Finally … finally … this happened: Okay, so the set up is not ideal: the electricity is not connected to my new Rangemaster so I can only use the hob, but I have been dreaming of dippy poached eggs for weeks (five weeks to be precise). On the way home from work today I bought […]
Weeks 48, 49 & 50 – yep, still no kitchen
Regular readers will have been enjoying the recent peace and quiet from my side. I haven’t been enjoying it much, but as I sit here eating my delicious Sunday menu of crumpets with marmite for breakfast, crisps and hobnobs for lunch, and re-heated chinese takeaway for dinner, I feel I need to regain some food […]
Round-up: November no waste food challenge
I am sure Elizabeth from Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary has started to regret inviting me to host last month’s no waste food challenge. I have been a pretty poor host, having only just got around to sharing the lovely recipes people added to my original link up (which you can read here). I blame my current […]
Shepherd’s pie jackets – new recipe
While I wait for my dream kitchen to be installed, I dream of nice meals I used to cook. Sometimes I spend ages preparing ingredients and cooking a meal, but often our favourite meals are the ones that just seem to come together out of nowhere, and these shepherd’s pie jackets are no exception. As […]
Weeks 46 & 47 – I don’t like life without a kitchen
This week, the cats have mainly been decorating us with their dusty paws: While we have been eating ready meals … … and crumpets for dinner: But by the end of week one the kitchen is … progressing! This weekend we treated ourselves to some meals out, including breakfast at a lovely local cafe: And dinner […]
Week 45 – countdown to no kitchen
Whine alert: I know that eventually I’ll have a great kitchen, but at the moment all I am able to focus on is the disruption which will take place in my home until I get there. I hate the idea of the mess, the dust, the hassle, the lack of facilities, the lack of control, […]
November No Waste food challenge
Generally I don’t waste food. I plan my menus in advance so I can buy just the food I need (apart from the odd treat or three), and pack leftovers for lunch the next day. Additionally, my greed is so great that rarely does spare food get left around before I gobble it up. I […]
Foodie penpals – October 2015
For this month’s Foodie Penpals I was paired with Kris who blogs over at Passion for Baking (check out her wagon wheel bars!), and Annabelle who is a French woman living in Germany with a Portuguese husband and who previously lived in Newcastle. Phew. It turns out that Kris actually discovered Foodie Penpals through my very […]
Week 44 – Day of the Dead with Old El Paso
Last week I was invited to an Old El Paso cookery evening to celebrate the Day of the Dead (which is actually today, 1 November) and sample their new range of ‘Stand n Stuff’ taco kits. Actually I’d already tried them as Old El Paso had sent me a selection to try (see last week’s […]
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It’s chocolate time: #WeShouldCocoa USA theme roundup
I have discovered that hosting a food blogger’s roundup – especially one with a chocolate theme – is dangerous. Each time a new link has been added to my blog I’ve received an email to tell me about another delicious recipe that I need to try, and I have immediately wanted to make each and […]