Somehow, my 102 things blogging fell by the wayside…. so, here is the very overdue de-brief on what I achieved in my 1001 days. If I ever get time, I will do a separate post for each category, but this is the general overview of what I achieved/didn’t achieve: Personal Complete the EA Sports Active […]
The one with the second pie
Pie number two was a truly fabulous fish pie with three root mash topping. For the pie filling: 600ml milk 1 onion, cut into large chunks 2 bay leaves approx 500g white fish 75g butter 75g plain flour 3tbsp white wine 100ml double cream 150g frozen peas 200g peeled prawns Salt and pepper to season […]
The one about the first pie
OK, so I need to do a pie update. The first pie night took place in the first week of January and was. therefore, Christmas leftovers pie! The filling ingredients were, well, what was left over (turkey & ham) in a white sauce: For the filling: 75g butter 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves. crushed […]
The one that marks the re-re-start
Can a word be prefixed twice like that? Who knows! My hosting company have changed blog providers, hence the re-re-. I will add the older posts on here eventually, but I’m having to work around the changes with some copying & pasting. I plan to blog more often, but how successful I will be remains […]
The one with the perfect Pudding
How to make the perfect Pudding You will need: 60+ self-administered injections and 250+ hormone tablets (taken 3 times a day). First, undertake countless scans and blood tests and three invasive surgical procedures carried out by a team of highly skilled consultants, nursing and surgical staff. Wait two weeks, check on progress and then wait […]
The one about Progress
I’m on the train back from my first ever visit to Wembley! We saw Take That, including Robbie Williams. I’m not sure his return is actually progress for the band, but that’s another debate for another post. It’s not been a week of progress for me either, at work especially. I did take part in […]
The one with Wenlock & Mandeville
They are the London 2012 mascots! I’m currently standing outside Warwick Uni Sports Hall waiting to go in for a Games Maker interview. I can see the mascots, but that’s all at the moment. Four or five others stood around, from students to a retired couple and corporate suit to comfy casuals (that’s me, in […]
The one from the Big Smoke
Today, I am playing at being a sophisticated, grown up lady and going to London to met M for lunch at the OXO Tower. I’m not sure either of us fall into the category of sophisticated ladies that lunch, but we’re going to pretend to be them anyway. The rest of the Bank Holiday weekend […]
The one about the Domestic Goddess
That’d be me, in case you were wondering! Yesterday’s work was mostly in the kitchen. I’ve made the most of a bunch of rhubarb from Doddington Hall Farm Shop – rhubarb muffins, rhubarb crumble and then a chicken risotto and grilled home-grown asparagus! I also made a quick loaf of pesto bread with last week’s […]
The one with the holidays ahead
Says it all really! Day 2 of the Easter hols and the sun is shining. Spend Sunday in the garden, planting far too many seeds! Just got to hope that some germinate now. We went to RHS Harlow Carr on Saturday, and there was the famous quote “one is nearer God’s love in the garden […]