I promise I won’t write too many posts that start ‘the joy of…’ Because we know what the original was, and that’s one thing I won’t be writing about here… But anyway, leftovers, because as ever, my mind turns to food, and what to do when there’s more ingredients in the house than are scheduled …
Category archives: Food
Cadge a gadget
I didn’t cadge one, officer, I paid for it fair and square. I just wanted a title for the post… Moving on from bargains to gadgets – you wonder how much brain activity lights up when you find a truly exciting gadget. Even though it may be said that men are keen on gadgets and tools, …
Bit of a bargain
We’ve got into a bit of a habit of visiting our local Co-op after 7 in the evening, when they are starting to discount stock. Clearly we’re getting known for it by the staff – one of the cashiers offered us a very low price on some biscuits that we’d looked over in the queue… …
Autumn plunder
Nothing like something for nothing, especially when you can eat it. There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but there is thankfully some free food to be found, usually around hedgerows etc. Last year we discovered great bramble bushes (aka blackberry for those unsure) on the cycle path near us. Even though …
Give us this day our daily cheese
There’s a bloke out there who makes cheese. Cheddar, I believe. He has a website about cheese, and a webcam of a particular cheese, so you can watch in mature in real time. I read somewhere that there’s another bloke who logs on every night to see how the cheese is getting on. He finds …