This is a great combination of ingredients, fast to prepare, very little messing and only a small amount of space needed. It's a winter warmer on cold days and equally as hearty on a self build summer evening. One of the things I've found hardest during our kitchenless refurb has been the cold; preparing cold... Continue Reading →
Yippee! We bought a wood burner!! After much consideration this is the one I've chosen for the office, the F 100, a gorgeous 5kW cast iron multi-fuel stove by Norwegian company Jøtul, robust and solid like my home, modern in functionality, but decorative and quite pretty too. It's not been fitted yet as we've all the... Continue Reading →
I'm not saying my spuds are special or anything but if Mr M ever leaves me, his chosen one better know how to rock a jacket 'cause the way to his heart is most definitely through his stomach and he's used to potato perfection. Cooking with only an oven in winter means baked spuds feature... Continue Reading →
Flat ceilings are all very well and good but there's something magical about an exposed roof line where the steep pitched sides meet at a high internal peak to create extra volume to the space and a feeling of light and airiness. Think barn conversion, soaring church roof interior, think..... cathedral. If we're going to be... Continue Reading →
Gazing at my lovely, neat new joists in the extension, it's very tempting to pointedly ignore our reno-hell-section but those ignoring days are coming to an abrupt end as we start to get to grips with the old bit of the house. Here is my living room prepped for the forthcoming festivities:Suffice to say that as you... Continue Reading →
Cavolo nero sounds pretty posh doesn't it, but is simply the Italian name for black kale/cabbage. Traditionally grown in Tuscany, it's now grown in Lincolnshire  too, helping to keep down the food miles. This is healthy stuff, great in stews and hearty meals but also a good source of lutein, fibre and calcium, plus vitamins... 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 →
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