Yet another brilliant day out yesterday at one of the Arthur Swallows Fairs, this time in Ripley, Yorkshire on a Moregeous road trip across the Pennines. Honestly, if you're doing nothing today or tomorrow and fancy adding a unique twist to your home or garden, jump in the car and get over there! I was... Continue Reading →
Renovation Recipe: Chilli Drumsticks, Roast Veg & Garlic Baguettes
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 →
Fizz Up Your Food Christmas 2015 Style!
The best and most unusual Christmas foods for 2015
Renovation recipes: Ginger Pork Chop With Cavolo Nero, Goats Cheese & Toasted Seeds
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 →
Renovation Recipes: Herby Wine Sausage Roast
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 →
Do Up Diary #66: A Touch of Porch Stripping
Let's repaint the porch. Such an innocuous phrase. Just a Sunday afternoon job, you might think. Yep..... not here! Seven days later and I must confess that he's done all the stripping whilst I've been off working on client jobs and styling for ad campaigns and the like. One of us drew the short straw,... Continue Reading →
How To Zone Floors Successfully – Some More Gorgeous Examples
I ADORE the fabulous zoned flooring trend. Over the past year or so, I've spotted it creeping in here and there on Pinterest, mostly hidden amongst encaustic tile posts, but every time I spot a zoned floor idea, it yells at me - LOOK AT ME I'M GORGEOUS! Some of you may totally disagree of... Continue Reading →