Crafts and Life

Okay one picture showing his size (and the diminuation of puppy fur down the back!), the tiles in the kitchen are about 12.5 inches or 32cm, the other pics show him being a terrier and digging! This is what terriers do so we did not shout at him – what…

Just a few quick pics of Toby this is a week after we got him there will be some more in a minute or two!

Not a huge lot to report, daily tasks are ticking over but the main thing is we got Toby :-), he is a little sweetie and in perfect health (according to the vet we saw this morning).

Okay not much has happened in the last month as I have been ill and then more ill and just to add to it I was ill *sigh* but I have plodded on with my daily tasks and some of the other bit part ones are getting there as well…

Ingredients 1 garlic clove 2 tbs soy sauce 1 tbs sherry 1 tsp sugar 0.5 tsp salt 0.25 tsp pepper 0.25 tsp cinnamon 0.25 tsp ground cloves 0.25 tsp ground anise Method Crush garlic; then combine with remaining ingredients. Rub into pork and let stand 1 hour. Taken from "The…

Ingredients 1.5 tbs soy sauce 2.5 tbs Hoisin sauce 1 tbs sherry 1 tbs honey 1.5 tsp sugar pinch 5-spice powder Method Combine all ingredients. Rub into pork and let stand for one hour. Taken from "The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook" by Gloria Bley Miller Labels: Chinese, Oriental

Ingredients 0.5 lb lean beef 1 lb Chinese cabbage 2 tbs oil 0.5 cup stock 0.5 tsp salt dash of pepper 2 tsp cornstarch 2 tsb water Method Slice beef thin against grain, then in half by 2 inch strips. Slice Chinese cabbage stems in similar strips. Heat oil. Add…

With grateful thanks to an otterly wonderful friend I am almost round the heel of my first sock LOL, I hope to get some more done on this over the coming week (and hope I can figure out how to do the toe!), other than that not much has been…

Ingredients 1 tbs black beans, rinsed and roughly mashed 3 tbs vegetable or chicken stock, or water 1 tbs fish sauce 1 tbs Oyster sauce 1 tbs sesame oil 0.5 tsp sugar 1 tbs vegetable oil 3 – 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 250g (9oz) tender rump or fillet steak,…

Crafts 1. Finish stitching Map of Durham 2. Finish stitching cat ornaments 3. Finish stitching The Hikers 4. Finish stitching Perfect Pets 5. Finish stitching The Aerodrome 6. Get at least the border area done on Green Man 7. Finish Woodland Sampler 8. Stitch Medieval Sampler 9. Finish stitching freebie…