They say time flies as you get older.
And, if the last month or so has been anything to go by, I’m certainly aging rapidly. Because I’m fairly certain that just yesterday I was ensconced in a pair of trackies and a hoodie celebrating a frosty birthday over ice-cream cake and swearing I wouldn’t last til Spring.
But here we are, and here I am well and truly in September (and having dated all of my filing for the last month with “April” – sorry Rob).
The days, they are getting shorter, and (as my shorts-in-10C-weather-wearing-friend would say) more “fresh”.
I prefer to term it “cold! Oh-so-cold!” myself.
And so it is, in these nippier climates, that thoughts turn to warming soups. Hearty stews. Butter-and-cream mashed potatoes and slow cooked joints of meat. And, of course, that dish that has so ubiquitously become known as “spag bol”.
So, I had this post all typed out about fears in the kitchen and me overcoming the dreaded yeastiness that is required for all things fluffy and bready and risen (very inspirational etc etc)…
…and then I remembered why I ended up making this batch of pizza to start with.
I did not mean to disappear for so long. In fact, I didn’t intend to disappear at all – but oh! Life and all it brings has laid its heavy hand on me and so, to keep myself sane, I’ve been concentrating on enjoying the time I spend cooking and eating (and eating) instead of turning it into yet another thing on my long list of “items that have to be completed (and soon!)”
And in amongst all of the hustle and bustle (some parts of which being far more pleasant than others) I’ve happened upon a little something – and, like most little-somethings in life, it’s popped up in the place I least expected it.
…continue reading two cheese & onion focaccia
Studying and working in the advertising / marketing industries has turned me into a somewhat cynical consumer. Will that face cream really reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles in only eight hours? I don’t know, but I’d highly doubt it. So when I opened my inbox to see the words “Make an Italian Beef Casserole to feed two people in under 15 minutes with Leggo’s”, I almost (almost!) laughed. But I didn’t. And, because I’m try to be as fair as I am cynical, I decided to give it a shot. (And, as a sidenote, I’ll be giving some of it away too, so you can have a shot at it yourself…)
…continue reading italian beef casserole – a Leggo’s challenge
