“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
Receipt is the olde fashionede way of saying RECIPE. I’ve done this meal TWICE this week. Why twice? Because the first time I didn’t make enough! Both times, I did it in bread tins lined with bacon but the filling was out of this world! BTW : I’m a Dijon mustard girl. BT…BTW : I […]
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I’m a Sag with Virgo Rising which gives ME the “Catch Me If You Can” vibe. Gemini is the opposite of a Sag. Still mutable. I can J-Turn in a heartbeat. Like a Bat Out of Hell. I’ll be gone when the morning comes etc I like Meatloaf. I’ve cooked it and got a HUGE […]
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Seeing Keith Floyd in the Kenny Everett video yesterday gave me the idea for tea today. As did the gale force winds and driving rain. We need GOOD WARMING FOOD. I’d love to say that I cooked from scratch but I didn’t. I cheated by going to Tesco. Heyho. We used to have an office […]
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I’m still getting over yesterday’s Disaster :o( We all ADORE homemade Rice Pudding. I love the nutmeg and, for choice, will put blackcurrant jam on it. Everyone else loves strawberry jam. Weirdos. So there was I. Feeling all motherly and kind and caring and cooked a rice pudding. I usually leave it in the Rayburn […]
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I watched this yesterday. Beef Cheeks. No. Beef & Ale Stew. Oh, yes. Nan used to make that. Bubble & Squeak Baked Potatoes? Mmmnn! I knew that I’d like them. And eldest would too. But – Imagine my surprise when I described tonight’s tea and EVERYONE ELSE changed their minds and said YES! So Simple. […]
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I might’ve had a giggle yesterday about confusing the household with the kitchen furniture move. But – it just came back and bit me on the arse! I’ve been promising to make this GR Pulled Pork for weeks now and did it today. Eventually ! OK, you silly woman…WTF has happened to the paprika/baking tray/mixing […]
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No Apologies – except to my kids! I watched this video a couple of weeks back, described it and promised to cook it soon. Ooops. Got side-tracked by puppy dog :o( Anyhoo. I’ve done pulled pork many times in the Aga (Rayburn.) Once I put it in the bottom plate warmer overnight with a little […]
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“To all you old buggers, like me, out there, what are your memories of the Toc H? I remember it as being an addition to the NAAFI. They used to go round in old vans dishing out tea and butties on ranges and on the outskirts of camp.“ When you’d been up since before dawn […]
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Gordon as I (and many others) have never seen him before. At home with his family! Like Mr R, my one-time ward now has a tiny daughter called Matilda aka Tilly. And, like some lovely people I’m acquainted with, he has a very young son. Carbonara is a top three fave dish of mine. With […]
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Yup. This now officially a FOOD website…but also, still, maybe (?!) History too. TIFFIN. If you watched Mr F-Word earlier and his brilliant idea about serving Tiffin – you WILL understand the link. My breath. NOT held. Heyho :o) P.S. We used to have a company office in Bombay/Mumbai. It got infiltrated by the See […]
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There was always one restaurant in Dubai that we ALL agreed on when planning an evening out. It was a Lebanese Restaurant right beside the Dubai Fountains. MEZZE at its best. With a side platter of meat dishes :o) If I remember rightly (?) the fountains didn’t start singing and dancing until about 9pm…after we […]
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There are videos about this but all I do on Boxing Day is… …Cut up EVERYTHING left from Christmas Dinner. This year it is – Chicken, Yorkshire puds, Brussel sprouts, Broccoli, Carrots, Stuffing, Sausage meat stuffing, Roast potatoes, Bread sauce, Pigs in blankets along with the gravy, horseradish sauce (mine,) cranberry sauce (everyone’s.) Place in […]
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