http://www.syrupandtang.com/200803/plummy-goodness-plum-and-cardamom-cake/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:26:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.syrupandtang.com/200803/plummy-goodness-plum-and-cardamom-cake/#comment-604 Duncan Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:51:21 +0000 http://www.syrupandtang.com/200803/plummy-goodness-plum-and-cardamom-cake/#comment-604 The book covers many different dishes and also contains a wealth of knowledge about flavour combos, ingredients and substitutes, etc etc, with a distinctly North American slant. About 50% of the book is this sort of useful information. The recipes are not high-end -- very much cafe and bakery fare -- and I've found some to be too sweet for local tastes. It's a good book to have on the shelf, because her recipes and information provide inspiration for other possibilities. There have been other books since which cover some similar ground (eg, The Essential Baker, Carol Bloom), but Regan Daley's book feels reliable and useful. The book covers many different dishes and also contains a wealth of knowledge about flavour combos, ingredients and substitutes, etc etc, with a distinctly North American slant. About 50% of the book is this sort of useful information. The recipes are not high-end — very much cafe and bakery fare — and I've found some to be too sweet for local tastes. It's a good book to have on the shelf, because her recipes and information provide inspiration for other possibilities. There have been other books since which cover some similar ground (eg, The Essential Baker, Carol Bloom), but Regan Daley's book feels reliable and useful.

]]> http://www.syrupandtang.com/200803/plummy-goodness-plum-and-cardamom-cake/#comment-602 Y Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:17:27 +0000 http://www.syrupandtang.com/200803/plummy-goodness-plum-and-cardamom-cake/#comment-602 Plums and cardamom.. yum. I had some good yellow plums recently. Great just eating them straight out of the paperbag. Regan Daley's book.. never got round to buying it. Have you cooked much from it? Is it worth getting? Plums and cardamom.. yum. I had some good yellow plums recently. Great just eating them straight out of the paperbag. Regan Daley's book.. never got round to buying it. Have you cooked much from it? Is it worth getting?

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