We always have lamb in our freezer. Well, almost always. There’s nothing like cooking a joint of lamb for dinner and knowing you at least saw it happy in its life. The problem is, for cuts like leg and shoulder, there can often be a lot of left overs. Rather than treat the dogs to…
I usually take the latest foodie crazes with a pinch of salt-pardon the pun but the latest to sweep the nation is right up my street. Slow cooking. I don’t mean in a slow cooker-I got rid of mine, never seemed to get things right. No, for me, slow cooking is stews and casseroles which…
When I was a teenager, oil burners were all the rage. I had a terracotta one and used to get oils from the Body Shop-probably White Musk or Dewberry and basically gas out my bedroom. My Dad put a stop to it though when I singed a hole in my bedside lamp shade. Oops. I…
You know how passionate I am about British produce and seasonal food. November is the beginning of the British leek season and oh how I love those long, soft scented vegetables. Even before I was approached to write this post, I got caught sniffing a bunch of leeks as I queued up to pay in…
The history of soap can be traced back to ancient Babylon but somewhere in the last few years, it seems liquid soap has almost taken over the good old bar. My nana loved soap bars and even had a whole cupboard full of them. It was always such a lovely smell when you opened the…
Babies. Try as I may, I just can’t work out the travelling-light malarkey. How do other people do it? After having two changing bags snap when Boo was a baby, this time, I decided to opt for size. In doing so however, I had to totally disregard style. This was until I was contacted by…
If you follow me on twitter, you may have noticed a banner on the top of my profile picture which says #BringHometheHarvest. What does it mean? I hear you ask? Well, tomorrow, September 20th kick-starts the beginning of British Food Fortnight and naturally, living on a farm. This is something very close to my heart….
I’m forever seeing news headlines like ‘Sunday dinner is a thing of the past.’ This saddens me. The benefits of eating together as a family on any day are immeasurable. For a traditional roast in our house, it doesn’t even have to be a Sunday. We have roasts at least twice a week. For no…
I think we’ve all become numb to the news of various high street retailers going bust. I suppose Woolworths was one of the first big names in the British retail industry to go and a large number of others have followed. These big high street names just can’t compete with online shopping and, the ever-encroaching…