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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’m getting a little carried away with my soup making now… leek and potato yesterday, a version of minestrone the day before! My technique has certainly improved but I still have a texture/flavour balance problem… so any advice would be welcome. My soups are always very thick, and I do mean very thick… how do […]
MoreWhile staying with cousins recently, I admired their lovely slate cheese board, and the attractive knives that went with it! we are a very cheesy family, so it usually finishes a meal. Imagine how delighted I was o Christmas morning to open this gift from them! How very kind and thoughtful… it will be well-used!
MoreWhere else would we go but Derrick’sTearoom in Cheddar… we went for an end of year walk but had to seek refreshment… well, that’s our excuse!! Derrick’s serves cream teas, as well as many other delicious things, usually you have strawberry cream and clotted cream with scones, but we decided to go for something different, […]
MoreWe have some friends coming for dinner tomorrow and I’m going to make a chicken pie, with bacon and a nice sauce, and maybe some mushrooms. My mum was a marvellous pastry maker, and her pies, whatever the filling were always gorgeous, golden and crispy and yummy. The top of the pastry was crisp, the […]
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Lois Elsden 