Roasted Beetroot And Goats’ Cheese Tart

Just like Robert and myself, the combination of beetroot and goats' cheese is a match made in heaven. This particular Waitrose recipe is fairly simple, just takes a little juggling of oven trays, but what a delicious lunch it produces. It was on a recipe card that suggested it as a picnic bake, but I …

The Happy Sound Of A Carousel

Jim has picked a theme for today's Song Lyric Sunday that turned out to be a little depressing. Musicians who have died at the age of twenty-seven, often due to drug abuse. I knew of around five or six infamous musicians who had succumbed to drug addiction and who suffered the consequences. I did not …

Gosling’s Dark ‘n Stormy

Before I go in to detail, I want to state how much I enjoyed this pre-mixed ginger beer and rum cocktail. But first of all, I feel I ought to explain that my enjoyment may partly have been because I had two parallel tipples that I could not help to compare with this Gosling's little …

Butternut Squash Fettuccine

I went through a butternut squash craze last autumn. I just could not get enough of them! Roasted, stuffed, liquidized into soups - I made a wide variety of dishes. But then a Waitrose recipe card appeared with a recipe for a pasta dish. Of course I had to try it! The sage and shallots …

I’ve Got So Much Honey The Bees Envy Me

When I saw Jim's very sweet selection of words to inspire today's Song Lyric Sunday, one song came straight to mind, but Robert said "too obvious". While I do agree with him, as I started to think of more songs that could fit these themes, I realized that lots of them were obvious choices. So …

SO Organic Shiraz

Many of you will know that SO is the Organic brand/label that Sainsbury's (a UK Supermarket) offer. Now, we used to shop at Sainsbury's regularly before the Pandemic, and then we just stopped. It was so much easier to take the car down to Waitrose if we were going to have to queue for over …

The 2022 Great Bloggers’ Bake Off

Our darling Melody has asked us to share the news that the terrific trio of Jeanne, Gary and Melody are back with a joyful theme for this wonderful WordPress event. They are going to be holding the Bake Off on 15th and 16th October 2022. Visit their sites for more details, but if you would …

Roasted Vegetable Freekah With Zhoug

What a fantastic find this recipe turned out to be. We love hosting summer parties in our garden and from now on this will be a staple dish. I found this on the Waitrose website, but it was created by Sabrina Ghahour - thank you Sabrina! Freekah is a fantastic grain, with a little bit …

An Unlikely Australian Pairing

Jim has asked us to feature Australian music for today's Song Lyric Sunday. I hope it is acceptable that I am featuring two Australian musicians. Two artists that I would never have imagined would team up for a duet. This track was startling for two reasons, one was the unexpected combination of Nick Cave (&The …

Chegworth Valley Apple And Beetroot Juice

Every Sunday there is a farmer's market here in Wimbledon Village. We have been travelling down to Surrey most Sundays, so we have missed out on a delightful array of produce. But just after we returned from France, we wandered over towards the Common to stretch our legs and realized we had caught the market …