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Continue reading →: Parkin 1
Perfect parkin (Makes 16 slices) 120g treacle80g golden syrup170g butter, plus extra to grease200g wholemeal flour200g medium oatmeal3 tsp ground ginger1/2 tsp ground nutmeg175g soft dark brown sugar1/4 tsp fine salt1.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda1 egg45ml milk Heat the oven to 140C. Weigh the treacle, syrup and butter in a…
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Continue reading →: Day 4 of the blanket
This doesn’t look a lot larger, but each row gets longer so even a couple of rows can take the same amount of time as four did two days ago. I guess I will just keep plodding away until I am done!
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Continue reading →: Broad bean and feta frittata
Ingredients Method Serves 2 – taken from bbc.co.uk nb – our non-stick pan is no longer as non-stick as we would like so some of this had to be scraped on top, and we only had yellow onion not read, it was still tasty though!
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Continue reading →: Greek Style Quorn Fillets
Ingredients Method Meal Prep Tip: Prep to stage 3. To re-heat, pre-heat the oven to 180C (fan)/ 200C/gas mark 6 and cook for 10 minutes or until piping hot. Garnish with feta and fresh oregano. Serves 4 – taken from quorn.co.uk
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Continue reading →: Crafting in November
This year it is for MNDA (https://www.facebook.com/donate/2510443299342525), I decided to start a new Granny Square blanket and this is the progress after one, two and then three days :- I am using the patch they sent me to show how much larger it is getting day on day. Now off…
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Continue reading →: Vegetarian Lentil Soup with Quorn Pieces
Ingredients Method Chefs tip You can substitute the spring greens with any of your favourite leafy greens – cabbage, spinach, kale etc. nb – we used Cavelo Nero and instead of the onion, carrot, celery and leek we used Soffritto for ease! Serves 4 – taken from Quorn.co.uk
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Continue reading →: Vegetarian Chicken Chasseur with Quorn Fillets
Ingredients Method Chefs tip Why not try served over pasta, with Quorn Vegetarian Chicken Pieces as a tasty alternative? Serves 2 – taken from https://www.quorn.co.uk/recipes/quorn-meat-free-chicken-fillet-chasseur nb – we did it with half a pack of Quorn chicken style pieces as we had no fillets.
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Continue reading →: One item completed
Okay having spent a couple of afternoon/evenings just working on the Granny Square lap blanket I finished it last night! This meant that today I worked more on the Safe Haven shawl, which is growing very slowly indeed! I had hoped to have this finished by this coming weekend but…
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Continue reading →: Crochet
Today I only crocheted, I would like to have this lap blanket done by the end of Saturday, but hoo boy is my right shoulder blade area hurting! Still I think I am maybe halfway through the ball of yarn (if not slightly more) and I have decided that yes,…
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Continue reading →: A better day
Up earlier than yesterday (even after a very late night), this coming week is going to be weird and wonderful for me, Dr Dragon and the furry Dragon (aka Hamish the Terrier) as Dr Dragon is in an Am Dram every night (and also early afternoon Saturday), and then Sunday…
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