Date and Walnut Cake

Gochugaru Girl has had a long and tiring day. Despite starting at six in the morning, nothing revives her more than baking a cake (or three) to end the day.

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I have some dates in my store cupboard which were bought on a recent trip to Dubai.  Given its Middle Eastern origins, it is surprising that dates as an ingredient is mentioned only twice in the Bible.

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Toasted Sardine Sandwiches

Gochugaru Girl has heard of an enterprising initiative run by some university Christian Unions, called Text a Toastie. The premise is simple: if you have a question about God, Christianity or the meaning of life, simply text the question you would like answered, your exact location and preferred filling of the toastie. A member of the CU will come along with the toasted sandwich and aim to answer your query.

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For students in the UK, popular fillings would inevitably be cheese and ham, cheese and tomato and perhaps even cheese and Nutella. Not so in Malaysia, where I grew up.

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