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Glad to get to bed last night after the late one the previous evening. Didn't go too early as I would just wake up earlier. And when did I wake up? Flipping 3am, that's when. Gave up and got up at 4:30, still tired, but unable to sleep. Argh. Drooping around all day....
Walked round the block today, and didn’t cough once! Hooray, progress. Do you remember the primrose that had been flowering continually for about three years now? That’s it at the top of the page, lovely isn’t it, in all it’s spring finery. Really going for it now, in...
I made a variation of the coconut biscuits, swapping out the coconut and adding a heaped tsp of instant coffee dissolved in a tbslp of water, and 30g of walnuts, chopped fine.
Got a very busy day today. Been catching up on paperwork and doing lots of little jobs - where do they all come from. I'm off to WI committee in a bit, a quick bite round the Presidents house, then we're off to see Love's Labour's Won, better known as Much Ado About...
Flapjacks, part of the weekly meal plan, number 4. sticky, sweet and great for hungry moments, packed lunches, when the kids get in from school etc
These are from meal plan 8. Use them whenever you need the calories. 200g self raising flour, value 1.5kg/45p, 6p 200g sugar, Asda 1kg/59p, 12p 100g vegetable oil, 1 litre/£1.25, 12p 80g creamed coconut, chopped up fine 200g/76p, 30p for 24 biscuits from the batch, 3p...
You can sprinkle a little spice on the top of the bannocks before they are baked. So a pinch of paprika, sea salt, ground pepper, tandoori spice, curry powder, celery salt whatever you have in the cupboard. Maybe that five spice that never seems to get used for anything?
This is a quality pudding, that really will serve 10. Lovely on its own, even better with a dollop of cream or ice cream.
Yesterday, I was reading a German cook book and came across these unusual looking things. They are made using gnochhi dough, but fried in butter at the end. They would make wonderfully delicious little morsels. Here is a gnocchi recipe using fresh potatoes, and...
Busy, busy day today. Had to move loads of DP’s stuff out of the way and clean up loads of grit and grime in preparation for the photographers visit. And that was before starting any of the food to be cooked and photographed. I did all the dishes for Christmas Day...
The lunching lady theme continued right through last week, right up to yesterday! I have been out for seven days on the trot, I can’t tell you just how much I need to catch up on. I was going to say I have a much less sociable diary this week until I glanced at it....
An usual soup made with raw ingredients, served with a delicious walnut loaf