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Continue reading →: Eeep!
Not blogged for a while (which goes against what I hoped to do starting in November *sigh*), but I hit a major depression dip and things were not good, still I am back now and hoping to be better. This week will be a bit weird and wonderful BUT I…
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Continue reading →: Mushroom Stroganoff with mustard and chive mash
Ingredients For the mash 750 g potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 20 g butter, or margarine 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard 150 ml milk, or soya milk 1 tbsp chives, chopped For the stroganoff 40 g butter, or margarine 3 shallots, finely chopped 3 whole cloves garlic, finely chopped 0.5…
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Continue reading →: Three Bean Mexican Chilli
Ingredients 1 tblsp veg oil 1 large carrot, chopped into small dice 1 large stick celery, chopped into small dice 1 medium onion, finely chopped 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped 1 red chilli (if using) finely chopped or 1/2-1tsp dried chilli flakes 1 tblsp tomato puree 1 tsp ground…
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Continue reading →: Nine Years and Counting
Today is my ninth wedding anniversary and I couldn't be happier love wise! Other stuff hmm not so sure about :- 1. Cut up CC2. Get below 300 pounds3. Keep the sofa clear4. Dust around the lounge weekly (not happening as pelvis is playing games)5. Keep my desk clear –…
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Continue reading →: 7th November and things are going well
First week of a new year almost done and things are going well , I was another pound down this morning which means that my goal of being under 300 pounds is creeping closer (4 more to go), I tried on my jeans last night , I could get them…
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Continue reading →: Mince with herb dumplings
Ingredients For the mince 2 tbsp sunflower oil 1 large onion, halved, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 celery sticks, finely sliced 2 medium carrots, diced 500g/1lb 2oz beef mince 1 x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes 2 tbsp tomato purée 450ml/16fl oz beef stock, fresh or made with…
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Continue reading →: Day three of the New Me
So far so good , Tarot cards being pulled, got my flu jab on Tuesday (so NSDs happening as I feel too crummy to go out ) the sofa is staying clear (well apart from a parcel that I took in for across the road, my handbag and the Ddraig…
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Continue reading →: Beef Goulash
Ingredients 500g/1lb sirloin steak, trimmed and cut in strips olive oil 1 medium onion, peeled and sliced thinly ½ red pepper, de-seeded and sliced ½ green pepper, de-seeded and sliced 25g/1oz butter sea salt and black pepper 2 tbsp tomato purée 200ml/7fl oz beef stock 3 tbsp paprika small bunch…
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Continue reading →: New Year, New Me
The 1st of November is the real New Year for Pagans and with that in mind I have written not so much a list of resolutions but more hopes for the future, things I would like to achieve (somewhere between the 101 in 1001 and resolutions I think). 1. …
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Continue reading →: Before and After
We had some friends down for the weekend, and whilst they were here Toby got to have his first ever hair cut! Hand stripping, clippers on the soft fluffy fur, washed and dried (he was fine with all of it until the hairdryer bit!). But here are a couple of…
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