Blog & Articles of Interest

Deck the halls …

Still a bit early but it’s not too soon to practice some Christmas treats.  These mince pies must be nearly calorie-free being so very tiny

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Two for one

Even in these times of restrictions, life can be hectic so one cooking session that provides at least two different meals can be a boon.

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Bullies’ Charter

Set aside the politics: I am in despair that our Prime Minister has just given carte blanche to every bully in the land to abuse

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Babies’ Heads

One of those pieces of Royal Navy food slang.  Imagine a tray full of individual steak and kidney puddings: rows of glistening and moistly steaming

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Loving Lock-down.

The traffic isn’t as quiet but the people are definitely louder.  I wish I’d maintained a graph of the exponential increase in sociability during the

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Disability

Q: What difference has 25 years made? A: Not a lot if you’re a disabled person. This week marks 25 years since the Disability Discrimination

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Quick cakes for tea

Friends Joan and Jeff visited for a Covid-secure tea and came laden with their allotment produce including an enormous potato weighing in at over 750g

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Lest we forget.

Not even Covid can stop us remembering those who gave their lives for our futures, freedom and democracy. Get your Poppy face mask from the

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