Food
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In which R is the best (again)…
Of course R has always been the best, but it merits giving an example of why. I was paying a surprise visit to see my Mum in Helensburgh today. I had been hoping…
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An Indian feast
I had some friends round for lunch today (R calls us “The Ladies that Lunch” – this seems to be an excuse for he and J to go and hide rather than be…
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A middle class Saturday morning
R and I had been going to go to St Andrews today, but of course the weather which had been lovely all week had turned nasty for the weekend. So instead we went…
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Not possible…
I like to think I am quite a good cook – but some things are not possible. I will not say that you can’t make a vegan, gluten free, meal without a lot of…
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Cost of living
If you go to make an order from Tesco’s you will see a very peculiar thing. There are branded items which are more than three times the price of their own make, which…
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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…
