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Reverse Advent – batch one
I actually got up in the loft today and sorted out a load of ‘stuff’. I’m trying to concentrate on getting rid of a lot more stuff this month, following Sue’s Reverse Advent challenge. I found a bag of five pairs of shoes. Why did I put them in the loft? Maybe I had...
The top 5 most wasted food items
I was interested in this post yesterday from Hugh’s War on Waste. He says, and I’ve read similar things before from eg WRAP, that the top five most wasted food items are bread, milk, potatoes, cheese and apples (and soft drinks, but I can’t really get worked up about...
Advent, stuff, soup and resolutions
I’ve just been reading Sue’s blog post about her new reverse advent tradition. Last New Year, I resolved to get rid of something every day throughout the year. Although I have been taking stuff to the charity shop, I’ve slipped a bit lately, so I’ve taken Sue’s post...
Nibbly bits – spicy nuts, pastry nibbles, dips and mini bannocks
We started off with Nigella’s Union Cafe Spicy Nuts. Then moved on to two different varieties of a pastry based one. Then quickly whizzed up a salmon dip and a brinjal dip. After that we played with bannocks and made three different flavours.
A weekend in Bruges
We have had a lovely time in Bruges this weekend. Some close friends took us there as a wedding present. They organised everything from where we stayed, to the Eurotunnel, which was lovely as I have far too much too organise in the usual run of things, it was lovely...
A whole days filming and sundried tomato sandwich filler, 9p
Oh my goodness, this is delicious! Super simple to make
Music and MAS
Went to a gig in Kentish Town last night. The legendary blues guitarist Walter Trout. Two years ago, Walter nearly died before receiving a liver transplant. This track, Almost Gone, was written about the time he was waiting for a liver transplant to happen, or not. I...
Fishless kedgeree, 64p, or use it as vegetable rice, 25p
This made two generous portions of tasty rice, so there may be leftovers for lunch the next day.
Using breadcrumbs for dinner
We are always treated to lovely coffee and something interesting to nibble at U3A meetings. Today the nibble was a little pastry tartlet filled with leftover breadcrumbs, a little onion and a smidgen of anchovy. It was divine!
Spanish Omelette 46p, we had ours with sweet potato chips and kale crisps
Had an old favourite for dinner tonight. It’s another one of those dishes that can be used for all kinds of sundry leftovers. All you need is a tasty mix, that you then pour eggs over and top with cheese if you like. I used some leftover green beans from the WI lunch,...
A trip to Uckfield
What a lovely evening that was yesterday. we started off in the restaurant where we enjoyed a lovely penne pasta dish packed full of loads of different vegetables, pine nuts and rocket. I even splashed out on a lemon tart pudding. We lost track of the time a bit and...
A trip to London
Phew, well yesterday was a packed day. I finished off the prep for the WI lunch, loaded it all into the car, limping up and down the steps to and from the car, and took it all over to the hall in Waldron. I have developed a bit of mild arthritis in both hips and base...