Courgette, potato & cheddar soup recipe – Recipes – BBC Good Food
Courgette, potato & cheddar soup recipe – Recipes – BBC Good Food.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Saved by the soup
I no longer worry that I have double booked myself. Experience has taught me that something always will be cancelled. So, I no longer lose sleep over my diary looking like I have to be in two places at the same time. But, having said that, I do like to be organised and I especially […]
Courgette, potato & cheddar soup recipe – Recipes – BBC Good Food
Courgette, potato & cheddar soup recipe – Recipes – BBC Good Food.
Hay, hey
Amazingly, at long last it has stopped raining here in the UK. So following the well-known saying we are all ‘Making hay whilst the sun shines.’ This is my least favourite job of the entire year. It has to be done but it is a truly rubbish job bringing heavy bales in from the field. […]
A great day at the Olympics – part 2 the detail
I’m really not a huge sports fan, occasionally watching the cricket at Lords more as a social occasion than anything else but I was inspired enough, and lucky enough, to get tickets in the ballot for Olympic tickets. So, last Thursday off we went to Stratford. This was a once in a lifetime chance and […]
A great day at the Olympics – part 1
My fantastic trip on Thursday to the Olympics, was absolutely wonderful. More details to follow, but first photo. below.
The courgette invasion continues
It seems to have been a bumper year for courgettes. Sadly, all my neighbours have got a glut too so I am desperately looking for exciting recipes to make use of the stock. My harvest is also rather ‘rustic’. Despite harvesting bucket loads every morning, there always seems to be one or two that become […]
Ten great things I will do in Barbados
Having been to Barbados many times, I still feel I’ve only scratched the surface. For a small island there is an amazing number of things to do. There’s no need to leave the beach but perhaps having crossed the Atlantic, it’s worth discovering some of the fantastic array of sights that Barbados has to offer. […]
Courgette quiche recipe – Recipes – BBC Good Food
A vegetarian, summery dish, which is very simple to make. An easy way to use up courgettes. Serves 4 Grease a tart dish with butter, then lay out readymade shortcrust pastry Heat oil in pan, add chopped courgette and onion. Fry for 5-10 minutes, until soft and golden Add vegetables to pastry case Preheat oven […]
Looking good in my garden this week …
At this stage of the summer we don’t seem to have a huge amount of colour in the garden. The flower beds are divided into colours with the purple/blue area doing best at the moment. The huge amount of rain we had between April and July, and very little sun has meant the plants are […]
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