10 November 2021
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As I wandered round the supermarket yesterday afternoon, I fancied I might make a moussaka, which I vaguely recalled as a kind of meaty sauce topped with aubergine. When I told Jane, she recalled it as being further topped with … Continue reading
1 November 2021
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This weekend, I finally got round to making a pumpkin pie. I may have done this before, and I’ve eaten one or two in my time, but this is certainly the first one I’ve made for a long while. Pumpkins … Continue reading
31 October 2021
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I’ve been wondering if I could make potato crisps with my dehydrator. Attempt one was not overwhelming. I finely sliced a potato in my food processor and dried the resulting slices. Meh! After then doing some research, it looks like … Continue reading
19 September 2021
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Grasmere is a village in the Lake District of England, which was beloved of the poet Wordsworth and was his home for a number of years. As well as being a location from which one can “wander lonely as a … Continue reading
18 September 2021
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It wouldn’t be quite true to say that I spent all day in the kitchen but certainly the afternoon was kitchen focused. We’d invited friends round for dinner and there was also a big harvest of tomatoes that we needed … Continue reading
25 April 2021
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I had a friend pop round to the garden yesterday afternoon and, as he left, he inquired what I was cooking for dinner. “A failure?”, he asked when I told him. I’m not sure how it is pronounced in Cyprus, … Continue reading
13 February 2021
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I’ve been out in the cold most of the day, constructing a couple more wood stores out of old pallets. It’s slow work because each step presents new challenges, based on the available materials. Some of the pallet planks still … Continue reading
11 January 2021
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I seem to be having a run on food posts. Apologies to those dieting this month but food is an important part of my daily life! Today I wanted to note the lovely cake Jane made yesterday – mincemeat upside … Continue reading
23 September 2020
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Today I had another go at the afelia dish I discovered in August (pork marinated in wine with coriander). This time, I didn’t stop to consult any recipes but just cooked – looking back, I see I followed several of … Continue reading
24 August 2020
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Sometimes I go shopping with particular recipes in mind; other times, like this weekend, I go shopping and then have to figure out what to do with a particular item I’ve come back with. That is how I discovered afelia … Continue reading