Category Archives: Cooking

Usual Stuff…

Posted on Sunday, 11 April 2021 10:44 by Steve

I was given this notebook by my brother-in-law who is now a Porsche convert. He recently purchased a 911 Targa (see previous post). I have to confess the Porsche is my preferred vehicle when the sun is shining despite the … Continue reading →

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Hotting Up…

Posted on Thursday, 1 April 2021 7:48 by Steve

I don’t often post photos of myself but I was trying out a new gizmo this week – a smartphone stand attached to my tripod with a Bluetooth button (in my right hand) to take the photo. For the first … Continue reading →

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A Winter’s Tale

Posted on Saturday, 16 January 2021 17:05 by Steve

After several days of cold, wet miserable weather it was, at last, sensible to get outside if only for a short time. The wet weather has flooded the area alongside the drive. It has been wet before but I don’t … Continue reading →

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Interesting Times…

Posted on Sunday, 10 January 2021 12:12 by Steve

With all the major events going on in the World our conversation is dominated by the pandemic and the threat to democracy in the USA. There are times when one is grateful for the banal. I’ve been making bread over … Continue reading →

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Cooking and Cutting

Posted on Sunday, 20 December 2020 16:48 by Steve

It’s two weeks since my last posting and looking back there’s not been a lot happening that I can tell you about (there has been stuff but I’m sworn to secrecy about it). The Christmas tree is up and for … Continue reading →

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Carrots, Orange Peel and Bread…

Posted on Saturday, 7 November 2020 17:54 by Steve

Let’s start with the carrots… like many of my vegetables this year my carrots haven’t been a great success. They were being eaten by a combination of slugs and carrot root fly. From two rows of carrots I managed to … Continue reading →

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Lockdown 2.0

Posted on Monday, 2 November 2020 9:08 by Steve

As we enter another period of lockdown I’m preparing by exploring things to do when there’s nowhere to go or people to see. My bread making skills have improved dramatically. To be totally honest it has nothing to do with … Continue reading →

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Blood Bath…

Posted on Saturday, 31 October 2020 14:16 by Steve

It’s that time of year when I undertake the annual beetroot pickling “blood” fest. As the years go by I seem to be getting better at keeping the process under control. Admittedly this year there were fewer beets to sort … Continue reading →

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Gardening and Cooking

Posted on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 13:15 by Steve

Having realised I had a breadmaker a friend suggested I should get it out of the cupboard. The first attempt using old yeast didn’t work out so I had another go with recently purchased dried yeast. Who would have thought … Continue reading →

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