Would You Know My Name?

I cannot imagine I will be the only one choosing this song for today's Song Lyric Sunday theme. This is such a moving example of a song that captures the pain in the writer. I admire greatly artists who can harness deep emotions within and create something that touches everyone else who sees or hears …

Fortnum & Mason Assam Superb Tea

If you were to ask me my favourite tea - I would not hesitate to tell you that I love Assam tea, above an beyond any other tea. Not that I always want to drink the strong flavour of tea that Assam provides. But when I am in the mood for a robust stern brew, …

A Platinum Pudding

I do enjoy baking, but I have to confess, in all my years of baking I have never created my own recipe. I find baking too much like chemistry for an experimental approach. I prefer a tried and tested recipe that I can trust to have perfect results. However...over the past couple of weeks, I …

Vegetarian Haggis Cottage Pies

Yes - that is right - this is a meat-free post. During the winter months, we want more comfort food. Cottage pie must be one of the ultimate comfort foods. I have made several vegetarian and vegan versions recently, but this was a recipe that was very popular in our household, so I wanted to …

I Felt The Knife In My Hand

When I started to search for a song to pick for today's Song Lyric Sunday theme, some pretty scary tracks popped up. It frightens me that there are so many angry songs out there, full of threats of violence. Naturally, I gravitated towards a song that is not at all frightening, even though it contains …

Seedlip Spice 94 And Grapefruit Tonic

For many of you "Seedlip" will need no explanation - they have been the go-to name for non-alcoholic spirits for some time. We have been buying Seedlip "gin" ever since we heard of it so we could make sure guests who were driving home left our home with a safe tipple. I picked up some …

Six Bean Tuscan Soup With Pesto Croutons

I started looking for soup recipes again when the weather turned cold at the start of autumn. I was thrilled with the recipes I found, mostly on the Waitrose website and in their monthly magazines. This recipe proved to be a wonderful winter treat. The pesto croutons added something even more special. One of our …

I Remember Don’t Worry

Jim has chosen a theme for Song Lyric Sunday that may be quite fitting as we look ahead to 2022. I have chosen a song that includes the word "worry". Phil Collins, as well as being a great drummer, is behind some very popular tracks. I generally play his more upbeat tracks, whereas this one …

Belvoir Farm Mulled Winter Punch

If you are looking for a non-alcoholic winter treat, this one is hard to beat. It is very sweet and warming, with all the spicy flavours a mulled wine (minus the wine of course). I found it very rich and extremely sweet, too sweet for my own palate. But every other member of our household …

New Year New Music

I am very pleased with my WordPress site. Last year I spent time experimenting with themes and found a colour scheme and layout that is perfect for me. I decided to create menus for the three main subjects my posts reflect, food, drink and music. Recently, a dear friend commented that I had the same …