Lemon drizzle simnel slice
June 16, 2019
I love marzipan and the freshness of the lemon. Perfect with a cuppa.
Enchilada pie
June 14, 2019
I do love cooking veggie food and there is so much packed into this dish that you hardly miss the meat. Super quick to make too. It provides 4 of your 5 a day in one plate.
Blackened roast salmon with avocado & mango salsa
June 14, 2019
This is one of the nicest salmon dishes I have done. Super easy and packed full of flavour.
Speedy sausage gnocchi gratin
March 16, 2019
A perfect midweek supper.
Lucy’s Wainwright adventures
February 23, 2019
It’s a year ago since we took ownership of our Black Labrador puppy Lucy. After the initial wobbles about how a dog would fit into our lives, these were quickly dispelled as she settled in and we wondered how we had survived without a Lucy.
10 year challenge
February 10, 2019
An eye roll at yet another social media challenge, it’s that or another “national” day of some description. But it did get me thinking about how s decade could fly by in a blink of an eye.
Sticky sausage and parsnip traybake
February 3, 2019
An all in one dish, I absolutely adore parsnips.
Chilli bean cornbread cobbler
February 2, 2019
I’m not really a fan of dumpling or bread type on my stews. This cornbread completely changed my view on this.
Adventures of Lucy the Labrador
January 31, 2019
Lucy was one on Christmas Eve and it’s nearly a year since we bought her home. It seems like 2 seconds ago she was only able to fit in the palm of our hands. I say the same about my stepsons, obviously not fitting in the palm of my hand!
Brassieres
January 26, 2019
From the 16th century to the 19th century women wore corsets but they were designed to shape the woman’s torso rather than to provide support. It wasn’t until 1913 the modern bra was invented. Mary Phelps Jacob invented the modern bra, she used two handkerchiefs joined by ribbon. She patented her invention in 1914.
