Author: Jacquelyn Greig

Cauliflower Cheese

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What with the Mortgage/Council Tax/ Rayburn Service/Chimney Sweep/A Car Running on Fumes all in a single day, the F1RST of this month is a little tight! So when times get rough, I fall back on my childhood food. Cauli Cheese today…with some chorizo left over from the other day. This was Mum’s go-to tea when […]

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I QUIT!

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Stereophonics. I love that voice. Gravelly. Flipping Welshmen. The band are from the Valleys…so I’ve just been told by Himself. COAL MINING country. Just shoot me down in flames, fffffam :o( My Dangerous Brian does the best BEST Valleys Fishwife Accent EVER. And he’s English. RAH…again? AHA – this much bigger challenge than bland and […]

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Totally Humbled

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Yes, Mum. Of course you recognise his voice. YOU PLAYED THEIR ALBUM NON-STOP in the old house. I’ve gone right off my kids {o(

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Firestarter

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Whilst youngest was being doctored, I went shopping and got served by Tommy. Bless ‘im. Beep. Beep. As he scans. Then : D’ya know about the band Pyromaniacs new song? NO. It’s called Firestarter. I was stressed and my brain froze. All I could do was smile and say The…The…Sorry. Forgot the name. But my […]

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£4.Mumble

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How much? asked I £4.5diddybleh. So I root about in my pocket and go AHA. There you go, £4.50 pence. Fiddy DREE. What? Dree Fee needed. There’s no point in askingYou’ll get no replyOh just remember I don’t decideI got no reason it’s all too muchYou’ll always find usOut to lunch I held out the […]

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BLAND. BLAND. BLAND.

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GR’s Fave Word : Bland. No Salt. No Pepper. No Spice. Frozen for months and then defrosted and microwaved. Tasteless. Boring. Uninteresting. Inedible…..Regurgitated yuk. WHERE IS YOUR PASSION? YOUR FIRE? YOUR STANDARD? The ICE AGE/Cryogenics is Here :o(

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Soul Food : Brighton vs New Orleans

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I love many aspects of Soul Food. Even the phrase is filling and warming. This is one of my fave KN episodes. I still use Momma Cherri’s Meatloaf recipe today. I’ve been to Brighton. He’s spent time in New Orleans. Whenever that place (N O) is mentioned, he always says….The BEST FOOD I’VE EVER EATEN […]

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That’s Interesting!

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I took a child to the local surgery this morning and waited in the car park for him, windows wide open on this sunny day. I wasn’t eavesdropping…the windows were open and they said it right beside me. She’d just had her prick and was asking him how he’d handled it. Apparently, 24 hours later […]

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