Crispy Chilli Tofu

I have chosen a vegan recipe from the BOSH! cookbook as had a shorter list of ingredients than many of the other recipes. (I do intend to try more as the three of us are all in agreement that we would like to expand the percentage of vegetarian and vegan meals on the menu at …

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Swimming In A Fish Bowl

It took me a while to settle on a choice for today's Song Lyric Sunday. But this week's theme has given my the chance to feature one of my husband's favourites. Unless you are younger than my nephew, I don't need to introduce the band Pink Floyd to you. This is one of their much …

Dark Horse Cabernet Sauvignon

I sent my nephew Will with my credit card to the local supermarket on the pretext of buying some essentials, but in reality, the only item on the list I gave him that I really needed was red wine. (We have plenty of white and rose, but we seem to have depleted our stocks of …

Plant Based Meals

My husband and I are in agreement that we want to continually look at aspects of our life to determine how we can reduce our carbon footprint and live a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. For some years I have been using Ecover and Method cleaning products. We are also conscious of not wasting water or electricity. …

Caramel Cake

I made a RASPBERRY RIPPLE cake recently for Jenna who runs a blog called RASPBERRY RIPPLES. Our very good friend Melody, who runs a blog named CARAMEL (LEARNER AT LOVE) asked me if I could make a CARAMEL cake. So her goes... INGREDIENTS 225g softened salted butter125g caster sugar100g light brown soft sugar1 tsp vanilla extract4 large eggs225g self raising …

I Love My Wife

The theme for Song Lyric Sunday, includes "wife". I chose this song because I rather like the way Frank Sinatra sings. I don't want to sound critical but sometimes he sounds as if he is talking rather than singing. I don't mind that at all. In fact, it rather reminds me of the way my …

The Sunshine Blogger Award

Jenna has chosen me for THE SUNSHINE BLOGGER AWARD. IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO MARCH KNOWING HOW LONG LOCKDOWN/SOCIAL DISTANCING WOULD LAST, WOULD YOU HAVE TRIED TO USE THE TIME MORE PRODUCTIVELY? Yes, if I realized how long it would last, I would like to have accomplished more in that time. I watched to …

Tuna And Bean Salad

INGREDIENTS Tinned tuna fishRed kidney beans - drained and rinsedRed onion - finely choppedGarlic - finely choppedFresh basil leaves - finely choppedMayonnaise I have given you a list of ingredients of the light lunch I prepared for the three of us yesterday. But how much of each is a matter of taste. In our case, …

The End Of The World

Do not fear, I don't mean THE end of the world. I am referring to my song choice for today's Song Lyric Sunday. I have picked up on the word "end" in the theme chosen for this week. I have also picked one of the saddest little songs I know of. The sweet tones of …

Raspberry Ripple Cream Topping

This post is dedicated to one of my young friends Jenna. She has a WordPress blog called RASPBERRY RIPPLES. So when I was perusing recipes and came across an idea for a raspberry ripple cream topping, I wanted to try it to see how it looked. I had already made the chocolate sponges (I often …