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A not very nice lunch, summer sewing and too many earrings
It was the WI lunch group last Friday and we went to The Middle House in Mayfield. It was not as good as usual with my John Dory being over cooked and one of the other parties lamb being tough, no veg for the fish eaters, and a couple of other quibbles. Had a laugh...
Inventing wings, folding a la Kondo and a good clean
Saturday Have you ever heard of the Grimke sisters? I hadn’t, and I consider myself a feminist. I have just finished reading The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd. It is the story of Sarah Grimke, a rich plantation owners daughter, and Hetty Handful, an enslaved...
Snowdrops, friends and being perfect
It was the WI garden group this afternoon. We were off to Sheffield Park to see the snowdrops. I anxiously looked at the sky all morning, it was overcast, drizzling a bit and generally not very nice. We met at the hall and car shared and as we were driving over, we...
Going on a course
I am fizzing with enthusiasm this morning! I went to Claverham College last evening for the first of a five week course on Cooking Around the World. I was hoping that the tutor would be good as he does loads of different courses there, and he was. He was extremely...
Spinach & Coconut Dahl
The tomatoes/spinach can be replaced with any other veg too. I shall try carrots, probably roasted, ditto parsnips, maybe leeks, fennel, it might work with dark green veg, spring greens or kale.
A general Saturday
Got a horrible shock this morning. Got out of bed, looked out of the window, and it was snowing. Really hard! Yuk! It snowed for several hours, piling up on the cars, path and road, then the sun came out and it melted away, then we had hail, followed by rain. We seem...
Individual lunchtime pies, a bargainous 20p each. Won’t get these in Greggs 🙂
Ooh, I am achey this evening. I had my gym re-assessment this morning. They are lovely lads up there, and very encouraging and interested in your progress. I have been given an amended programme, with a couple of new things to do which keeps me interested. He pushed...
Meal Plan 4 – Flapjacks, 3p a piece
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
Beef and Sun Dried Tomato Sandwich Paste, 9p/13p a sandwich
After the successful experiment with chicken and sun dried tomato paste, I couldn’t resist having a go with some beef.
We had had a beef joint recently and the leftovers were sliced and frozen for another day. So out came some of that and I used the same proportions.
Happy Valentines!
Happy Valentines! DP bought me a big bunch of lilies, my favourite flowers. They will be scenting the whole kitchen in a couple of days.
An update on all the goings on since Monday
On Monday, I did a quick recipe post after a busy, and lovely, day. We had a WI committee lunch. The 11 committee members all brought some food, and we invited 11 of the members who make a special contribution to the success of our WI, the group leaders and such. I...
Meal Plan 8 – Chicken Noodle Soup 20p
If you are following Meal Plan 8, use the chicken stock you made earlier, and the green lentils you cooked earlier in the week.