Can’t remember treats
Here’s a quick recipe we rediscovered during our recent cookery book trawl to find new inspiration. It’s simply yummy and sooooo easy we can’t believe it’s been so long since we last made it. As with...
View ArticleDate and walnut Scones
So……today Becksie and Lizzie decided to make scones. They preheated the oven to 200c and…….promptly discovered they were out of the right flour!!! Now at this point they could have given up but after a...
View ArticleBeans
Grandad Gray seems to have a bumper bumper crop of beans this year. Every time we see him we are given more beans. The first 5 times we were pleased but come our 87th bag of beans we weren’t so …...
View ArticleCauliflower Cheese
We love cauliflower cheese in this family – FACT! This blog is now months and months old and we have never really discussed our love of said dish! Its fabulous as a lunch, as a side dish and of course...
View ArticleCabbage Glut!
Recently we have found ourselves in possession of multiple cabbages! We’ve been eating cabbage in a multitude of ways and thought this particular way was rather good. This recipe comes from Becksie’s...
View ArticleRich Pickings
Yesterday we blogged about the amount of cabbages we have on our hands a wee while ago it was beans. Today we discuss blackberries! Now these little fellows are pretty much dripping off some nearby...
View ArticleBack to School Pie!
Now tonight’s dinner was decided at 7.52 am when Ian, having left for work, ran back up the stairs stumbled into the bedroom and said one word! ‘Autumn’! Becksie replied with a sleepy ‘you what’ and...
View ArticleCheat’s Risotto – A Guest Post
Tonight, and indeed tomorrow night, we hand over to one of our lovely readers, Ellie Laws. Ellie has been reading for some time and offered to send us a blog post to give us a night off, but we decided...
View ArticleMinestrone Soup – A Guest Post
Following on from last night’s guest post we follow up with part 2, take it away Ellie!! Whilst I was cooking the Cheat’s Risotto I also made some soup as I had all the veg out and was stood at …...
View ArticleSignature dish
Everyone needs a signature dish! Even people who are very tiny still. Becksie was always involved in cooking from a young age and so she was keen that Lizzie joined in as soon as she was able. So….. we...
View ArticleThe Jam Pan (a guest post by Grannie Pugh)
There is something wonderful about sharing family recipes, especially new ones. So……… Grannie it’s over to you……… This morning my trusty jam kettle – bought several years ago from a charity shop for...
View ArticleOvernight Oats
This is one of those recipes that we are almost ashamed to write a post about as…….. this recipe is sooooooo simple its hardly even a recipe. EEEkkk! Anyway…… the title of this post is in fact pretty...
View ArticleSausage bakewells
Ian loves Bakewell tarts, he also loves sausages so…… What could be better than a Sausage Bakewell? Don’t fear though this isn’t a recipe involving icing sugar, almonds and sausages (although on...
View ArticleSaucy
We were fortunate enough to be allowed to have some of Da’s tomato crop – he’s had a very productive tomato harvest this year! So off we went and filled a bowl and prepared to make it all into tomato …...
View ArticleBEAPPE Salad
It’s getting to the time of year when all you want to eat is comfort foods, we’re talking stews, soups, pies – you know real Autumn dinners. As Autumn draws into Winter the tendancy (in this kitchen...
View ArticleNo News Day
Yesterday marked a year since our first ever year without supermarkets post. We should have posted about this yesterday but of course food waste in the news had to take the slot. As we think back to...
View ArticleLiquid Biscuit Revisited
Ever since the liquid biscuit tub had ran out we’ve been craving it! It’s seriously yummy but a quick glance at the back of the jar reveals its not exactly a ‘whole’ or ‘natural’ food! This is fine as...
View ArticleToffee Apples
So having been to a great event last week where we could take our own apples and turn them into juice this weekend we have…………………………………………been to a great event where we could take our own apples and...
View ArticleWhat a Pickle
Do you ever watch tv chefs and think ……. ‘That’ll never work?’ so to prove your point you try it out and discover an absolute gem? Becksie does on a regular basis! The other day Becksie watched her...
View ArticleBetter Late Than Never (a guest post by Mammar)
For the best part of a year we have been asking Mammar to contribute a guest post to our year without supermarkets. She has done her very best to get out of it and we had resigned ourselves to the …...
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