tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post738688054486089150..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Boozy chocolate cake - work in progress and still deliciousJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-5021836218033653332013-11-01T17:11:30.905+11:002013-11-01T17:11:30.905+11:00Thanks Cass - I have a chocolate cake with tofu th...Thanks Cass - I have a chocolate cake with tofu that I made on the blog in the early days and keep meaning to return to - though the tofu I obliquely referred to in the post was in a pasta dish that I will post about soon - glad to share a laughJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-4940715615484222782013-11-01T17:11:16.238+11:002013-11-01T17:11:16.238+11:00Thanks Helen - that is really sweet of you to comp...Thanks Helen - that is really sweet of you to compare my blog so favourably to martha - I think you are right about her probably being removed from quite a lot of the production while bloggers like me do it all myselfJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-91687613935598353152013-11-01T12:56:21.965+11:002013-11-01T12:56:21.965+11:00Omg you are hilarious. I think it looks really lov...Omg you are hilarious. I think it looks really lovely. I haven't baked with tofu yet but I have some in my laksa for lunch today. Cass @foodmyfriendhttp://www.foodmyfriend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-36072611320519157562013-11-01T07:42:51.537+11:002013-11-01T07:42:51.537+11:00I think Veganopoulous might be right Martha these ...I think Veganopoulous might be right Martha these days is a business and I doubt whether she would understand the experience or the process that food blogs provide because she probably has someone writing herblogs for her. The important thing to remember is this I visit your blog on average 3 times a week and I cant remember the last time I visited hers ;)<br /><br />Helenbeeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-58820726681722782062013-10-31T23:27:44.563+11:002013-10-31T23:27:44.563+11:00Thanks Jac - I suspect you are right about Martha ...Thanks Jac - I suspect you are right about Martha but again she doesn't really understand. My experience is that food bloggers all seem to buy a lot of magazines and cookbooks - would be interesting to compare this to non bloggers purchasesJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-63335914908233005072013-10-31T23:24:17.935+11:002013-10-31T23:24:17.935+11:00Thanks Kari - I think you like processes like me -...Thanks Kari - I think you like processes like me - Martha Stewart just seems to like the end product :-) I swithered about posting the recipe as I am not sure I will ever make it this way again (not being the habit of buying brandy sauce) but I am glad it was entertaining!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-82096075740174106642013-10-31T23:22:34.570+11:002013-10-31T23:22:34.570+11:00Thanks Lorraine - interesting to hear your feedbac...Thanks Lorraine - interesting to hear your feedback on martha - perhaps she could get some bloggers to test her recipes - ha ha!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-24896335162530439382013-10-31T23:21:56.061+11:002013-10-31T23:21:56.061+11:00Thanks Veganopoulous - I didn't even know you ...Thanks Veganopoulous - I didn't even know you could see her show in Australia - but you don't make me feel like seeking it out :-) Though perhaps it is better to yell at a cookery show than politicians on tv (sigh!) And I think if your mum considers it a tried and true recipe than that is thoroughly tested.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-73779128475124528802013-10-31T23:19:56.831+11:002013-10-31T23:19:56.831+11:00Thanks Cakelaw - yes I don't think her thought...Thanks Cakelaw - yes I don't think her thoughts will win her many blogging friends - but like kath talks about above, her photos always seem so nice that they seem to come out of a studio rather than a home kitchen.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-50415662857951385382013-10-31T23:18:23.724+11:002013-10-31T23:18:23.724+11:00Thanks Kath - well said - I feel the same about my...Thanks Kath - well said - I feel the same about my blog helping me building confidence and try different recipes. And I find myself reading cookbooks and wishing for my background text like I have come to love in blogs. Even the bloggers who do quite a bit of testing still have a lot of interesting reflection on the recipe and blogs also seem to offer more suggestions for variations - their recipes don't seem as fixed and didactic. Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-61485658230616248322013-10-31T21:05:09.647+11:002013-10-31T21:05:09.647+11:00The oil might not have gone in, but it does look w...The oil might not have gone in, but it does look wonderful. I don't think Martha did herself any favours with those comments. Maybe she feels her rather large income is under threat as bloggers post recipe for free.Jacqueline Meldrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05748535381400208316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-87504736359621859872013-10-31T13:23:12.516+11:002013-10-31T13:23:12.516+11:00I had so much fun reading this - thank goodness yo...I had so much fun reading this - thank goodness you did post it. This had quite an evolution from planned banana cake to bits to actual brandied chocolate cake! I think those sorts of recipes / dishes are the best ones sometimes - fun, unexpected, and entirely embracing of possibility. I think Martha Stewart could learn a lot ;)Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887621874869110597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-50078053390233424182013-10-31T12:13:06.975+11:002013-10-31T12:13:06.975+11:00I found what Martha said to be so ironic because I...I found what Martha said to be so ironic because I don't use her recipes anymore because they just don't work. Her team has great ideas certainly but she needs more recipe testing done! :PLorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-6115229055347750512013-10-31T10:46:26.698+11:002013-10-31T10:46:26.698+11:00Perhaps Martha doesn't understand blogging in...Perhaps Martha doesn't understand blogging in general. I have watched her show a handful of times but, like Oprah, her interview style is terrible. Constantly interrupting the guest, often with a completely irrelevant question which then makes the guest stop what they were originally saying, then answer the new interruption. Meanwhile I'm shouting at the tv because I wanted to hear the guest finish what they were saying!<br /><br />But about testing recipes, if I posted something my mum has made since I was little, I'm not inclined to test it myself simply because my mum has done it enough times that I consider that tested, with me the consumer :)<br /><br />nice cake :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-17329801944404861162013-10-31T08:10:59.183+11:002013-10-31T08:10:59.183+11:00I am all for boozy chocolate cake. Martha quickly ...I am all for boozy chocolate cake. Martha quickly back tracked on her comments, but we now know what she really thinks!Cakelawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205068748520541380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-65289875851340864302013-10-31T07:50:03.245+11:002013-10-31T07:50:03.245+11:00Boozy? Yes, please!Boozy? Yes, please!yummychunklethttp://yummychunklet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-49044798331667657132013-10-31T03:08:42.258+11:002013-10-31T03:08:42.258+11:00I like your view on recipe blogs as a documentatio...I like your view on recipe blogs as a documentation of learning how to cook. When I thought about the statement, I agree that bloggers (or most of them, however some recipe blogs look very professional) probably aren't experts on cooking, but I do think that they test their recipes. What's nice about food blogs is that often you can see pictures of the preparation process and read the blogger's thoughts about the recipe. For me, this actually seems very reliable. I mean, if I make a recipe from a cookbook I know it will never turn out as perfect as in the recipe picture (if the book has pictures - I like much better if yes!) - simply because I'm not skilled in perfectly arranging foods on a plate or in a bowl. You know, things spill etc. :D As far as I can say, food bloggers make the recipes they post and then write about it - how it went and turned out etc. I wouldn't say that food blogs are more honest, but they're definitely closer to my reality than recipes from a professional cookbook. Also, there are probably ugly-but-yummy / unspectactular-but-yummy recipes that wouldn't make it into a cookbook but are worth a try. And some recipes, like your chocolate cake, just emerge from an "accident" but turn out well nevertheless. It's good to know that accidents aren't always bad, isn't it? :) Personally, I can say that blogging about my cooking attempts made me a lot more confident and also more creative and inspired about my kitchen activities. If I didn't have my blog, I don't know whether I'd tried out so many things, and I also get a lot of ideas from other blogs which I wouldn't have if those blogs weren't there.Kath (My Funny Little Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10295143356577259844noreply@blogger.com