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Dog Food Vs Cooked Meals
Our dog is getting older and with that, comes a new level of fussy. We have a lurcher – they are hunters and scavengers. He used to grab dead birds from under the trees and try and eat them when I walked him round the local river. I mention that to make the point that…
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Dandelion Biscuits
Since this weeks episode of the podcast was about the folklore of dandelions, I thought I would share with you a couple of recipes I have for making dandelion biscuits. I have to confess I have no idea where I got these from so I can’t give the proper acknowledgements – I’ll just say thank…
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He made breakfast for me!
Well, this hasn’t happened in a looooong time. Dearest Son and I were talking the other day and agreed he should learn how to do more in the kitchen. He has done some basic cooking and baking but we want to increase his skills. More importantly HE wants to increase his skills. I gave him…
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I’ll be banned from the kitchen if I keep this up!
There are many lessons to learn here. If you caught my post about my Christmas cake mishap, you’ll know I can be quite distracted when it comes to cooking, baking and all things kitchen. It’s not a trait I’m proud of or even enjoy all that much – and it’s happened again. I nipped out…
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Apples
I had planned to do this post on apples earlier in the evening but as I’m typing I have to admit I’m a little concerned my new polytunnel won’t be there in the morning. Yes it’s getting windy, very windy. So to distract myself, let’s talk apples. I picked nearly all the apples off our…
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Could we just be honest about this please?
In the UK many of us have adopted the term ‘home-maker’ as we didn’t like being referred to as a ‘house-wife’. I didn’t marry a house. However, this new term makes everything sound so lovely. I feel like I should be wearing some sort of flowing, cotton dress which is obviously patterned with perfect strawberries,…
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Daily prompt #2 -what activities do you lose yourself in?
I had one immediate answer – gardening – plain and simple. Give me some dirt to work and I’m happy. There is truly nothing better, whether its in the garden or at the allotment, than being surrounded by birds and bugs while I work in the dirt to nature’s soundtrack. The weather doesn’t have to…
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Salmon and pasta just go so well together!
I don’t put up many recipes really as this isn’t a food only sort of blog so when I do, it’s because I’ve done something a little bit special! I managed to get some smoked salmon for New Year and had put it in the freezer till I needed it. I had a look around…
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Do your mince pies stick to the trays?
If you just answered ‘yes’ to that question, this short video might help!
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I finally did it!
If you’ve been a regular visitor around here, first of all, thank you and have a seat, you’ve earned it. Secondly, you may remember I had a pumpkin growing competition with dearest son, which he won with “The Beast”. (If you missed it, more details about size and weight can be found in the post ‘PUMPKINS!’).…
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Baking our own goodies!
Our holiday week continues and we decided we would take some time to bake a little something. After a brief discussion with Dearest Son, who is the main baking taster in the house, we decided to make the sourdough snickerdoodles which I’ve done a couple of times in the past. I use the recipe from…
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I’m not always the brightest!
I’ve never counted myself as some sort of genius, but likewise, I also don’t count myself as the dumbest of the bunch. However, at times, my own stupidity astounds me. Here’s a recent example: I had picked the last of the red tomatoes and they’d been sitting a while. The problem I have is I…
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