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My first shower, shabby chic and old budgets
My first shower Earlier this week, the hard working plumbers changed our boilers over and I had the first shower using the new boiler. Well! The old shower was a mere dribble, I am invariably the second one to use the shower in the morning, and the heat had definitely...
Lumps and bumps, this weeks foodie treats and off to the hospital
Lumps and bumps Last Wednesday, I went to WI garden group. I gave another woman a lift and as we were the first to arrive, I parked up tight against the garage to leave maximum room for others to park. We had a good and lively meeting as usual and at the end, one of...
Savoury yogurts, yes savoury. Have you ever tried them? It’s new to me, and I’m loving it
Yesterday, I came up with rather a wonderful concoction. It tastes wonderful on its own and would be fab with hot buttered pitta. I would be very happy with that for breakfast with carrot batons, or a couple of slices of black pudding.
A new start, a shortened walk, a pub lunch and stubby onions
I’m sorry I haven’t been around much during February, life has got in the way, as it has a habit of doing. I am cutting back on activities as Mike loves to go for a 5 mile walk, then lunch in the pub. I really like that too, but I need to create free days to do it in!...
Creamy Walnut pasta sauce – LCHF if you want it to be
I absolutely love the walnut butter I first tried making recently, either honey smoked, as in the original, or plain. Convinced it would make a lovely pasta sauce, I had a little play.
Tutti Frutti Spread. Loving my leftovers and creating something wonderful with them.
Obesity Crisis After reading Jason Fungs book, the Obesity Crisis, and bearing in mind his warning about the consumption of sugar, I’m feeling a bit guilty about telling you about Tutti Frutti Spread. I will anyway, and you can decide whether you have any or not. I...
Blooming fat demo’s
Like most dieters, I have struggled and tried, lost a bit, gained a bit, eaten low fat or low carb or very low calorie, counted squillions of calories. It’s all generally done my head in as I’ve tried and tried and got nowhere at all. The Obesity Code is quite an eye-opener!
Two tins of tomatoes. Is there a difference worth having?
I thought it would be an interesting exercise to directly compare two tins of tomatoes, a tin of value chopped tomatoes and a tin of premium chopped tomatoes
A brisk Sunday walk and a mulled wine apple crumble
Darkness and Light January and February are such dark and gloomy months. I like to get outside whenever I can to get some daylight on my face. Can’t say sunshine as there probably wont be any! Yesterday, Mike had cabin fever and was pacing the house, it was dark,...
Creamy Leek & Cheese Toasty
I posted a little while ago about the recipes we cooked at the last U3A cooking group, including a gorgeous Pad Thai, and this creamy leek and cheese toasty. I was sure I had also posted the recipe for the toasty, but apparently not! So here it is. Creamy Leek And...
Spinach and ricotta pasta
Spinach & Ricotta Pasta A classic recipe with added walnuts and raisins
Bugs, diets (again!) bargain mangoes and books
It's still germ central here. I had a hacking cough, a week off, then a head cold. Now Mike has a cold. I'm hoping it isn't different to the one I had, or I might get that one. On the other hand, I was at my daughters on Sunday and during a vigorous tickling session,...