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Marmite on Toast
Stephen is out tonight so I have spent most of the day wondering whether to cook something for myself or just have Marmite toast. I decided that I would attempt to make an interesting pasta sauce with the chorizo that’s been lurking in the fridge and some mushrooms I bought on the way home. Interesting […]
Read More..>>Sweden
We’re off to Sweden for a week and a half, so there won’t be any posts for a while. We’re not sure what food awaits us in Sweden. I’m off there to play cricket (yes, really) so that is what it’s mostly about; the food will be a side-order, so to speak. We’ll let you […]
Read More..>>Boiled Egg
Not just any old bolied egg but a goose egg. Stephen had it for breakfast this morning, with soldiers. He said it was tasty, like a very good chicken egg. It needs to be boiled for 11 minutes meaning the white went quite hard but the yolk was nice and soft.
Read More..>>Presents!
Can you even begin to imagine how excited I am? This beautiful object you see before you is ours and will be happily living in our kitchen in less than four hours! Please send me your casserole recipes! G
Read More..>>Crisps
Last night we were very bad and had crisps for dinner. No picture either; the bag is in the bin.
Read More..>>Happy Easter!
Elizabeth David
I’ve long been envious of people who just happen to find old and interesting cookery books in charity shops. I often find myself browsing the shelves only to be confronted with the Sainsbury’s Microwave Cook Book from 1982 or the Marks and Spencer All Time Favourite Slow Cooker Recipes. Today however, I struck lucky and […]
Read More..>>Guinness Marmite
Apparently, these limited edition jars are flying off the shelves and going for fortunes on eBay…we were lucky enough to find one today in Waitrose so snapped it up. I don’t buy the marketer’s “love it or hate it” rubbish, I think it’s ok…I like it with cheese on toast and it adds depth to […]
Read More..>>Crumpets
For breakfast this morning, we had crumpets with bacon and cheese followed by crumpets with honey. Yum. This picture doesn’t really do it justice though, I had the settings wrong. G
Read More..>>Happy Valentine’s Day
For breakfast, I made heart shaped cranberry and orange muffins. G
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