Sheeps pluck, two weddings and …….

Sheeps pluck, two weddings and …….

I thought it would be fun to have a go at making haggis seeing as it’s Burns Night in a couple of weeks. So in that spirit, I cruised the interweb looking at recipes. I know that it is made using sheeps pluck and a cows stomach, but I was hoping to find a couple of...
Springing in the garden

Springing in the garden

How’s the garden? Mine is very wet with all the rain we have had here. But there are stirrings of life. The daphne will be flowering in a couple of weeks and has some lovely fat flower buds. The clematis is a bit confused and has had the odd flower or two on it for...
Cheese and onion roly poly, 57p/38p a portion

Cheese and onion roly poly, 57p/38p a portion

Well, I thought I was going to tell you about a recipe variation today, but having searched the blog, I can’t find it. I could have sworn I’d posted this! This recipe is something I discovered when I had 2 hungry girls at home to feed, and I was going out...

Aching muscles and brain, and a shopping list

As I sit here aching from the latest session in the gym, I am trying to work out a puzzle. One of my grandchildren wrote it down for me at Christmas, and do you think I can solve it? No! If you want a bit of fun, that may well drive you nuts, have a go at this. Who...
New Years Day

New Years Day

Well, that’s day one of the diet done and dusted. Leftover risotto at lunchtime and this at dinner Two thick slices of ham, a crispy jacket potato and a salad. The potatoes were microwaved first, then a tiny bit of oil smeared on the skin and crisped in the oven...