Sunday, 14th February 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 118 – 124) On Monday last the lovely man from Hillary’s Blinds came back to fit all the curtains apart from the one that needed to be redone because it was too long. That won’t be back until the 18th of February at the…
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Food 2021 – The Great British Chefs Cookbook Club (The Pie Room by Calum Franklin; Moorish by Ben Tish)
Sunday, 31st January 2021 – Recipes (The Ultimate Fish Pie; Slow-Cooked Fish and Shellfish Stew with Saffron and Star Anise) At the start of the month it was announced that we could cook from any of the books that have been the previous books of the month. As a result I just kept right on…
Home 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 116 – 117)
Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 116 – 117) The Ikea saga continues… We’re still short of two drawers and four shelves. The customer service representative promised me my order (as lost by DPD) would be sent out from the Milton Keynes branch on Monday. Short story: They weren’t. Milton…
Food 2020 – The Great British Chefs Cookbook Club (The Pie Room by Calum Franklin Part 1)
Friday 31st December, 2020 – Recipes (Keema-Spiced Cottage Pie; Moroccan-Spiced Beetroot and Squash Wellington; Beef, Stilton and Onion Pie) December’s book for the Great British Chefs Cookbook Club could not have been more perfect for the time of year and the general state of things. Sometimes you want comfort food, and what is more comforting…
Home 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 113 – 115)
Sunday, January 31st 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 113 – 115) Two more days of work on the house and we are now so much closer to the end game, and we couldn’t be more relieved. It’s still frustrating because we are now at the point where there are long lags between…
Home 2020/2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 105 – 112)
Sunday, January 24th 2021 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 105 – 112) There has been something of a lull in the building progress during the depths of December, between Covid restrictions, people wanting to take time off, and the general unavailability of anyone who actually wanted to do any work. However, as we…
Home 2020 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 99 – 104)
Sunday, December 13th 2020 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 99 – 104) Thus far the electrician is still alive. How, is a miracle! He winds me up to the point of violence, and every single day he has been in this house I have had to make a conscious effort to get my…
Home 2020 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 90 – 98)
Saturday, December 5th 2020 – The Great House Extension Project (Days 90 – 98) We’re finally hitting the stage of the great rebuild where it’s now becoming much clearer what the space will look like when it’s done. This makes me much happier than the previous chaos with no end in sight and where it…
Food 2020 – The Great British Chefs Cookbook Club (Masala by Mallika Basu – Part 2)
Monday 16th November, 2020 – Recipes (Chilli Cheese Toast, Gosht Dopiaza, Mango Kulfi, Mughlai Murgh Mussallam, Sabzi Pulao) After the first weekend of November I knew I needed to return to this book and test out some more recipes. I’ve been looking for things that are very quick and easy to do, or that can…
Food 2020 – The Ambassador General Store, Trishna
Saturday 14th November, 2020 – Ambassador General Store, Trishna Seafood Experience I got wind of the Ambassador General Store restaurant box delivery scheme through one of Jay Rayner’s restaurant review columns in The Observer and promptly noted the details for future use. Having eaten at Trishna back in February, and having loved the experience, the…
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