Food 2020 – Banquist #008, Thomas Frake

Saturday 26th September, 2020 – Banquist #008, Thomas Frake So after a series of “just lob it in the oven at 180°C” meals, I decided it was time to try out the September offering from Banquist. You may note, if you click on the link to their website, that they do say they “teach you…

Food 2020 – Recipes (German Plum Cake, German Apple Cake)

Saturday 12th September/Saurday 19th September, 2020 – Recipes (German Plum Cake, German Apple Cake) About 18 months ago I thought I’d found the perfect recipe for a German-style plum cake and I made a post about it with the intention of giving it a go if I couldn’t access the German Bakery on their van’s…

Home 2020 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 8 – 44)

Wednesday, September 16th 2020 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 8 – 44) I would have liked to keep on blogging the process of the dreaded extension build we’re in the middle of but things went badly wrong in mid-September when Lynne went out for a walk to avoid the cleaners (as part of…

Food 2020 – Haar at Home (Goan Lobster Box)

Saturday 12th September, 2020 – Haar at Home (Goan Lobster Box) After a lobster box from Côte, it was time to wheel out the big guns in September with a box from Haar. This is a restaurant in Scotland, headed up by Dean Banks, a former Masterchef finalist, who opened the restaurant a year ago….