“If it's flipping hamburgers at McDonald's, be the best hamburger flipper in the world. Whatever it is you do you have to master your craft.” Snoop Dogg (yep that Snoop Dogg) As you no doubt are already aware we like to refer to ourselves as a 'crafty family'. That is not to say that we are particularly wily or cunning, although my dear Mumsicles has been compared to a fox with two tails. We are crafty in as much as we love, or perhaps need to craft, to create. We say 'crafty' to distinguish ourselves from those who might be considered 'arty'. An … [Read more...]
52 cook books – week 25
I know there is a week missing! Blame work load ad Britmums live - there are only so many hours in a day and I just ran out of time! But here we go - 52 cook books - week 25 I'm a convert convert to fish (30 of saying i don't like it!) So I'm trying some different version to test my taste boundaries - so based on a recipe from a magazine clipping here is my yummy fish pie - demolished by the family for dinner tonight with a lovely glass of Lindermans thanks to BML! 4 large baking potatoes 1 packet of trimmed green beans 1 tin sweetcorn 500g baby carrots 3 medium sized … [Read more...]
52 Cook Books week 16
52 cook books is into week 16, and although I am a day late with the link up (sorry!) I'm loving it! Spending time to go through cook books and plan a meal rather than rush about and just use up whats in the fridge it really enjoyable - although my family may disagree, given the headless chicken impressions I do at times and the occasions when they find me photographing dinner on the bedroom floor - because that's where the best light is! So this week a family favourite - Pasta and tomatoes. I bought a really lovely regional Italian cookbook some time ago and it is very … [Read more...]