After another night of snow showers today is yet another Snow Day. I have been to work this week, honest! This inturn lead to a slight Nutella crisis. Today is officially World Nutella Day and it is paramount I eat Nutella on this important day. World Nutella Day this year is being hosted by Sarah …
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Since Sunday afternoon it’s been snowing and snowing…and snowing. Not the usual grey mushy stuff we have here in the UK but bona fide snowy powder, perfect for snowman making. Much excitement ensues when you work in Education as there is a possibility school will be closed and it will be officially declared a Snow …
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Being married to a man who was brought up close to the UK’s heart of brewing, it’s not surprising that his interest in beer has rubbed off on me. I could quite happily sup on a half pint of porter, but my ultimate favourite has to be Samuel Smith’s fruit beers especially the raspberry one …
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First it was Hugh F-W with chickens and this time around it Jamie O making the general public aware of pig welfare. Even though I deem myself to well read on various food issues the programme screened on Thursday night still surprised me. It may sound silly, but you just don’t think of pork being …
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Sunday was Burns Night and it is on this night that Scots celebrate the poet Robert Burns. The original intention was to make Cranachan, but instead swapped the traditional oats for another Scottish staple, shortbread. Okay I don’t have a Scottish bone in my body. I’m half English and half Welsh so this was really …
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CC-day arrived. I ran my first cookery class…& survived! I’ll admit to really enjoyed it. There was so many kids wanting to take part I split them over two nights and it’ll run for 10 weeks. The aim of cookery club is in introduce new foods to the children and allow them to try them …
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Hubby & I have decided that the culinary theme for this year, well what we want to learn how to do properly, is preservation. Be it jams, alcohol or pickles. So this weekend we’ve had a big spring clean. Hubby has been busy in the outhouse cleaning it out, putting up shelves, getting rid of …
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