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Continue reading →: Yeesh I am a bad blogger!
Okay basically I haven't blogged on this for two years! I could use the excuse of post viral fatigue, actually yes I will use that! for the whole of 2023 and the early part of 2024 I was just shattered all the time, and then on April 21st 2024 I…
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Continue reading →: Things have not been so good
Basically 2024 was a wash out from April onwards! Crafting pretty much didn't happen and tidying the house – fuhgedaboutit! The one thing I did manage to do was read and so I am happy with that! This year I decided against a raft of things to complete for the…
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Continue reading →: Creamy mushrooms and rice
Ingredients 150g/5½oz long grain rice: 150g/5½oz long grain rice ½ head of broccoli (around 175g/6oz) cut into small florets (optional): ½ head of broccoli (around 175g/6oz) cut into small florets (optional) 2 tbsp vegetable oil: 2 tbsp vegetable oil ½ medium onion, finely chopped: ½ medium onion, finely chopped 250–300g/9–10½oz…
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Continue reading →: Cauliflower and chickpea stew
Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil : 1 tbsp olive oil 1 red onion, thinly sliced: 1 red onion, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped or grated: 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped or grated 1–2 tsp ground cumin, or to taste: 1–2 tsp ground cumin, or to taste ½…
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Continue reading →: Spicy mozzarella aubergines with green beans and chickpeas by Rukmini Iyer
Ingredients 2 aubergines, halved 400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra if needed ½ tsp sea salt, plus extra for sprinkling 2 garlic cloves, crushed 175g/6oz green beans 125g/4½oz reduced-fat mozzarella, roughly torn 25g/1oz panko breadcrumbs 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped 25g/1oz…
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Continue reading →: Pizza Margherita in 4 easy steps
For the base 300g strong bread flour 1 tsp instant yeast (from a sachet or a tub) 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 200 ml warm water For the tomato sauce 100ml passata handful fresh basil or 1 tsp dried 1 garlic clove, crushed For…
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Continue reading →: Whiskers and Lies by Sofie Kelly
Baker Georgia Tepper has been hired to provide delicious and spooky cupcakes for the Reading Buddies Halloween Party at the library, and she and Kathleen are meeting to finalize the menu of festive confections. Unfortunately, once Georgia's former mother-in-law ambushes her at the library and threatens Georgia with legal action,…
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Continue reading →: Wedding Bell Blues by Lynn Cahoon
Jill couldn't love police chief Greg King more–so why does that engagement ring still feel funny on her finger? At least she'll have a chance to show it off this Saturday at their engagement party. Just in time for the event, a new dress shop has opened in town, Exquisite…
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Continue reading →: Murder at Hatfield House by Amanda Carmack
England is in tumult under the rule of Queen Mary and her Spanish husband. Confined to house arrest at Hatfield House, young Princess Elizabeth is the country’s greatest hope. Far from court intrigues, Elizabeth finds solace in simple things: the quiet countryside and peaceful recreation, including the melodies of her…
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Continue reading →: Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas by Vicki Delany
It’s the beginning of December in Rudolph, New York, America's Christmas Town, and business is brisk at Mrs. Claus’s Treasures, a gift and décor shop owned by Merry Wilkinson. The local amateur dramatic society is intensely preparing a special musical production of A Christmas Carol. But it’s not a happy…
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