Me & my new pal Scottie spent part of this week up in the wilds of Cumbria (yes, right when Storm Barney hit town!) helping to style six sets for a tv ad. The client, Stollers, have been trading in Barrow as a family business for over 100yrs and the historical timeline on their homepage is... Continue Reading →
This is fab, fast and filling. Even Mr M - not a huge sausage fan - will eat it as long as the sausages are butchers' own or what he calls 'decent' ones. I always try to aim for a decent sausage, personally. I didn't have whole small baby potatoes for this recipe run through... Continue Reading →
I love trying new recipes and ways with food, especially when they combine healthy eating with builder sized portions, easily made in a kitchenless house. A few of the 'clean food' bloggers have been waxing lyrical about cauliflower rice & couscous for a while but I hadn't tried it. I'm now hooked! Tasty, fresh and... Continue Reading →
Where would you lay your head? At the very top of Moregeous Mansions sits the daddy dormer, looking out onto the new half of the house we've just re-built, i.e. from the window you can see in the picture above on the left. Our view in above is from the hallway door entrance. It's a... Continue Reading →
Since ripping out our kitchen about a year ago, I've missed many things. Padding down in a morning to make a juice, or him a brew... being able to wash up in a normal sink with hot water - oh the luxury!... scrambling eggs... pan-frying a chicken breast... and something as simple as being able... Continue Reading →
This little micro-trend has been gathering pace for a while now, have you spotted it? With its many different incarnations, some of the most recent design examples are quite stunning. Most people's idea of pixel art is a very basic video game type graphic, childish console software created boxes in primary colours. Originally created using... Continue Reading →
Boy, was I looking forward to my tea tonight. Fresh homegrown tomatoes from our vine, still juicy in November and picked last night. Seasoned, drizzled with oil, balsamic & basil leaves, garlic cloves tucked into gaps and popped in the oven at 10am for 2hrs slow roasting to release their sweet flavours ready to accompany... Continue Reading →
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