January 2009 - Posts
I'm particularly fond of this dish. I have to say it's it's a bit of a minority taste - my mum and I are the only people I've known who've
really liked it and, given that she died more than ten years ago, you can see just what a minority taste it is. I think this may well have been one of her recipes in fact. It's a starter and you can use canned pears or fresh ones.
3 or 4 Pears
Paprika
1 Egg
3Tb Tarragon Vinegar
2 Rnd Tb Sugar
5fl oz Double Cream
s&p
Beat the egg in a bowl and then add the sugar. Gradually add the vinegar.
Stand the bowl in pan of boiling water and stir until it begins to
thicken and then remove from heat. Continue stirring until it has the
consistency off thick cream. Season lightly and allow to cool. (This
part of the process can also be done in the microwave. Either way,
having reached this stage, the mixture can be stored in the fridge in a
screwtop jar for two or three weeks if you don't want to use it
immediately.) When the mixture is cold partially whip the cream and
fold into the dressing. Spoon the mixture over the pears and sprinkle
with paprika.
If you don't have any tarragon vinegar around - and who does? - you can
use white wine vinegar and just add some dried tarragon - rubbed to a
fine powder in the palm of your hand - to the mixture.
‘The Amber Project’ is a Church Army project based in Cardiff which works with young people (aged 14-25) who have experience of self harm. Established in 2002 the project consists of a number of elements including counselling, theatre work, weekly workshops and informal support.
Currently “Amber” is establishing a counselling service in Cwmbran; this development presents a placement opportunity for a volunteer counsellor (experience of working with young people is required).
Excellent supervision and support is provided and travelling expenses will be covered. If you are interested please contact:
Caryl Stock (Project Co-ordinator) Tel: 029 20344776
Mike Leigh's "Secrets and Lies" is on TV this Wednesday (Film 4. 28th Jan. 11.05pm) and it's well worth watching. Not just because it's such a great film, poignant, touching and very funny, but also because it gives us an extremely good example of poor communication skills. This occurs about 32 minutes in from the beginning and the part we're interested in starts from the moment we see Hortense - played by Marianne Jean-Baptiste - sitting at the bottom of a flight of stairs. If you want an analysis of the meeting you'll find one on the "Are you in Zennor"
web site.
If you missed Mark Rivett's "Stories in Therapy" seminar last week then you missed a treat.
Luckily we made a video of the event, though, and a DVD will be going into the AYY library tomorrow. You can find out more about the event itself further down this page.