tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43336821725633838022024-03-05T01:03:02.654-08:00makin' and bakingZoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-27482466425797568272011-05-04T03:59:00.000-07:002011-05-04T04:18:47.886-07:00I'm no fair-weather friendAre you cross?<br />
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I have been away sometime.<br />
No excuses, i promise i'll be back more often from now on.<br />
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I've had the most sick inducing stomach full of love for the last few weeks and have just spent a heavenly half hour thinking about making chutney and how nice it is to give it and suddenly remembered all the lovely things i actually like doing :)<br />
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I need good cheese chutneys people.<br />
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I do have a fabulous <a href="http://www.thewi.org.uk/">WI</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jams-Pickles-Chutneys-Secrets-Institute/dp/0743221133">Jams pickle and Chutneys </a>recipe book but I've been thinking about the wonderful <a href="http://www.rivercottage.net/users/Pam%20the%20Jam/">PAM the JAM</a>, who's <a href="http://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/candied-orange-sticks/">Candied Orange Sticks</a> i made this christmas and went down a absolute storm, and am considering buying her <a href="http://astore.amazon.co.uk/rivecott-21/detail/0747595321">River Cottage Preserves book</a>.<br />
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If you've got a good one and feel like sharing, i'd love to see it too!<br />
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xxxZoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-67426362661570977662011-01-03T14:07:00.001-08:002011-01-03T14:07:41.212-08:00Gone but not forgottenI know i've been terrible at posts this last couple of months.<br />
Lots and lots has been happening and i've even taken photos but i've just been crapola and although i've continued to bake, stacks and stacks in fact, i've been very good at eating them but just terrible at writiting about them!<br />
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Eat any more christmas pudding and you'll turn into one.<br />
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ps. this isn't meZoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-86700633147026526742010-10-15T08:26:00.000-07:002010-10-15T08:28:09.546-07:00If i was a boyI would only wear this stuff.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.folkclothing.com/men"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNDe8f8DykDRunDKixHOGf13Pn98B5Sw0jRATFLd9aZSp5M-awfVC_vrmDkhB1sw8FaYGsKizdAQo21GzVUrAeNHVR9OqkVOtZN0JIDYPXHIZYu-H9xQE8Qzt_ei1xhQMV-TyeH7sfQ/s320/folk.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">By<a href="http://www.folkclothing.com/men"> FOLK</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lovely clothes and shoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Seeing as I'm not ( a boy that is) it's a good job they have started making lovely things for girls too!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">You can buy these babies </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lastfootwear.com/product.php?id=38&catid=-1&scatid=-1"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpZv61VRCsPk87j18GWTAQ6icFKQo5rmE1rWpngdjNCO1R-NfIybBFYG1URtJpal0PSRW3dyX4A8_I56vI5jVN_DGw9czpKyT6gikjJOkP69d1IdW2FCOzG_hqJb20Cy7IKKVBMSZiw/s320/folk2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the fantastic<a href="http://www.lastfootwear.com/index.php"> Last</a> on line <a href="http://www.lastfootwear.com/product.php?id=38&catid=-1&scatid=-1">HERE</a> or in person at their beautiful shop <a href="http://www.lastfootwear.com/contact.php">HERE</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well jels</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">x</div>Zoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-8592115145675684832010-10-05T14:22:00.000-07:002010-10-05T14:22:37.216-07:00What I saw todaySmall dogs..... everywhere.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://jpantherluggage.com/index.html"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8WbclLk4XmZrFhDzC3soSttU8SuZF7RhN4-Z1d7tmT02Wmi3U3E4dda0NCmUxJnGypG6djXlgPhdNMzpjPoAO_IK1yy8uN-JOwtLBA4VGGNNY0XEE3ZhX-9KBN458KUvqYjJHKOUBg/s320/ructote-hero1-400.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thankyouverymuchyessir xx</div>Zoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-23293895565650494092010-09-21T14:51:00.000-07:002010-09-21T15:00:37.839-07:00Coffee BreathOkay, I'm feeling much better today, or at least I am now.<br />
I've had a right tizzy of a day, but I finished it off by eating a rather large slice of my first ever coffee and walnut cake, which i have written my first blog about <a href="http://theblackcatbakery.blogspot.com/">here</a> on my new blogspot! I know it looks a little bit wonky but it tastes scrummy.<br />
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Also, the mouse spent some time playing in a box, so that made me feel better too.<br />
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Big plans.<br />
I saw myself springing out of bed and squeezing every last drip out of my Monday.<br />
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As it stands i feel as heavy as cement and I have now moulded a good spot in my bed that has me at the correct height for computering and snoozing.<br />
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I am sick.<br />
I hope, wish and prey that it's passing. It's not a natural state for me.<br />
I'm not a good patient.<br />
The melancholy hits in and nothing seems possible, nothing apart from the possibility of me spending the rest of my life in this state.<br />
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woe is me<br />
xxZoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-20539451056517793432010-09-19T12:55:00.000-07:002010-09-19T13:37:06.862-07:00Hot Ribena<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgphXnLP_3bIoYXSTxHyywVkGag6lhydv3Y36BKpaaV92HNay1s0WAzgbynYbh_m9DcYixJkGmrMbaK-KxQ8tkmmHJwDCYyEUPouAKAP6kPPLsz7VyVrznbJw1VPMyB9Fw5t_yy9ceFA/s1600/IMG_9349.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgphXnLP_3bIoYXSTxHyywVkGag6lhydv3Y36BKpaaV92HNay1s0WAzgbynYbh_m9DcYixJkGmrMbaK-KxQ8tkmmHJwDCYyEUPouAKAP6kPPLsz7VyVrznbJw1VPMyB9Fw5t_yy9ceFA/s320/IMG_9349.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't feel very well. I'm having a hot ribena.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've had a lovely day. A slow morning and a very long and lazy lunch with best friends, but i'm home now and i've come over all wobbly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There could be several reasons for this 'un-well-ness', but i think mostly it's about the change in seasons, changes in life and making sure the changes i make, make me happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see one of those changes <a href="http://theblackcatbakery.blogspot.com/">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To soothe my heart and ease my mind K's made chicken soup with beautiful Borlotti beans bought from the fabulous <a href="http://www.brightonfarmmarket.co.uk/Home.html">Farm Market</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vbE-ob0ShWoClQQdoi-RTwKeDzGmrPguoU-TeNqkwV9SXUxmy-fTMuOl4Kgz4kA0BONw35Z2783FMF5v2bQw0PhF_VHSeUoqhMxfLXbXVpVM4N5dpWCFzLNlOcxsrWk-3x73o9ARLg/s1600/IMG_9346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vbE-ob0ShWoClQQdoi-RTwKeDzGmrPguoU-TeNqkwV9SXUxmy-fTMuOl4Kgz4kA0BONw35Z2783FMF5v2bQw0PhF_VHSeUoqhMxfLXbXVpVM4N5dpWCFzLNlOcxsrWk-3x73o9ARLg/s320/IMG_9346.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's sometimes hard to remember how lucky i am. I am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xx</div>Zoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-14215955727537124612010-09-10T00:58:00.000-07:002010-09-10T00:58:17.276-07:00TUESDAY.I'm not sure what happened on Tuesday. I went into a baking frenzy. I can only imagine that I was trying desperately hard to distract my self from painting Susy John's house (the hall way is now a beautiful take on Lemon Meringue Pie!) and thinking about all the pre-school thinking I should be doing to prepare (WHAT THINKING?). I've also been inspired by the super <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes#blq-container">The Great British Bake Off</a>.<br />
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I made in order:<br />
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Starter for Sourdough Loaf - this hasn't yet got to the sweet bready smell, it is currently at the putrid sour smell stage!<br />
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Meringues<br />
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Macaroons - I should have read the recipe(<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/macaroons_16105">this one is very good</a>), very tasty but i didn't whisk the eggs before folding them in. K still loves them :)xxx<br />
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Small Wholemeal Loaf - soooooooooooooooo good with loads of butter and Grannie Annie's thick cut Orange Marmalade. yum.<br />
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Fresh egg pasta<br />
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xZoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-27399620472395796662010-09-08T03:24:00.000-07:002010-09-08T03:25:20.587-07:00Ticking off the listThis has been starting at me for god knows how long<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Currently trying to learn from my own teachings.... </div>Zoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-8490653241540208422010-09-07T02:46:00.000-07:002010-09-07T02:46:09.872-07:00Crazy Bakey LadyI've got the bug, i've got it bad.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As i type i have a batch of meringue and my first ever set of macaroons in the oven! The passion has been resurrected by my mammoth baking session last week where i baked 7 x 29cm beautiful sponges for our friends wedding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2x Chocolate Cherry with Chocolate buttercream icing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2x Lemon Drizzle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1x Victoria Sponge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1x Orange & Ginger with a Sugar Crust</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1x Plum, damson & Almond</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had to leave just after the ceremony so that we could get to our other wedding party that day! (don't ever do two weddings in one day, it's two too much).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But i hear nothing but good things about the cakes, especially the plum one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see a few more pictures of my baking<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoeoliviajohn/"> here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll let you know how the macaroons turn out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over and out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">x</div>Zoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-58762474160570752772010-09-06T23:59:00.000-07:002010-09-06T23:59:22.923-07:00CagedThe Mouse does not like going in the basket :(<br />
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Last night was no exception. I rushed home after a morning with fried eggs, chats with pals and a good 45 minutes (check me out!) swim, just in time to eat a big bowl of veggie chilli (thank you x) and make some <a href="http://cargocollective.com/amyphipps">MAP</a> inspired Bride and Groom peg dolls to take with me to the Hag (hen & stag) party I walked through the lovely warm rain to get to.<br />
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This month is the last month that I will be working with Kolkata Fair Trade, a small fair trade company based in Brighton.<br />
Over the last year (and a bit!) I have met and worked with a great bunch of people both here in the UK and across the world in Kolkata, Northern India.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have designed and produced a few really lovely products including: a stationary range with a women's vocational training NGO 'Karmyog' -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">And I can't wait to see the dresses that we have designed, being produced by the women's group 'Jeevika' (the picture at the top is of the girls there). They have now gone into sampling; beautiful embroidery and fantastic colours and fabrics... i can't wait to see the results!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm sad to go, but the next couple of months hold the next stage of my adventures! AND I will never forget those girls!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Their gift was a framed hand stitched S&E embroidery</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here are some (rather late) pictures of the goodies i baked for the Permanent Gallery's Itchy Scratchy Halloween Night - Including Rupert's finger!!<br />
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</div>Zoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-41067370669840870462009-11-11T03:58:00.000-08:002009-11-11T04:00:12.081-08:00Bakin' a BakewellSome people, mostly the queen ER, are lucky enough to have two birthdays, the queen that is and my pal Ed.<br />
After a week long Birthday celebration in the big smoke, we were lucky enough to have the pleasure of his company here at the seaside.<br />
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My love for Ed runs deep - right into the bottom of a cake tin and on this birthday, last year he got a pecan pie and almond thins, i had my first ever go at Bakewells. Sweet. Mini Bakewell Tarts with a jam centre and a frangipani topping.<br />
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FUCK OFF they were good.<br />
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Happy Birthday Edric xxxZoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-44962618285636205582009-10-06T15:00:00.000-07:002009-10-06T15:23:54.313-07:00ChestyOn Friday my tour manager and i piled ourselves and some orange chocolate, kindly donated by Susy, into a hired van and bombed our way up to Essex to retrieve a chest of draws that has been sat in the barns at an ancient aunts house waiting to be lovingly housed by a member of her family.<br />
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Said loving member arrived after spending two hours driving her first ever white van (picture unavailable, sorry A_P).<br />
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We dinned on slightly burnt pizza and heard tales of relatives behaving in all sorts of ways explained only by the vast amount of alcohol consumed by my family on a day to day level.<br />
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After talking about plans for Christmas, tennis and my cousins published(!) Dungeons and Dragons story, we made our way, chest in tow, back to the coast.<br />
After spending an hour and a half in the car and 50 minutes crawling along the Dartford Bridge, we decided that a pit stop was needed and found ourselves in shopping hell/heaven Bluewater.<br />
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It was here that i realised i had not yet taken a picture of the new chest.<br />
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</div>Zoe Olivia Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270764729672744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333682172563383802.post-90193701180277284732009-10-01T08:00:00.000-07:002009-10-01T08:19:38.456-07:00Part OneHello....<br />
I find myself here with not much to say, this isn't usually the case!<br />
But always needing somewhere to start from, this is a better place than many.<br />
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...I'll be back in a bit with something else, in the mean time here is my new cat. yip.<br />
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I used to have a cat that said hello when she meowed, this one just sounds like a baby dinosaur.<br />
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Meow meow meow<br />
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