The wintry onslaught continues across Britain. Alison considers a writing career for the weather section of the Beeb…but wait! There are signs of an alternative weather front looming… Never mind fog (although many do, of course, particularly those driving). What we want at the weekend is fug. Fug is one of those words that suggests …
Category archives: Food
Party aftermath
Eat leftover cake at as many meal times as is decent. Continue enjoying high quality bread made by friend: olive, seed, walnut etc. Yum! Leave book boxes and toy boxes accessible for a while longer. Enjoy sitting room in new format; lack energy to put things back as they were. Sit at dining table and …
Foody street
Hurrah for a half day on my birthday! I left early today so that I could fulfil a small ambition of mine, and browse the shops on Broughton Street on the way home. Now Broughton Street may be known for various things, but I’d suggest, increasingly, food. It has the long-established RealFoods at the top, …
Soup-er sized cooking
Starting preparations for a joint party with a friend. We have birthdays around the same time, and we have seized on the idea of soup and bagels to feed the multitudes. Jesus had loaves and fishes. We will hopefully have some loaves too, although the fishes have regretfully been left out (smells) in favour of …
Sprout-tastic
Not the green ones. Sorry. Still can’t acquire the taste. But as a way to build myself back up to some gardening, am starting pretty much as basic as I can, and trying sprouting seeds. One of my colleagues is a long way ahead of me in this, and has given me some tips, including …