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Cardamon & Lime frozen yogurt

It's been a while since I posted any recipes, and I came across something recently that was so mouth-wateringly divine, I had to find out how to make it.
At a pop-up restaurant at Vulpes Vulpes recently, I tasted the most amazing home-made cardamon frozen yoghurt, topped with pomegranate and rose water. I went home and tried to find a recipe for this - and found lots of recipes but not quite the right one. So I improvised, and it turned out brilliantly! Also, all the recipes called for an ice-cream maker - which i do not own, and I'm sure a lot of other friend's don't have one lurking in their cupboard :-) So if this is the case, it's still easy to make with a bit of (wo)man-power, and a few hours to spare to keep checking on it and mixing it up.

The best type of yoghurt to use for this is greek yoghurt because of it's fatty nature. I used more cardamon than I should have, more like a tablespoon rather than 2 teaspoons! It depends on your taste, I liked the added kick however it was a bit much for some. I guess put in a little bit to start with and taste in and see what you think... add more if necessary.

Ingredients
200g extra fine (granulated) sugar
scant 1 cup 200ml water
3 cardamon pods lightly crushed (or 2 teaspoons of cardamon powder)
juice of 1 lime (I grated some skin in too for extra zest!)
400ml Greek yogurt


Method
- In a plastic square container, mix the yogurt with the sugar, fresh lime juice and zest, and cardamon powder
- Put straight into an icecream maker according to manufacturers instructions - OR, if you don't have one do the following::


- Put in freezer without lid. After 45 mins check on it, it should be going frozen around the edges. Vigorously whisk the mixture so it is smooth and creamy again.
- After 30 mins do the same thing. Keep checking the mix for about 3 minutes, whisking every 30 mins
- leave to freeze over night, amazing!!
- To serve, spoon into bowl with a few drops of rose water, and add fresh pomegranate as a topping.

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October soundtrack

October is here and what better way to get into the Autumn swing of things than listening to this spooky mix by the Grave Lady, Camella Lobo (from Tropic of Cancer). Thanks Lionel for the tip off!

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Tracklisting:
Lure of the Space Goddess // Delia Derbyshire/David Vorhaus
A Seancing Song // Broadcast
Brand New Head // DVA DAMAS
The Cave (Part One) // Gary “Spider” Webb
Jungle Fever // The Tornadoes
Some Call It a Grave // Woven Bones
The Zombie Dance // The Cramps
Werewolf // Gary Warren
The Spider and the Fly // The Monocles
UFO // ESG
Death Disco // PIL
Primal One Drop // African Head Charge
Bad Moods // Geneeva Jacuzzi
She’s Lost Control // Grace Jones
Moonlite // Bush Tetras
We Are Machines // Animals and Men
At the Munsters // The Munsters
Ghost Rider // Suicide
Rattling Death Train // Indian Jewelry
Dead West // Moon Duo
Romeo’s Distress // Christian Death
London Dungeon // Misfits
Life of Crime // The Spits
Teenage Lobotomy // Ramones
Born to Kill // The Damned
She’s Fallen In Love With The Monsterman // Screaming Lord Sutch
Midnight Monsters Hop // Jack And Jim
The Blob // The Five Blobs
Monster in Black Tights // Screaming Lord Sutch, Geoff Goddard and Joe Meek
Evil One // The Girls at Dawn
Bombón // Je Vous Veux
Killr Punx, Scary Demons // Wavves

VIGIL: Participatory Observation and Field Work

Starting today!

VIGIL is a participatory investigation into alleged paranormal phenomena at the Royal Academy Schools. Audience members take an active role in a vigil within a haunted site.

An Investigation into Haunted Space, Psychometry and Spectatorship
 Royal Academy Schools, 1-2 October 2010

Researching a series of unexplained incidents at this historic building, artist Blue Firth uncovered a first-hand account of apparent poltergeist activity in the artists’ studios.

While patrolling the 18th century corridors one night in 2008, Red Collar guard Nathan Phillips experienced something that prevented him from finishing his shift: ‘When I got back to where the skeletons are kept, the doors all slammed shut — like boom, boom, boom one after another. I tried to make out what it could be and checked all the doors again. I got to the same point in the same sequence and the bangs happened all over again. I didn’t finish my patrol that night.’

To make sense of what happened to Nathan, Blue has collaborated with parapsychologist Dr David Luke and writer Mark Pilkington. As preparatory research they undertook investigative training sessions with the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena (ASSAP).


Bringing together their knowledge and experience of the paranormal and arts fields, the trio have devised an event that merges Blue’s art practice with David and Mark’s expertise in making sense of the unexplained. The end result is a unique participatory experiment in which the audience are both observers and the observed, the haunters and the haunted.

Participants will be asked to complete psychological and physiological assessments before and after entering the site of the haunting, which will be monitored for any unusual occurrences. The vigil will take place under carefully controlled conditions and in total darkness.

Combining authentic investigative procedures with subtle performative aspects, Vigil examines and subverts the roles of audience expectation, spectatorship and belief.

More information here