Cheesy Celery Potato Gratin

I tried this Waitrose recipe on a rainy weekend and fell in love with it. We have made it again several times. It is wonderfully comforting. Would I have ever imagined celery in a comfort food dish? The chipotle chilli flakes are a wonderful addition to the dish and I have to admit, we took …

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In Need Of Education In The Rain

Jim is taking us back to school for this week's Song Lyric Sunday. This ought to be a fun theme. My song choice this week is called "Some Might Say" from the second album (What's The Story Morning Glory) released by hugely popular British band Oasis. This was the last song to feature the band's …

Barossa Ink Shiraz

I have been postponing my review of this wine, and I don't know why because I enjoyed it so much. Three of us shared a bottle and we all enjoyed it. Lots of rich fruit, something deliciously dark pulling it back from being too sweet. When we first opened the bottle I could not get …

Paprika Chicken-style Pieces And Orzo

I tried this recipe simply because I was looking for something a little different. Throughout the Pandemic, we have tried dozens of different curry recipes. I wanted to try something new for me. I found a recipe in a Waitrose magazine for a chicken dish, but I decided to use plant based chicken style pieces …

Like A Tiger Defying The Laws Of Gravity

Jim's Song Lyric Sunday theme for today includes a list of wild animals. I ended up getting a little carried away with this theme, and finding it very hard to pick one song. Eventually, I settled on a song that I find furiously and infectiously energetic. It is of course unmistakably Queen, with their track …

Chiswick Tea Co. Camomile Flowers

Camomile tea! Calming, fragrant, refreshing and such a pleasure to drink all year round. During the anxious moments the Pandemic brought along, I have definitely increased my camomile tea intake! I have bought chamomile teabags over the years, but now I have discovered Chiswick Tea Company's pyramids full of their camomile flowers, I feel I …

Sweetcorn And Urfa Chilli Chowder

Years ago I remember trying a sweetcorn chowder and it being extremely unpleasant and feeling quite ill afterwards. I have shied away from sweetcorn chowder ever since - until now! I wanted to try this soup simply because of one word - VEGAN! Yes Robert and I are opting for plant based, vegan options regularly. …

Life Has A Funny Way Of Helping You Out

Jim's theme for Song Lyric Sunday includes life and death, both of which are mentioned in my song choice for today. I was obsessed with the album "Jagged Little Pill" from Alaniz Morissette and I loved her track "Ironic". I don't think I was the only one. My friends and I loved the lyrics, it …

Domaine Viret Energie

I was slightly perplexed by my first glass of this wine. I was sure I was tasting too much cork at first. My second glass was more enjoyable, but there is no mistaking that there is a certain mystique within this bottle. I read that Philippe Viret normally produces two types of Energie wine but …

Onion Marmalade Macaroni Cheese

Comfort food. The descent into autumn and winter is a time of year I sense my spirits declining and my energy levels drop. It is over two years since we had a holiday abroad in the sunshine, so I can detect that I am really dreading another dark, grey cold winter. It is at times …