Food
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The better scone
I have been baking some scones for a church coffee morning. For many years I have made my scones using the traditional British method – this is the one Mary Berry uses. Basically…
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Herb garden
My herb garden is coming on apace. I did not manage to get a picture of it because it was pouring down when I was out there doing the picking – but here…
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Fruit Farm
R and I went to Cairnie’s fruit farm just outside town today. We had been going to “pick our own” but it was a very changeable day weather wise, and although the sun…
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The joys of the new oven
I have been enjoying the new oven. You can set the temperature precisely using a digital display and it will heat to exactly the right level (instead of having to guess to the…
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Back to “normal”
I put my usual state in inverted commas, as I am not sure I have ever warranted the description of normal, but whatever it is, I was back to it today after our…
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St James’ Church Coffee Morning
Today was our annual Church Coffee morning at the Corn Exchange and I was helping on the cake stall. I’d made some cakes and jam for the occasion and R helped me carry…
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Birthday Tea
We went to Rhu on the West Coast today for N’s birthday. It is a long drive but quite a pleasant one – today we took R’s rather convoluted route involving three…
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Strawberry Jam
I made some strawberry jam with the first of the Scottish strawberries today. They looked and smelled very nice – I chose slightly under ripe ones because they make the best jam. Strawberries…
