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Continue reading →: Alphabet Soup Challenge
A – As Gouda as Dead B – Bedevilled Eggs – read C – Cross Bones D – Death Comes to Pemberley E – Eggs in a Casket F – Fatal Voyage G – Grave Secrets H – The Homemaker I – If Hooks Could Kill J – The Joy…
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Continue reading →: Golden-glazed carrot, mushroom & hazelnut tart
3 carrots, peeled and cut in half lengthways, or about 10 baby carrots left whole 2 tsp olive oil 1 tbsp maple syrup 15 x 12cm rectangle of all-butter puff pastry from a 320g roll 1 banana shallot or 2 normal shallots, very finely diced small knob of butter 140g…
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Continue reading →: Christmas veggie Wellington
Ingredients For the filling 60g/2oz basmati rice, cooked according to the packet instructions pinch turmeric 1 lemon, zest only 1 onion, finely chopped 600g/1lb 5oz brown cap mushrooms, sliced 50g/2oz butter, melted 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon 1 tbsp dried cranberries 2 free-range eggs, hard-boiled,…
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Continue reading →: Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge and plans for 2015
Okay first off my plans for 2015 1. Save at least £215 in my NISA 2. Save at least £215 in general savings 3. Pay off at least £1k 4. Read 215 books 5. Read first 10 Kathy Reichs books 6. Finish 2 colours on tapestry (at least!) 7. Stitch…
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Continue reading →: Quick needlepoint update
Okay maybe not the best shots in the world! But I hope people can see that I ahve started working on the ighter blue colour, basically I am working on the triangles coming down into the bottom border, I would like to get all the blue (apart from the "splodges"…
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Continue reading →: Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies
100g Butter 150g Chocolate 100g Self Raising Flour Blend 200g Sugar 3 Eggs Set the oven to 180C/Fan 160C/350F/Gas 4 Beat the eggs together then mix in the sugar and flour. Gently melt together the butter and the chocolate, then stir this into the egg mixture. Pour into 150x200mm/6×8" oiled…
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Continue reading →: Medieval Dog Needlepoint Update
Okay these may not be the best shots in the world (I normally take them upstairs and take them against a pale duvet cover and in natural light! Not against a dark cushion with the curtains shut and a dimly lit room *grin*), still the point of the pictures is…
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Continue reading →: Coquina squash vegetarian curry
For the curry, you’ll need 1 tbsp olive oil 1 Coquina squash, diced 1 red onion, diced 2 tbsp curry powder mix 300ml vegetable stock 400g can chopped tomatoes 400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 3 tbsp Greek yoghurt small handful of coriander, chopped How to cook your curry Heat the oil…
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Continue reading →: Let it Snow!
Just before people in the UK start to panic, we are NOT having the white stuff here in Cambridgeshire, but I have been stitching a small Snowman kit and finished it today (yay!) This along with the RCO and others will be turned into ornaments – so a good start…
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Continue reading →: Quorn Meat Free Beef Teriyaki
Ingredients 300g Quorn Meat Free Steak Strips 2 tbsp vegetable oil 3 tbsp amari soy or teriyaki sauce 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped 1/2 orange, juice and zest 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar 125g dried egg noodles 1/2 red pepper, thinly sliced 50g mushrooms,…
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