With Shrove Tuesday coming up, my mind has turned to pancakes and toppings. When I was growing up we rarely had pancakes but we often had drop scones for breakfast. If we were really lucky our minder would make them and have them on the table at 3pm when we came in from school. We… Continue reading How To Make Drop Scones (or Fluffy Pancakes)
Recently, and for the first time in my life, I encountered a rotten egg. I hadn’t noticed that one of the eggs we’d brought in from the hens was slightly cracked. A week or so later I cracked it in on top of another egg to beat for baking with and saw immediately that something… Continue reading Extra Moist & Fudgey Brownies
The lighting section of the DIY store is one of my favourite sections. The children love it too. All those bright bulbs, disco balls, fairy lights and remote control flashing leds keep them occupied while I browse the pretty fittings and the nifty sensor gadgets. The only thing is, I am not great at visualising… Continue reading Searching For The Light – New Pendant Lighting
Over ten years ago when we were getting married, we were fairly clueless about the etiquette surrounding weddings and, to be honest, we weren’t all that bothered about it. We wanted to give our guests a great day out. We, The Bavarian and I, wanted to have a day we could enjoy too. Above all… Continue reading The Wedding Present Predicament
