Coronation quiche for celiacs.
Hot water pastry makes less mess for blind bakers but also works with commercial “wheat/gluten-free” flour as I tested this week. Just adding a teaspoon
04/05/2023
Blog & Articles of Interest
Lots of silliness.
Sound effects. The sous-chef has been away for days at a bee convention. We know he’s getting older, but technology really helps. His hearing aids
26/04/2023
Speaking “across the pond”.
I am just like that talking tea pot in the film: round and warm and producing lots of hot air – in “Received Pronunciation!” That’s
24/04/2023
Family “Crest”.
Delight this week. Brother Peter’s new laser cutter and fabulous skills have transformed our whimsical wedding crest (Commando dagger, WRNS fouled anchor, crossed white canes
19/04/2023
Happy Easter.
Yesterday I was compared with a talking teapot! The one in “beauty and the Beast”. Apparently, to transatlantic ears, I sound like the late Dame
12/04/2023
This house is just too small!
Too pathetic. bemoaning the problem that I brought on myself. Not enough storage space for new cooking containers, pans, and more bought on an utterly
27/03/2023
Cut out kitchen waste.
Some ideas to avoid food going “off” before you can eat it: Vegetables. Head of celery. Cut a very fine disc off the bottom, trying
15/03/2023
Drives me mad!
I’m measuring my progress back to fitness by the number of courgettes I can chop. It is over five years now since the accident and
09/03/2023
Make-up with your eyes shut!
If it is the morning after the night before and you can hardly bear to open your eyes, here’s the answer for that flawless facial
01/03/2023