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Sunday. After yesterday’s leisurely start if outdoorsy-busy day, today Emma and I got up and breakfasted, before packing my mini-kitchen into freezer bag and our new Blue Texel farm shop bag. Then we headed out to Amersham to see Emma’s…
Continue readingWarning: This post may not be suitable for vegetarians or those unwilling to accept where your food comes from. Back in the summer, you may remember that Emma and I hatched out three eggs into little fluffy chicks, hoping that…
Continue readingSteak and Kidney Pie with mash This classic British pie is the perfect comfort food, just right for the whole family. Serve it with peas or your favourite Superfree veg for a filling, sumptuous supper. Serves: 4 Cook time: 45…
Continue readingLast night I cooked a dish from the new Hairy Bikers book, but for some reason I completely misread the recipe from the beginning and sliced my chicken breasts. I also couldn’t find my chilli flakes, but you know what,…
Continue reading~ Today was a quieter day, although not without its busy moments. Chiefly the pre-Christmas shop… no regular Ocado delivery in Christmas week, and seeing as as we had vouchers to spend we headed out to Thame and to Waitrose…
Continue readingI am officially tired. Absolutely shattered. The new door to the garage is up and in place with the new lock. Weâve also planted a second lot of vegetables – I hope itâs not too late – and a delicious…
Continue readingHow nice is it to have a relaxing afternoon, lounging around in the garden, picking fresh produce one hour and then eating it outside on the patio the next? How nice? It’s blissful. In other news, Bicester Poultry Inc. has…
Continue readingIt might have indeed been cold; it might have been wet; and dark and miserable, but when I went to shut the chickies up for the night tonight there was a warm, blue egg under Wiggy. It was our twelfth…
Continue reading1. Emma surprised me by arriving early on Saturday morning and we headed into Thame to get in some shopping for the weekend. Passing briefly through the market square we discover that there was a French market in town. We…
Continue readingI’ve just watched yesterday’s episode of Delia. She has redeemed herself a little by concentrating on what you can do with pre-made sauces etc. that you can keep in the store cupboard and put together with fresh ingredients. That said,…
Continue readingHave just watched the first part of Delia’s new, self-titled, cookery series focussing on how to cheat at cookery, because a bit of cheating in our busy live is actually go. It was interesting, and recipes scrummy, but I did…
Continue readingDonât laugh, but yes, Iâve just had my first ever Panini. It wasnât intentional, however got too preoccupied tidying out my airing cupboard last night that I forgot to put some bread on so had nothing to make sandwiches with…
Continue reading1. I watched yesterday’s episode of Jamie at Home tonight, and it was all about one of the best vegetables ever - the squash. Pumpkins have to be great donâ’t they? You can make Halloween lanterns out of them but…
Continue readingFirst meringues Originally uploaded by shepline on 16 Apr ’06, 11.57pm BST PST. Granpy used to make them for us whenever we visited. I guess the baton may have passed to me… 😉
Continue readingBurning pud! Originally uploaded by shepline on 26 Dec ’05, 10.38am PST.
Continue readingThe BBC asked people to vote for the top 50 things everyone should try a bite of in their lifetime. Bold the ones you’ve eaten.
Continue readingCooked this recipe from stelpa – thank you – ’twas delicious… Ingredients 750g lamb fillets, sliced thinly 3 cloves garlic, crushed 60ml light soy sauce 80ml sweet sherry 1 tbs cornflour 2 tbs vegetable oil 1 tbs brown sugar 1…
Continue readingCooked this recipe from stelpa – thank you – ’twas delicious… Ingredients 750g lamb fillets, sliced thinly 3 cloves garlic, crushed 60ml light soy sauce 80ml sweet sherry 1 tbs cornflour 2 tbs vegetable oil 1 tbs brown sugar 1…
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