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Continue reading →: Spicy chilli bean soup
Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tbsp tomato purée 1 tsp mild chilli powder ½ tsp ground cumin 400g can chopped tomatoes 500ml vegetable stock 400g can mixed beans, drained and rinsed 1 red pepper, cut into chunky dice tortilla chips,…
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Continue reading →: Monday 3rd September 2018
Brunch – Spicy Parsnip soup and a seeded bagel (14.9 g of fibre) Dinner – Veggie chilli and rice Supper/snacks – cheese and pickle sandwich Drinks – No added sugar Vimto (500 ml), tea with milk (400 ml) x 7 Weight – 22 st 10.25 lbs Yet another…
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Continue reading →: It Was A Dark And Stormy Night, Snoopy by Charles M. Schulz
The world's most talented beagle has found a new career – as a writer, of course! The literary ace works feverishly on his typewriter day and night, on top of his doghouse. And while Snoopy is busy writing the next great novel, the rest of the Peanuts gang will try…
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Continue reading →: Time to knuckle down
Yep again the lounge is a tip, and this is pretty much my fault as I spend most of the time in there – so the usual before photos and I hope to have some decent post ones! First top of the filing cabinet Secondly the sofa Third up my…
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Continue reading →: Wednesday 22nd August 2018
Lunch – spicy tomato and rice soup and a seeded bagel Dinner – Veggie Chilli and rice Supper/snack Drinks – Water (500 ml) x 3, tea with milk (400 ml) x 5 Up late again today, but not overly worried, I had two really bad nights so I think this…
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Continue reading →: Off the Books (Novel Idea #5) by Lucy Arlington, Susan Furlong (Review)
The Novel Idea Literary Agency has planned a wedding-themed week for Inspiration Valley, celebrating not only North Carolina’s best vendors but also some of the agency’s most popular bridal books. The fact that Lila can use the event to plan her own impending nuptials is just the icing on the…
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Continue reading →: Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie (Review)
Thomas Charles Betterton, a famous scientist, has vanished. Conflicting reports of sightings of the missing man have come in from all over Europe. Then, his wife of six months decides to take a holiday to Morocco for a rest. That's when a strange and surprising series of events begins to…
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Continue reading →: The Case of the Brokenhearted Bulldog (A Thousand Islands Doggy Inn Mystery #2) by B.R. Snow (Review)
Suzy and Josie, owners of the Thousand Islands Doggy Inn, are attending an end-of-summer party and about to receive a sizeable charitable gift from one of their good friends, a local businessman with a love of dogs and a reputation with the ladies. A newly built yacht about to embark…
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Continue reading →: Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot #14) by Agatha Christie (Review)
When nurse Amy Leatheran agrees to look after American archaeologist Dr Leidner’s wife Louise at a dig near Hassanieh she finds herself taking on more than just nursing duties – she also has to help solve murders. Fortunately for Amy, Hercule Poirot is visiting the excavation site but will the…
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Continue reading →: Marinating in Murder (Dinner Club Mystery #3) by Linda Wiken (Review)
The Culinary Capers Dinner Club is planning a fall picnic for their next meeting. What could be better than sharing delicious food with friends under a beautiful autumn sky? But when club member Alison Malkovich opens the back of her SUV to load in the picnic supplies, she finds a…
