Food
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Strawberry Cakes
I did some further fruit picking at Carnie’s and had a few strawberries left over. At the last minute I decided to make some cakes to take to church. Rather than a classic…
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Yorkshire Puddings
I have never had much luck with Yorkshire Puddings. My mum made them (pre-fan oven) when I was a child, and they would always be brilliant until someone important was coming for dinner,…
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Burger Buns
The rolls I normally make are made with a very basic recipe – 500g strong flour to 350ml water. This makes a lovely roll – but it is crispy and quite “rustic” –…
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Back at the fruit farm
Cairnie’s fruit farm opened their gooseberries for picking this week, and seeing as how you can’t reliably buy them in the shops any more, J and I went and did “Pick your own”.…
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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…
