Food
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Catching up
I have to say that J and his friends did not make a mess of the house, and that while we were away he did all his tasks, including putting the (correct) bin…
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A Scooby Snack
I made some bean burgers today – they were quite nice but perhaps rather dry. I would use the recipe again, but put some homemade salsa in the roll to moisten things up.…
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Some snacks
R and I often go down to J’s flat in the evenings to watch the big screen TV. At the moment we are watching “Babylon 5” which at the rate of one episode…
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“Ready Meal”
Cold again this morning. We bought some rock salt and this morning R spread it around the house. It costs £1 per kilo and ten kilos just about did the steps and the…
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Sixth Day of Mousemas – A visitor
Amber here. R’s sister V came today. She is very scary because she has two dogs and (I have to be blunt here) she smells of them. Also, she is just scary because…
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Spice bottles
I have been wondering about this ever since I started baking (about 50 years ago believe it or not). Given that spices tend to be measured out in teaspoons – why do virtually…
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Christmas Pudding
Stir up Sunday today, and I made my Christmas Pudding. I haven’t made one in 15 years because I had a disastrous experience with one. Basically I was boiling it in a Tupperware…
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Crystallized Oranges
I was looking for something to decorate the cake I am taking to my sister in law (let’s call her V) on Sunday. She is very eco-conscious and would not appreciate crappy plastic…
