18 August 2024
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Today has been a big barbeque day. This morning we were going to visit Hathern Baptist but it turned out they were doing a community BBQ at lunchtime so we went back to that and mingled with both church members … Continue reading
25 July 2024
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I’ve posted before about shrubs, an old style of drink that I’ve discovered in the past couple of years (and which, apparently, is coming back into fashion). Steep some sort of fruit or herb in vinegar, mix the resulting liquid … Continue reading
17 July 2024
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Cheap white wine for dinner tonight (left over after dinner yesterday) and I decided to experiment with it. Lidl’s cheapest “Spanish White”, not even graced with a grape or region, was not unpleasant but rather one dimensional. Tonight’s dinner (around … Continue reading
28 June 2024
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Not long after moving up to Loughborough, we purchased a microwave oven. It wasn’t our first but it was the first one we’d had for quite a while and so I scoured the local library looking for books on microwave … Continue reading
16 June 2024
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Today’s main meal was a Chicken Dhansak, based on the recipe from the Al’s Kitchen YouTube channel. It isn’t dissimilar to his other 30 minute curry recipes but adds red split lentils and pineapple as two ingredients I wouldn’t normally … Continue reading
3 June 2024
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According to the search engine on my blog, I haven’t mentioned shrub before, which surprises me – it was my drink discovery of last year and I’ve certainly brought it up many times in conversations. You can get a short … Continue reading
23 May 2024
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Why is chicken such a popular meat? I think there are a range of possibilities, from relative ease of rearing to low cost to the consumer compared to most other meat options. However, a good part of it must also … Continue reading
14 April 2024
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Yesterday I got round to bottling my latest batch of homebrew beer. I’ve called this one Friday’s Rent because of the coincidence of a couple of factors. Firstly, I brewed it on Good Friday and, secondly, it is based on … Continue reading
28 March 2024
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Hurrah for Crossmyloof Brew. I put in an order for some brewing grain late on Tuesday night and it arrived first thing this morning. That’s pretty good service. For anyone, like me, who hasn’t found a supplier within easy distance … Continue reading
27 March 2024
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I’ve put in an order for some more brewing supplies which, hopefully, will arrive ready for the weekend or early next week. Meanwhile, I’m onto the last few bottles of my Helleborus brew, bottled last December. Although it is a … Continue reading