Success
Today I did everything in my plan. I went to a local town (Lay-it-on-berzooms) which boasts a good butcher, a health food store and an ethical shopping store, all within a few yards of each other. I parked in a free space with a time limit of 30 minutes and purchased all my meat and […]
My week’s Plan
Day Meal Ingredients to buy MarketMilk mature Cheddar interesting cheeses cream cheese single cream Health shop3 dozen Eggs 4 packs Butter 4 bars Chocolate Easiyo machine Coffee Tea Chick peas Roasted peanuts Sesame seeds Veg merchantPotatoes Oranges for juice Apples for juice Lemons and limes for cordials Fruit for eating Fruit for yogurt and ice […]
Best made plans
Mavis was ill today: Tummy ache. I hope it wasn’t my flapjacks! The bread machine coughed up a perfect French loaf which provided breakfast, with delicious organic butter and a cup of filter coffee in my magic cup. I bought the cups, well mugs really, from Lakeland and they are brilliant for making a quick […]
The Plan
Well, this is what I think: I want to help keep the countryside safe and retain traditional farming methods by supporting small producers and avoiding supermarkets and brands sold in supermarkets. To do this I will need to pay more for my produce so to counteract that I will make as much food as I […]
Lifestyle Change
This weekend has been the first in my attempt to make as much of what we eat as I can and eschew mass produced foodstuffs from supermarkets in preference for more naturally made products from independent stores. In some ways, what I plan to do could be seen as a retrograde step. Women have had […]
Social Intercourse
I have tried many ways to keep track of family commitments and appointments. I used to have a kitchen calendar which had so much written on it that it looked as though a spider had walked all over it wearing muddy boots. Then as my mental faculties deteriorated I moved on to the ‘bonger’. This […]
Domestic She Devil
As a woman in her early 50s I have heard many of my contemporaries companionably share how relaxing it is to be ‘comfortable in your own skin’. I tell them I agree with them but at the back of my mind is a little voice saying “Here’s an example of you not being comfortable in […]
Mango Chutney (This used to be free on Slimming World, now it has some syns)
Always check the points and syns as diets change. Spray and Fry 1 chopped red onion 1 chopped dried chili 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped 1 inch root ginger finely chopped 1 large mango peeled and diced – this makes 100g flesh. When cooked down, it may weigh less than that but 100g […]
On Vets and Miaous
Last night Verti discovered a lump in the cat’s neck. Those of you with pets will know what I mean when I say that this information was received with mixed emotions. On the one hand there’s our poor cat, maybe with cancer, on the other there’s the vet’s bill. Immediately I was wondering how much […]
Horace’s 18th
I’m getting over the weekend. Horace was 18 on Friday and requested a family dinner party. How lovely, you might say, she wants to spend her special time with her nearest and dearest. Yes, lovely, until you realise that there were a planned 22 diners. Actually, thanks to the rather feeble constitution of my cousins, […]