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Let it all dangle
This jewellery stand in American Black Walnut and Oak was requested by our Sister in Law, to allow her to hang up necklaces and other jewellery items. This is her birthday gift, which will be delivered today. The scalloped base also provides a home for those smaller items needing a home on the dressing table. […]
Let them eat cake
December 9, 2009
I promise that this will be my last cake blogpost…at least until after Christmas! I don’t mean to do it. It just happens. There’s a birthday or something and cake is the answer. Let’s face it cake is the answer to lots of things really. George’s cousin Pascal turned 1 last month so here is […]
FFTO Baking Challenge – November
November 28, 2009
The Fresh From The Oven (FFTO) Challenge for November was set by ‘Goodshoeday” from with knife and fork blog. It is a White Tin Loaf that uses Dan Lepard’s kneading method and has milk in the recipe to keep it soft and slightly sweet. It was quite a nice challenge to have as although the bread […]
Snowdon or Bust
November 25, 2009
In the Summer we had a lovely camping trip to Wales, though even as we drove home we were hankering to go back. We have visited Snowdonia many times before but we felt that there were more things that we wanted to do. So as soon as we got home we booked a cottage for […]
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Fully Stocked
November 21, 2009
Georges school play is currently in rehearsal and is based in Tudor times. Understandably, the plot contains plenty of beheadings and I was asked to provide the required equipment…what can I say? – the people know me! Actually I was originally asked for a guillotine, but after steering things back to the right country we […]
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Pizza’s for Pudsey
November 12, 2009
Our local Artisan Bakery is The Loaf, in Crich. This week they held a charity ‘Pizzas for Pudsey’ evening in aid of the BBC’s Children in Need. Andrew and Roger were busy planning for the event so I pitched in to help out with a bit of inspiration for the topping of the cakes. The […]
Sunday Walkies
November 8, 2009
It took George and I until lunch time to get dressed and out for a walk today. That’s Sundays for you. When we finally got out the sun was shining, the trees were Autumnal and the dogster was champing at the bit. We saw some lovely toadstools and mushrooms on the way George did warn […]
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A Box
November 2, 2009
Well they say a picture paints a thousand words, I suspect without me saying anything you can work out what I’ve made here; Yes its a box (although I kind of gave that away in the title) A box with tools in (the best kind of box in my opinion) I think I’ll call it […]
Bread Bowls
October 28, 2009
My second challenge for the Fresh From the Oven Bread Baking Group was something I had seen in Richard Bertinet’s book: Soup Bowls made of bread dough. He had the idea after getting an indian takeaway and thinking how unappetising it looked in the plastic trays. Corry of Bake it Off has taken Richard’s recipe […]
Food Photography Workshop
October 24, 2009
Yesterday I travelled down to London to the Scandinavian Kitchen to a photography workshop run by Chris Windsor and organised by Helen from a Forkful of Spaghetti. Arranging for someone to pick up George from school was the main bit of planning that I had to do, along with charging camera batteries and packing a […]
Spooky Stuff
October 21, 2009
Here is a little early Halloweenish post for you… Last Friday was our annual Ambergate School Spooky Disco. It was a bit earlier than normal, it is usually closer to Halloween, but double bookings and half term got in the way. The Friends of Ambergate Team organise it as a social event for all the […]
Bagels Schmagels
October 15, 2009
George is off poorly today and we are stuck in the house, so it seemed a good day to post about hot chewy bagels. I adapted this recipe from a BBC one. It’s a good thing to make on a rainy afternoon and makes you feel very accomplished when they come out of the oven. […]
Lego Fishing Port – By George
October 13, 2009
This is the Lego thing that I made yesterday. Here is the jetty where the boats set out to sea and the ladder where the men can get in the boats. This man with the moustache is the fish seller. He sells the rarest fish you can think of. At the side of him you […]
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Dutchmen in the kitchen
October 11, 2009
No its not Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Rembrandt or Eddie Van Halen; a dutchman is also a timber patch to cover a defect. In our much used kitchen (installed by the previous owners of the house) the worktop had been varnished, which has trapped moisture and led to some small areas starting to break down; When […]
Two Experiments and a Competition
October 7, 2009
I made a fairly ordinary meal last night of sausage and mash, but had a hankering to experiment a bit on the side. I had seen a photograph on Foodgawker of Hasselback potatoes on a blog called Seasaltwithfood and wanted to try them. So in addition to a mountain of fluffy mashed potato (I always […]
Mr Ed on the decks (now with added sunshine)
October 3, 2009
Well just the one deck actually, but I liked the sound of it. So the first of the two decks that have been promised for many years is now complete. My timing is a bit off because the ‘summer’ has just finished so they will have to wait until the spring to be enjoyed, but […]
Fresh from the Oven – Curry Stuffed Buns
September 28, 2009
I have recently joined a group called ‘Fresh From the Oven’ which is a monthly bread baking group. In essence the group has a monthly challenge to all bake their version of a given bready recipe. This months challenge was curry stuffed buns. I made them really early in the month and have been desperate to post this […]
Cupcakes again!
September 27, 2009
We have had another busy Weekend of enjoyable tasks. I’ve been baking cakes and Ed has been building a deck, whilst George has been playing with friends and helping out whenever he fancies, so everyone is happy. Our Friends Katie and Adam have 2 lovely little twin girls Evie and Nell, and a boy called […]
George’s New Hobby
September 23, 2009
Just a little post from our little boy. There will be more baking news when I can publish the results of my Fresh from the Oven challenge, plus I am baking cakes for a friends twins birthday at the Weekend. Ed is in the midst of building a deck, so there will be photo’s to […]
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utility shelves
antipasti plank
whisky cupboard
a case for books
favourite brownies
how to make a cajón!
funnel cakes
laab moo
reuben sandwich
Ed on the decks
massive meatballs
apple pie
sweetcorn fritters
all day pork
rillettes
just chilli
macaroons
Things we make 
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