Crafts and Life

Yesterday was a good day – not too much pain and things got done! Dr Tempe and myself went to the pub and I took the cats with me – I decided that straight forward stitching was the way to go and so I did a couple of hours and…

Okay not much but for the first time in a few weeks I managed to stitch, Boris the Bassett Hound now has his shadow and paws done LOL – no point in posting a picture until something will show up properly! Oriental food is being scoffed, daily items are being…

All Daily Items done and dusted, another new recipe tried (and it's another keeper!), still no stitching (but a lot of pain) – I think that may be on hold until OH starts his job – but I will get back to it. I also really need to kick in…

500g raw king prawns 250g can bamboo shoots 250g broccoli 470g button mushrooms 1 tablespoon oil 0.5 cup chicken stock 1 teaspoon cornflour 1 teaspoon Oyster sauce salt, pepper pinch sugar 0.5 teaspoon grated ginger 1. Shell the prawns and remove the black line 2. Cut broccoli into thick pieces…

Trust me this will be a Green Man trust me! After I finish the ruddy cats and Durham (hmm must take a picture of that!) this will be the next evenweave project – hmm need to get on I think! I wonder if I can drag OH to the pub…

Ingredients handful flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped zest and juice 1 lemon 3 tbsp olive oil , plus extra to serve 1 medium onion , finely sliced 500g floury potatoes , cut into small chunks, no larger than 2cm cubes 1 tsp paprika pinch cayenne…

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/chicken-yoghurt-recipe-557.html Ingredients (8 Servings) 4 lbs Chicken Pieces (skinned) 2 medium sized Onions (finely chopped) 1/2 tsp Cloves (grounded) 3 Cinnamon Sticks 1/4 tsp Black Pepper (freshly grounded) 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp Fine Herbs 5 Garlic (minced) 1 tsp Ginger (grounded) 3 cups Plain Yogurt 3 tbsp Lemon…