Crafts and Life

Ingredients 750g new potatoes 500g vine-ripened tomatoes 2 garlic cloves 3-4 sprigs rosemary 4 pork chops or steaks Olive oil Method Preheat the oven to fan 180C/ conventional 200C/gas 6. Wash the potatoes, but don't bother to peel them. Cut into thickish slices then cook in boiling water for 6-8…

Wow! Where is the time going – I guess having Swine Flu and feeling like a freshwater fish is not helping matters (feeling carp *grin*) . Still 50 items have been completed and others on the way – this is the latest for those interested, some Crewelwork done (and nice…

Yogakat | Compare the Meerkat Shared via AddThis I loved doing this! A friend on Multiply had knitkat – so I just had to try myself!

Ingredients 2 cups cooked chicken 2 to 3 cups vegetables 2 to 3 tablespoons oil 0.5 teaspoon salt 0.5 cup stock 1 tablespoon cornstarch 3 tablespoons water Method Bone cooked chicken. Slice or dice chicken and vegetables. Heat oil. Add salt,then vegetables, and stir-fry to coat with oil (about 2…

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…

Well things are moving on, nearly finished watching all the Gundam Wing DVDs (one left), tomorrow I should be able to cancel my Orange contract and go onto PAYG, keeping the same number, so after the final month's payment I can throw that £25 at the credit card which means…

Okay not the world's most inspiring photograph! But this is the nice shiny new bathroom floor! This is another item done and dusted on the 101 list and another has been ticked off because it is not achievable (unable to get "Aunt Lucy" Paddington Bear's Aunt) so this now means…

A quick update 🙂 The freebie kits are done and dusted so that is another item ticked off my 101 listing and the other photo was a meet up of some internet friends at my local (as I am the podgy one on crutches they kindly came to me rather…

Ingredients 450g potatoes , unpeeled 600g diced lamb 1 large onion , sliced leaves from 2 sprigs rosemary , chopped 500g pot fresh lamb or beef gravy Method Slice the potatoes to about the thickness of a magazine (half a cm). Cook in boiling water for 8-10 mins until tender.…

Okay so Ed Hedgehog is not yet finished (no stitching done on Friday or yesterday and none yet today either – oops!) so tomorrow's main task is to finish him off and take a photo of all 5 completed. Then I need to make sure that by Wednesday there is…