Friday, August 19th, 2011
One of the things that Robert and I missed the most while he was away in hospital were the times we pottered around the kitchen cooking together. The other evening after the kids were in bed we went out to one of several Damson trees in our back garden and began picking. The Damsons are [...]
Monday, July 11th, 2011
Hello there. Robert is still in hospital. Tomorrow he will have been in for three weeks. Unfortunately I have not seen him in person for a week as my heavily pregnant sister has just had a very bad cold and as Robert has no immune system to speak of it was best not to take [...]
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
It’s raining heavily here right now but on Saturday, oh Saturday was GLORIOUS! It was a day to be in the garden with the kids and lashings of suncream. It was also time to get the paddling pool out of storage and fill it up from the hose. It struck me as Jodie, Robert and [...]
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
I find Spring & Summer food inspiring to say the least. It differs so much from Autumn & Winter food which I find comforting and warming and loving. Yes, loving. I find stews and root vegetables loving. They warm me up when cold, nourish me when empty and fill my home with their subtle flavours [...]
Friday, May 20th, 2011
Are you having a bar-b-q this weekend? Is it going to be warm where you are? It is here apparently and although Robert and I have a list (an actual physical list, I’m very fun to be with, clearly) of things I’d like to get done we are going to kick back and eat…..a lot [...]
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Starting today! Brand New Daily Link – Behind the Scenes. Click on the link at the top of the post today and every day for a simple snapshot of what’s going on here at the house. This is a sandwich that has you salivating as it cooks. First there comes the smell of the ciabatta [...]
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Normal life has to resume at some point after moving house. For me normal life means cooking something from scratch and not putting a pizza in the oven because none of the kitchen boxes have been unpacked. Normal kitchen activities have resumed and are getting off to a flying start with this South West Chicken [...]
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
I now have a comments function. Leave your comment/question at the end of every post! My mum tells us that she can’t cook or bake. But when she makes a cheesecake we tend to disagree. My mum used to bake this cheesecake every summer when we ‘was kids’. As she was a HUGE lover of [...]
Friday, August 27th, 2010
I now have a comments function. Leave your comment/question at the end of every post! How to Make Bruschetta – A Family Favourite Hello and Happy Friday! Do you like the look of my Bruschetta? This is a real family favourite and is a snack that I rustle up for lunch to keep us going [...]
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Nowadays I can often be found wandering around the house lamenting the lack of time I have and wondering what I did with my days before we had the twins. I believe the answer to this is that I watched a great many re-runs of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. But seriously, I don’t know [...]
