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 →
A hobless house is pretty much a paella free zone, needing as you do the requisite large shallow pan and low simmering heat to create aromatic rice crispy at the edges, fat and juicy in the middle and flavoured with saffron, seafood, chorizo and chicken. I miss not being able to make my own from scratch... Continue Reading →
Surrounded by the business accounts today I felt like I needed some mid-morning nutrition. I'm not a big one for breakfasts and can easily get up at 8 and not eat til gone 4 - sometimes I've to be prodded into eating during the day! This is no good when doing physical or brain taxing... Continue Reading →
As most of you know, we're in the midst of a big build here at Moregeous Mansions and have been living in two rooms, a bedroom upstairs and an office downstairs, for a little over a year. Whilst working full time, we're doing a lot of the work ourselves so things are moving steadily but... Continue Reading →
Blackberry picking is absolutely one of my most favourite things to do in the whole world. Despite the stickiness from all the oozing purple juices, sweatiness from covering up in August and scratchiness from all the prickles, it takes me right back to being a child with nothing else to focus on but getting a pile... Continue Reading →
I'm a feeder, you all know that by now right? So when kitchenless, you take those feeding opportunities wherever you can find them. Even in the midst of hen party weekend madness.... Ten hungry hens on a Bank Holiday Sunday after a night of prosecco & Saturday Night Fever dancing is about as demanding a food tribe... Continue Reading →
I remember as a school kid going to Belper Street Baths in Blackburn, getting showered and changed as quickly as we could, then racing up the changing room corridor clutching soggy towels to the poolside cafeteria for treats and drinks after our school swim. If you didn't get there fast, all the best stuff like the... Continue Reading →
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