Pyjama Princess
The weather is wild! It's blowing a gale, raining cats and dogs and it's freezing! I'm counting us lucky, there's blizzards in some parts! In England, they call this season Spring. Go figure! Poor [Read More]
Oriental Pork Balls in Hoisin Broth
Serves 4 So I was going to buy Thai soup from the take away for lunch because I was desperate for some Asian flavours but I was feeling tight arse because a) it's Tuesday and b) I'm not earning so [Read More]
Fun in Robin Hood Country
After a busy morning at mother's we head off on a little adventure across the county to Nottingham, home of Robin Hood and also home to Linda and Geoff, our surrogate parents. Linda was the teacher [Read More]
Robin Hood Revisited
We have a lovely long lie in and a bacon butty breakfast at Linda and Geoff's. After a belly full of bread and bacon and a serious caffeine fix, Linda takes us on a scenic tour of [Read More]
A Busy Weekend
It's my first weekend back in Britain. It's been action packed - running, dog walking and even a bit of gardening! I worked out that I've run a half marathon this week and have clocked up over 30 [Read More]
Hail, King David
My mum is a big advocate of batch baking; eat one, freeze one and save on the energy bills too! So today, I try out the best of British bakes; a Madeira Cake and a Cherry Cake from the cookbook that [Read More]
Madeira Cake
This traditional British cake makes me super nostalgic. Who can resist that light vanilla sponge with just a hint of lemon? Not me, that's for sure. In fact, Madeira cake reminds me of my Auntie [Read More]
Old -Fashioned Cherry Cake
This simple loaf cake is cherry delicious! Mary Berry says that the secret of a good cherry cake is to have the fruit evenly distributed rather than it all sinking to the bottom. I've never quite [Read More]
Shop til you Drop
I am getting used to this lie in lark. But I can't slouch around for too long...today we're heading out for some retail therapy. It takes us about 10 minutes to drive to the city and about 40 minutes [Read More]
Lost in Lincoln!
While mother takes the dog for a walk, I prepare tonight's dinner which comes courtesy of the slow cooker. I'm recycling lots of recipes from the blog chez maman - I just pop the computer on [Read More]
