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Food is not just a necessity for life, it enhances and enriches our lives. I love every aspect of food… not just eating it! I love cooking, and growing things, I love recipe books and cookery programmes, I love talking about food, reading restaurant menus… but most of all, sitting round a table in good company enjoying a wonderful meal!
I love old recipes, handwritten in cookery books; I have some of my mum’s books with odd things jotted down from her… but this is from someone I don’t know. Maybe it is the mother of a friend, maybe it is a friend of hers… or maybe she bought it in a second-hand shop or […]
MoreWe had a wonderful holiday with our dear Dutch friends; we have been lucky to visit them every year for the last however long, plus seeing them over here in the inbetweenwhiles! Quite a few traditions have arisen about our stay with them, a barbecue, some trips out, lovely walks taking lots of photos, pancakes […]
MoreIt looks so beautiful… it tasted so wonderful.. ostrich on scrambled egg… yes, scrambled egg… I can’t remember a better meal! – oh and this was just the starter! I actually didn’t eat this – but my dining companions did! Yes, this is eating out in a small village in the Netherlands with dear friends!
MoreI love salad and coleslaw any time of the year, but when summer comes, and windows are open day and night and I can wear shorts and sandals all day everyday, hen salads and cold food are just the thing! My Uncle Ken used to make some great salads, one I particularly liked starred red cabbage […]
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Lois Elsden 