watching the end of an eBay auction. Well, it is when you’re selling something. Even if it’s not yours but really is the biggest, ugliest, most expensive printer you’ve ever seen. walking into the 5th shoe shop of the day and actually finding what you’ve been looking for (boots, sheepskin lined, flattish, WARM and comfortable)…
Trifle. No sherry, I don’t think it adds to the effect at all and I don’t like it. Walnut and pecan nut butter Chilli jam Cheesecake. I have never made a proper one – only weird lowcarb ones. I don’t think I fancy a baked cheesecake recipe even tho Naomi makes an amazing one. Or…
Chicken in a pink peppercorn sauce on a bed of pearl barley & spring onions. With green beans and roasted butternut squash. Delicious. Followed by some rather nice crumble.
We’re heading off to collect the keys for the new flat in a short while. EXCITING. I can’t wait for this weekend to be over and done with and to have us in our new place getting things sorted over the next few weeks. There may be a small blogging hiatus while we get things…
This is a struggle. I can’t remember the last time I dressed up for a Christmas party, or indeed, any other black tie event. I have NO idea what to wear. I did buy a dress but now I fear that it is not formal enough at all. I did however get these helpful rules…
How do you go about doing such things? Do you decide on a main course and then work from there, thinking of things to go with that or do you base everything on a theme or do you go for a cuisine and then go from there? I’m doing dinner for a few friends in…
There is ALWAYS a workaround. These guys are great.
I last had a hair cut. It’s grown loads since my last one. Which is great. I am very pleased with it now, even if I look a bit weird. Who knows what was happening?! But let’s not mention Simon, who has been channelling Smile Guy. Luckily, Simon can only do Smile Guy out of…
I like to live life without goals. I really hate them and they bring out my rebellious nature, the minute I set myself a goal or someone sets me one, I do everything in my power to rebel against it and subvert every attempt to stick to it. Like the time I signed up for…
So I used a whole block in this roast veggies and halloumi bake. HA! Beat that! Proper fridge bottom food. We’re moving saturday and attempting to use up what’s left. So it was, cubed butternut, red and yellow peppers, shallots, cherry tomatoes and then the aforementioned block of cubed halloumi. Plus a huge bit of…
