Colston Bassett Blue
I received this cheese in a cheese hamper at Christmas and it was the clear favourite, picked up some more today whilst in Harrogate and it is now cemented as my favourite cheese, absolutely beautiful ?
View ArticleVeggie head...
Earlier this evening I decided to use up a veg-pack that was bought to make up a beef stew, for what I originally wanted there were far too many carrots & swede, so, with a bit of imagination a veg...
View ArticleA Nightcap.
After a very good herbed chicken and a glass or two of crisp New Zealand white, I fancied something warming to finish off. In the back of a cupboard I found a Martini bottle containing the last drop of...
View ArticleWhich or what's your favourite sausage for....
........toad-in-the-hole? Tomorrow, after preparing the batter & deciding to use some frankfurters, I thought I'd give them a go. Normally I use either Cumberland or Irish recipe bangers. Nice to...
View ArticleToday's....
1st of March & Shrove Tuesday. Anyone up for leeks & pancakes here in Wales? Or maybe pancakes dipped into some cawl? Possibilities are endless.
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Sunday's lunch.
Prepared a very lean beef steak with some Chinese style marinade. Chilli, ginger, garlic & light soy sauce. Doing some hot & spicy roast potatoes to accompany the steak. While the oven is on I...
View ArticleDodgy dinners.
Prepared some rice noodles to have with a lightly curried mackerel for lunch tomorrow. The curry looked a bit dry & absorbed by the noodles so made an oyster sauce for a bit of added flavour to...
View ArticleWhat is an actual......
......Full English breakfast? In many various cafes & restaurants the contents of said breakfast varies significantly. IE hash browns for fried potatoes as an example, also plum tomatoes instead of...
View ArticleNew Microwave
Our microwave broke a few weeks ago and I finally had chance yesterday to choose a new one, deciding to go for a Panasonic again. Compared prices between John Lewis and Currys and found they were both...
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Onion Bhajis....recipes please.
I've "Googled" a few, tried them but authenticity isn't quite there. Any suggestive recipes I should look at for my own hand rolled?
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What are these?
Went for a walk and found these, I thought crab apples but they are tiny and bunched like no apples I have seen before, literally hundreds of them all along the road, are they any use for anything?
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The Autumn Glow
It's that time of year when we can bask in the Autumnal Glory of freshly made crab apple jelly . . .
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Barm brack.
First go at baking a barm brack. It could've carried a little more mixed fruit I think but lovely toasted and buttered. S.
View ArticleUsing a pressure cooker....a revelation!
A few years ago we were bought a pressure cooker as a present by my OH's mum who swears by them but to be honest it stood on the shelf in the kitchen utility room totally unused. We have just about...
View ArticleNFU Turkey Finder
For those wanting a high-quality, farm reared, fresh turkey this Christmas, and who don't have a good local butcher, NFU has produced a 'Turkey Finder' so you can source a local supplier. If you've not...
View ArticleHome economics
FAO EY_Tony (and anyone else interested). Following on from the discussion in the cost of living thread. This is what I had in mind to show the true cost of quick, easy, nutritional and cheap meals....
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