Posted by: Caroline on: September 15, 2009
One of the things I miss most about Newcastle upon Tyne is the food shopping. Living in the city centre, supermarket shopping was a once monthly (often less) occurrence, requiring lugging our bags full of recycling onto the metro to an out-of-town supermarket and returning with the few basics that are cheaper from the big [...]
Posted by: Caroline on: September 1, 2009
Just back from a soroptimist social – the president cooked us lovely lamb tagine with cous cous followed by fruit salad. I walked up, naturally, and as I left I contemplated going back into the flat for my sunglasses… 10 minutes later I was sheltering from a cloud burst, soaked to the skin and literally [...]
Posted by: Caroline on: August 31, 2009
Ready for a weekend round-up? Yeah y’are!
On Friday morning I got up and walked into town to do some odds of shopping and buy ingredients. I then made a Victoria sponge, sliced a punnet of strawberries and whipped up a tub of double cream with vanilla sugar for Mummy’s birthday cake. I didn’t assemble it [...]
Posted by: Caroline on: August 16, 2009
That’s right folks – I had yet another picnic this weekend! Maybe the best things in life really are free! But let’s start again…
After work Friday I set to work baking in preparation for Si and Ellie’s visit. I made:
Salmon, feta and spinach pie
Chocolate cupcakes with nutella filling
and cocoa buttercream frosting
On Friday night I went [...]
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