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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Frankie Goes To St Werburghs Salad
This couldn’t be much easier and it is great for a supper to serve for friends on a warm summer evening with a cold beer or two… Use all your favourite salad ingredients: a selection of salad leaves (rocket, mustard … Continue reading
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Salad Days…
I planted a load of salad seeds from last year not really expecting too much from them but bugger me! Look at this lot! I’ve been picking leaves everyday from my sink full of salad. The tomatoes, beans and chillies … Continue reading
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Pimms O’Clock?
The online Urban Dictionary’s definition of Pimms O’Clock says it: Implies lazy, happy days sitting in the sun with nothing to do and no need to worry about time. Apart from having to nip round the corner to a mate’s … Continue reading
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Perfect Cous Cous with Roast Vegetables and Chick Peas
I’ve cracked it – perfect cous cous! It’s chemistry of course – like cake baking. I tend to wing it in most of my cooking but for cakes and cous cous, you need to measure stuff a bit! No more … Continue reading
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Rainbow Cupcakes
I went to see my son’s talented girlfriend Kitty Stone perform her end of year show last night at Circomedia in Bristol. It was a great show and her performance was breathtaking. Kitty loves rainbows so I made her some … Continue reading
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Tamales – Try Something New!
Tamales have been traced back to the Ancient Mayans, who prepared them for feasts as early as 1200-250 BC. It is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of a starchy corn-based dough called masa, which is steamed in a leaf wrapper. … Continue reading
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Wild Garlic Vegan Brunch
This time last week my lovely friends Justin and Stuart were cooking up a big brunch for a gang of us who were cottaging in Wales. We were staying in an Under The Thatch holiday house in North Pembrokeshire. This … Continue reading
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Blogging holiday
Well I just started a new job this week back at Viva! and it has taken up most of my time – apart from the evening I went to see The Astronaughts and Zounds! So my blogs will be a … Continue reading
Kitchen Kit
As part of my resolve to buy less new stuff, I went to a local flea market this morning and hit lucky! Last week in my local Kitchen Shop (a lovely shop that sells wonderful kit for the everything you … Continue reading →