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The Apple Of My Dreams

It would only be a slight exaggeration to say that I’ve had more apple crumbles than hot dinners.

We always had home-grown apples as kids (still do, in season) and apple with crumble topping is something I very much associate with home.

So how is it, then, that my entry for a roundup of desserts inspired by travel is an apple crumble? For, indeed, this months Sugar High Friday, being hosted by Heather at Diary of a Fanatic Foodie, has travel-inspired desserts as its theme. I guess I have some explaining to do, so here goes…

Apple crumble

The stuff of crumbly, apple-filled dreams

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Let Them Eat Biscotti

Whatever about today being Paddy’s Day (and a very happy Lá ‘Le Pádraig to one and all), I can confirm that tomorrow, in my own little corner of the universe, it will be Biscotti Day. Biscotti Day doesn’t have a fixed date in the Spud calendar, but depends on a particular alignment of circumstances and sentiment which result in me taking a notion that biscotti needs must be made and graciously bestowed upon my fellow workers.

Biscotti and madeira

Biscotti and madeira, a match made in heaven

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Offline Almond Slices

It was all going horribly wrong from an internet connection point of view.

The connection from my house decided to cease operations and the provider of the service had been less than helpful with either a diagnosis or resolution. That was followed by a few days as a nomad in search of a wi-fi connection, who quickly became a nomad with lower back trouble due to excessive amounts of laptop carrying. The final straw came with the discovery that, having travelled to my parents house to visit for a few days, I had neglected to bring the laptop’s power lead. Clearly there was a message for me here somewhere!

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