Food
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Cauliflowers
What is it with the size of cauliflowers? On the whole they are disappointingly small, but from time to time you get an unnaturally huge one. I do not know if I have…
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Concert and planters
Nice concert at St James this morning to go along with the Farmers’ Market – it was a saxophone quartet from St Andrews. I made a St. Clement’s cake (oranges and lemons) –…
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J’s least favourite meal
J did not enjoy his lunch today. It was (all homemade from scratch). Flatbreads, hummus, falafels, couscous, tomato chili sauce, roasted peppers, Greek yoghurt and olives. Mainly he says this is because he…
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Someone came a knocking
R heard a noise just outside the cat flap this morning. He opened the door, and just outside there was a tabby cat with a white chin which had been sniffing at the…
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A nice lunch and some cuteness
I went out for a very nice vegetarian lunch at a friend’s house today. I was the only non-vegetarian there, and I must say that if I could have had the nice light…
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Easter – Part One
We had visitors for Easter. I went to the Easter vigil service the previous night rather than the morning one. My Mum had asked for something “spectacular” so I decided to push the…
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Raisin and oat biscuits
These biscuits are a Delia Smith special I have been making for years. R and I call them “Christmas Biscuits” because that is when I generally make them. You can tell how much…
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Lenten Biscuits
I made some biscuits for a church group today. I had been going to make my (and R’s) favourite “Christmas Biscuit” but as it consists almost entirely of sugar, butter, nuts, dried fruit…
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Mouse and Bacon
Saphy has had good hunting over the last few days so I decided to make a pie out of her catches. She was none too pleased about this, but accepted grudgingly that this…
