Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Corner View 'Sweets'

I began writing this CV by saying that I didn't really have a sweet tooth and that I was more of a savoury girl really (which I definitely am).  Then I went for an hour walk in the snow, pushing my Ruby along in her pram, feeding the ducks in the pond, having a quiet hour to ourselves whilst Huzz and Luca were at the movies. We stopped at a local supermarket to pick up a few things and I happened to throw a big bag of peanut M&Ms into the basket.  I hadn't planned on buying sweets / chocolates and wasn't hungry or anything.  And then I walked home munching away.  Before I knew it, nearly the whole bag had gone!

That's when I realised that I needed to change my CV comment!!  So....

I don't usually have a sweet tooth, but sometimes I feel like a good old munch on something sweet and crunchy and chocolatey (usually with nuts included) and find myself searching out a bag of Maltesers or M&Ms - so easy to pop one after another into my mouth!!  But my really sweet tooth does raise its head when Huzz comes home laiden with gifts from afar. Boxes of delicious turkish delight, some dusted with powdered sugar, others with nuts and rolled in shaved coconut, straight from a little shop in Turkey.  And even more delightful, occasionally one of Huzz's contacts bring him tins or beautifully carved wooden boxes filled with the most delicious sweets from Syria or Jordan. I cannot resist eating one after another of these pistachios, honey and almond filled sweets.


Wishing you the sweetest of days!

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23 comments:

  1. missvanham3 February 2010 at 04:18

    I love Maltesers OO yes I really do!

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  2. Bree3 February 2010 at 04:22

    oe!
    baklava!

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  3. jane3 February 2010 at 04:46

    i wouldn´t be able to resist either. they look delicious! even the box looks delicious... i think i might need some peanut m&ms. :)

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  4. Anonymous3 February 2010 at 04:52

    Ouucchhh..that's hurts! -LOL- (Your stroopwafel remark). You are such a lucky woman that you get to taste sweets from afar. Looks delicious! Now I want M&M's as well. I'm in huge difficulties here.....very huge.

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  5. Francesca3 February 2010 at 05:01

    Those middle eastern sticky sweets are among my very favorite too. I once tried making them, what a mess!

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  6. Daan3 February 2010 at 06:53

    hahaha, oops they are gone, m&m's have that, don't they?

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  7. Kenza3 February 2010 at 08:27

    oh! lovely the way you describe it all! thanks for this.

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  8. Chic Mama3 February 2010 at 08:29

    They look absolutely delicious....I love pistachios with anything. My mouth is watering now! ;0)

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  9. Kari3 February 2010 at 09:50

    Your gifts from afar sound really tasteful.
    But I'm an M&M girl. especially the nutty ones. Love them!

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  10. Anonymous3 February 2010 at 11:20

    Turkish delight! my whole family loves it. I go to our local turkish shop and always buy more than I first thought I would..

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  11. isabelle3 February 2010 at 12:24

    I feel exactly the same, I don't have a sweet tooth, but sometimes it feels good to have a piece of cake!

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  12. RosaMaría3 February 2010 at 12:37

    ohhhh they looks not only sweet, they looks so delicious!!! what a great gift!

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  13. et lille oejeblik - a little moment3 February 2010 at 12:41

    mmm, you are a lucky woman - to have all these exotic treats brought to you fro afar :)
    being a dane living in israel i do get to taste some - to me - exotic stuff too. the arabic deserts look like the one above, and my husbands family is moroccan and they have some great cookies and cakes too. but usually very sweet. a bite or two is enough.

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  14. Palmer and Co3 February 2010 at 13:32

    For me when I eat something sweet I need something salty to follow. So it's a matter of what I want to end with. It's a vicious cycle!

    LOVE your kiddos names, by the way! I have a Roxy & Luxe. We considered Luca... LOVE it!

    Happy Day!

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  15. Janis3 February 2010 at 13:49

    Oh that tin of beautifully presented pastries - a treat for the eyes!

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  16. Conny3 February 2010 at 16:48

    Oooh, those do look irresistable (and artsy too). The theme of Sweets was a difficult one for me too (at first) but not for the same reason. Hee, hee.

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  17. Metropolitan Mum4 February 2010 at 03:15

    The best thing about sweet things in beautiful boxes: you have to finish the sweets quickly - to make use of the new storage container. :)

    You just reminded me that I should walk down Edgeware Road again soon. Mhm, Maroush...

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  18. alison4 February 2010 at 04:44

    Those pistachio sweets look divine. Especially the presentation. I am a sucker for good presentation. I am all hung up on Reese's Peanut Butter cups at the moment. I like the combination of the saltiness with the sweetness. Same with peanut M&M's. You've got me wanting to run to the nearest sweet shop!

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  19. denise4 February 2010 at 06:15

    i'm not much of a sweets person either...but chocolate with nuts? or nutty/coconutty things? yum!!!

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  20. la ninja4 February 2010 at 13:11

    I'm with pien: "oe! baklava!" if you know what I mean... like ;)

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  21. shayndel5 February 2010 at 01:27

    Sweet, crunchy and chocolate-y sounds good to me!
    Enjoy!!

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  22. n6 February 2010 at 08:27

    woow, they look so delicious! I don't have sweet tooth but I do have it in the winter! mmm..

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  23. likeschocolate6 February 2010 at 19:26

    These look amazing!

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