Friday 30 April 2010
Wednesday 28 April 2010
Monday 26 April 2010
Veg box cooking part two...
Well, obviously I've cooked other things apart from the things I've posted photos of! But here's tonight's cookery experiment - wild garlic pesto. I had it with spaghetti and asparagus and it was really lovely!
Sunday 25 April 2010
Marathon effort...
Our two marathon runners, Scott and Damian. And my chocolate and cherry cake displayed in a delightful Arv Brollop!
Saturday 24 April 2010
Baking on sunny afternoon...
I'm going to my friend Lan's marathon day party tomorrow (go Scott and Damian!) and I'm making a couple of cakes to bring along. The flat smells lovely!
Thursday 22 April 2010
These shoes...
These shoes have been in my wardrobe for years. I mean years! I've worn them out once, to a friend's birthday party three or four years ago, and they ripped my feet to shreds. To the extent that I had to walk barefoot through Holborn station and go to Sainsbury's, hoping beyond hope that there'd be a magazine with free flip-flops (thankfully there was). But I decided to put them on again, and with tights (yes, I made the mistake of not wearing tights with them last time) they're actually quite comfortable. So I think I'm going to give them a second chance and see whether I can wear them more often!
The Veg Box Diaries
Project 365 photos from this week to come, I promise!
Meanwhile, I thought I'd start an occasional series about Things From My Veg Box. I had my first organic veg box delivered on Tuesday, and it was very exciting! I decided to go with Riverford, firstly because they're based in Devon, where the majority of their produce is grown, and I always like to support Westcountry farmers. And secondly, although you can't substitute items in their veg boxes like you can with some other companies, their 'Seasons' box seemed to suit me down to the ground so I didn't think that'd be a problem anyway. It doesn't include potatoes, which is good because I very rarely eat potatoes, and I loved the idea of getting seasonal produce.
In my first box, I got:
Five leeks (UK)
A large cauliflower (UK)
Two heads of purple sprouting broccoli (UK)
A bunch of spring onions (UK)
Six carrots (UK)
A large punnet of chestnut mushrooms (UK)
A bunch of asparagus (Spain)
A bag of wild garlic (UK)
I was very impressed with that! The box is £12.45 (delivery is free) and when you consider that all the veg is organic, and it all comes in larger quantities than you'd get in the supermarket, I think it's going to work out cheaper than my usual Tesco veg shop. Mushrooms, leeks and broccoli are staple veg for me anyway, I usually pick up a bunch of asparagus if it's on offer, and I quite often buy cauliflower and spring onions. And I was very excited about the wild garlic! Last night I began my veg box cooking adventures by making a pasta sauce with some of the wild garlic, some pine nuts and some light cream cheese. I had it with wholewheat spaghetti and it was gorgeous! I also included the last bit of non-organic supermarket veg in my fridge - the remains of the broccoli I'd bought at the weekend.
I think tonight's supper will be paneer and cauliflower curry - the cauliflower came with tons of leaves still attached (as they ought to!) and I think I might throw some of those into the curry as well. And I think the asparagus might form part of a Friday night treat. Possibly involving cheese. Can't wait!
Meanwhile, I thought I'd start an occasional series about Things From My Veg Box. I had my first organic veg box delivered on Tuesday, and it was very exciting! I decided to go with Riverford, firstly because they're based in Devon, where the majority of their produce is grown, and I always like to support Westcountry farmers. And secondly, although you can't substitute items in their veg boxes like you can with some other companies, their 'Seasons' box seemed to suit me down to the ground so I didn't think that'd be a problem anyway. It doesn't include potatoes, which is good because I very rarely eat potatoes, and I loved the idea of getting seasonal produce.
In my first box, I got:
Five leeks (UK)
A large cauliflower (UK)
Two heads of purple sprouting broccoli (UK)
A bunch of spring onions (UK)
Six carrots (UK)
A large punnet of chestnut mushrooms (UK)
A bunch of asparagus (Spain)
A bag of wild garlic (UK)
I was very impressed with that! The box is £12.45 (delivery is free) and when you consider that all the veg is organic, and it all comes in larger quantities than you'd get in the supermarket, I think it's going to work out cheaper than my usual Tesco veg shop. Mushrooms, leeks and broccoli are staple veg for me anyway, I usually pick up a bunch of asparagus if it's on offer, and I quite often buy cauliflower and spring onions. And I was very excited about the wild garlic! Last night I began my veg box cooking adventures by making a pasta sauce with some of the wild garlic, some pine nuts and some light cream cheese. I had it with wholewheat spaghetti and it was gorgeous! I also included the last bit of non-organic supermarket veg in my fridge - the remains of the broccoli I'd bought at the weekend.
I think tonight's supper will be paneer and cauliflower curry - the cauliflower came with tons of leaves still attached (as they ought to!) and I think I might throw some of those into the curry as well. And I think the asparagus might form part of a Friday night treat. Possibly involving cheese. Can't wait!
Wednesday 21 April 2010
Tuesday 20 April 2010
Monday 19 April 2010
Sunday 18 April 2010
Lovely!
Saturday 17 April 2010
Spring day out!
Friday 16 April 2010
Thursday 15 April 2010
Is that Icelandic volcanic ash I spy?
Yep, there's a lot of ash about...
I live close to the Heathrow flight path...it's very spooky without any planes!
Wednesday 14 April 2010
My favourite mug...
Monday 12 April 2010
Rosy pink...
In the supermarket earlier I spotted this bottle of rose syrup. Isn't the label fabulous! And it was only about £1.60, so I thought why not - I'd never tried it before but I immediately started thinking about all the yummy things I could do with it...
...starting with cakes! They have a bit of syrup in the cake mix itself, so they're an incredible pink colour inside, and then there's more rose syrup in the icing. But they're not overpowering - they've got a really lovely subtle rose flavour.
Sunday 11 April 2010
Spring has sprung!
Saturday 10 April 2010
Friday 9 April 2010
Thursday 8 April 2010
A truly rubbish photo!
Wednesday 7 April 2010
Monday 5 April 2010
Easter chicks!
Sunday 4 April 2010
Saturday 3 April 2010
Simnel cake...
Friday 2 April 2010
A Good Friday rainbow...
Thursday 1 April 2010
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