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Home made bread rolls with added stuffing mix

Home made bread rolls with added stuffing mix

Tried something a little different today. I have a huge bag of stuffing mix from Approved Foods that isn’t being used up very quickly, so I am thinking about how I can use more of it. I wondered what it would be like used as part of the mix when making bread rolls. I...

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A good speaker, some beautiful flowers and a call to action

A good speaker, some beautiful flowers and a call to action

On Wednesday evening it was the WI garden group Christmas do. We hired the hall where we have our monthly meetings - the garden group usually meet in members homes or go out to gardens to visit. A lovely pot luck supper We all bring something delicious to share. This...

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Super cheap prescription glasses – from an amazing £6 a pair!

Super cheap prescription glasses – from an amazing £6 a pair!

Today's post lovely people is a guest one, written for you by my brother. He is a super tight-wad, and always has been, right from when we were little, always looking for the best value he can get, even when we were talking pocket money. So, if Kevin says something is...

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Got some lovely leftovers to love today

Got some lovely leftovers to love today

Am just sitting with my feet up and watching The Chase. Have just got home after doing the catering for the AGM of my WI. It’s the last one I’ll be doing as I’m coming off the committee this year after doing it for 6 years. We had a proper Quiche Lorraine, with lots...

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Love Your Leftovers – Whey

Love Your Leftovers – Whey

So, after making some gorgeous home made paneer, you'll have a couple of pints or so of leftover liquid that is whey. What can you use whey for? Now this looks like just a big jug of slightly coloured water. But it isn't, oh no. It's pretty valuable stuff. It is a...

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A gorgeous home made Pad Thai

A gorgeous home made Pad Thai

Gorgeous! I loved this! It had a deep and savoury flavour from the sauce enhanced by the final drizzle of lime juice. The crunchy peanuts and tang of  spring onions on top add the final touch of loveliness.

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Paneer curry, using lovely home made paneer. 34p each and Yummy!

Paneer curry, using lovely home made paneer. 34p each and Yummy!

Today, we’re talking what to do with that lovely homemade paneer, well, one thing anyway! A delicious paneer curry. I really like this and make it often, usually with shop bought paneer. Maybe not again? Paneer Curry Priced at Asda using mySupermarket 250g home made...

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Good Company, Bad Company and kitchen experiments

Good Company, Bad Company and kitchen experiments

Well that’s another week that disappeared rapidly – how fast the time goes! I enjoyed some good company all this week, and I’m looking forward to some more next week, as well some very bad company too. Last week On Monday, I asked a local garden nursery owner around...

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