The younger of the two teens is off on a “Team and Leadership Development” Course this week so we have spent much of the weekend working out how many layers of clothes may be neccessary and what emergency food she…
I was caught a little bit on the back foot to find we had guests for supper tonight and one of them has requested B&B pud ‘like last time’. Normally I would use my own fruit loaf (or as the kids…
Today is a miserable Friday – windy, grey and overcast so I thought we’d have something nice and warming for supper. Beef (and mushroom) goulash, I know it’s not authentic but I like smoked paprika. As we are having friends tonight I…
We often end up with a lot of breakfast cereals left over: at the moment we have muesli, chocolate popped rice, corn flakes and something akin to cornflakes with dried berries. So I’m making flapjacks but feel free to use just…
I was in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) earlier this year for business and was introduced to Pho – (pronounced Fuh) for breakfast,usually beef. I like it so much we now grow Vietnamese basil. If you don’t have all the spices…
Another one pot meal. My butcher produces a wonderful meaty sausage which already contains fennel seeds so I like to use these when they are available but today I had some pork apple and leek in the freezer so I used…
Or, in English, potato dumplings; I first had these when one of my Italian friends at University said she’d cook for us but as we didn’t have a real hob we ‘made do’ with two one-ring electric hobs which we could…
Tonight I need another slow meal as I don’t really know what time everyone will be back from the bonfire party; traditionally I finish these off on the barbeque but tonight they will be finished in the oven. If you…
Custard. Smooth unctuous creamy sauce to use almost anywhere. Except the shower of course! Though thinking of it ….. Once you have the basic custard method right the world is your lobster and leads into a world of ‘developments’. I…
Absolutely Delicious 