the basic ingredients
leave it alone for a while
check on it after a few days and give it a stir
when it has grown sufficiently, use some of it [...]
Posted in learning, recipies on 21 June, 2007 | 8 Comments »
All day I have had ideas flitting about for a more ’serious’ blog post — something nicely theological to lead us away from the temptation of more notes from the nature reserve.
But since then, dinner got in the way — and a new recipe that is far too much fun not to share. [...]
