Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Fig, Pear and Walnut Salad Recipe with Lunch Under The Tree
I have filed this article in the Entertaining & Celebrations section of the site as well as the Food & Recipes section. There’s no one coming over, no event going on, it is simply lunch under a tree. The tablecloth is a piece of fabric [...]
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
I still have a glut, a glut I tell you, of sweet peas. This comes from picking them almost daily and not letting the seed pods develop for too long. They have kept my vases filled for weeks, grown very tall and created a wall of sweet peas along one side of the fence. This [...]
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Anyone for a bar-b-q this weekend?
Cool crisp lettuce. Picked from the garden, rinsed and awaiting a toasted ciabatta loaf.
Slow roasted oregano tomatoes, homemade hamburger pattie and garlic aioli. Placed within the freshly toasted ciabatta and accompanied by the crisp lettuce.
Add sweet peas in a jar……..
…..and close. Softly pushing down on possibly the best hamburger you’ll ever [...]
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
It is Thursday, which means we either entertain or celebrate. Today I’m celebrating, a simple thing but a celebration nonetheless.
Laying on the grass and looking upwards.
I would spend weeks laying on the ground and looking upwards as a child. We didn’t have fancy sunbeds to lay on just towels or big cushions. In fact I [...]
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Filling the Jars - A Good Enough Reason to Celebrate
When my Mum first came and visited our new house she wandered round the garden and came back clutching a small posy of flowers. It was just big enough to go in a water jug that I leave in the guest room. She told me that [...]
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
It’s Thursday so it’s all about celebrating
Having & Front Garden Herb & Plant Sale
My collection of herbs and small plants is getting out of hand. I don’t have a gardener (which, unless you’re an MP, is a normal state of affairs) but I do have an addiction to garden centres. This means that I buy plants [...]
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
It’s Thursday, so I’m going to Entertain & Celebrate.
Decorating an Easter Table for Friends
It got to a certain point while I was uploading these pictures where I wanted to just stop and yell “OK, that’s enough, pastel overload. I feel nauseous!!!” But to be honest the table looked really cute in the flesh and if you don’t have [...]
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Easter 2009 - Bathing in Pastels
OK, let me get the boring bit out of the way -
Recipe for Super Basic Iced Cupcakes ,
Makes over 2 dozen
Heat the oven to 350f/180c
Mix 8 tablespoons/250g of room temperature butter, 1 cup/230g of caster/superfine sugar, 1.5 cups/340g plain flour, 4 eggs all together. Mix it well so that it [...]
Friday, February 13th, 2009
Hearts in my Home - Valentine’s Day 2009
Welcome to Valentine’s Weekend 2009! This year will be fairly low key for Robert the Husband and I. A visit with family tomorrow and supper cooked by aforementioned husband tomorrow night. We have a little tradition of Steak with Peppercorn sauce which I can almost taste already, I [...]
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
How to make a Pumpkin/Squash candle holder or centerpiece for your table.
Working with a pumpkin or squash that you like the look/shape or colour of, this is super simple and a lovely way to decorate your table or even the outside of you house in a seasonal way.
Take the top from the squash and [...]