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Robin chicks, Resolutions lunch and Basics cheese spread (1)
Well we definitely have robin chicks. When both birds were out collecting food, I had a quick peep at the nest and what did I see but a little head and beak peeking over the edge. Very excited I rushed to get the picture taking equipment, and by the time I had got...
A WI lunch and some Basics finds, what to do with them?
Am pretty tired right now. It is the annual Resolutions lunch at the WI tomorrow. It can be one of the duller meetings, so we provide a lunch to lure members into attending. The ploy works well 😉 So I have spent today shopping for and cooking 36 portions of...
Mealy worms, double crumbles and cooked radish
Have been sat at my desk a lot lately, and just couldn’t face more pc time to do any posts. Been stuck there again today and have been taking breaks to do things like the ironing! Comes to something when the ironing is a break! Still, was determined to get some...
Breakfast Bhajis 31p, abortive plans and huge panes of glass
Don’t like sweet things much? How about these spinach and onion bahjis
Bank Holiday weather, Finance Packages and Mr & Mrs Robin Bobbin
Well what a lovely Bank Holiday that was. Nice, sunny, warm day. Pity we don’t have anywhere to sit outside yet. What will be our sit ooterie is currently covered in rubble and building supplies. We went out to our favourite Indian on Saturday evening with DD1 and...
Novel uses for radishes
I was cruising around the internet last night looking for ways to use radishes, as the box I grew in the greenhouse is now stuffed full of the most perfect specimens. Not a slug bite out of any of them, lovely size, nice and peppery. Gorgeous, the best ones I have...
Lentil Dumplings, with Tomato Sauce, 20-30p a serving, + green vegetable
This recipe is by request. It is from my recent LBL week. On the first day I had planned Lentil dumplings with tomato sauce. I have added more flavourings here than I had available on LBL! I had allocated 100g of flour and 100g lentils, but that was far far too much...
Week Six Meal Plan – Oats, Pepperoni & Eggs
Week Six Meal Plan - Oats, Pepperoni & EggsAs yesterday, this plan is an extended version (2 more days added) of a Live Below the Line 2014 plan I did for ActionAid. It looked quite nice, so I thought I would add it to our meal plan list. It is harder to do £1 a day...
Week Five Meal Planner – Brie, Chicken and Eggs
A 7 day meal plan for 1, based on Brie, Chicken and Eggs
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig
We set off bright and early this morning to drive 300 miles back home. It wasn’t a bad trip at all, we didn’t stop much, just wanted to get home. First thing I did, after picking up the mountain of post on the mat, was check the greenhouse. All looked fine, phew. The...
Back in Kendall for the day
First of all, we went to a power station yesterday. It was amazing, there was almost nothing to see from the outside. They had, literally, hollowed out the mountain, Ben Cruachan, and put all the machinery inside and built a dam in a basin on the top of the mountain....
Walking in the forest, outstanding views and meeting new/old people
Edit, I tried to post this yesterday, but the broadband was even more erratic than usual and I had to give up. So here is yesterday’s post, today. We’re back in Kendall today, so have just driven 200 miles. I’ll tell you about the visit to a power station tomorrow....