Mustard Seed

05/04/2024

For whatever reason Meta seems to have changed settings such that what I post on Instagram now posts to my personal/friends only account & nothing I look at offers me the choice to switch it back. So for my foodie pics please follow me on there! I’m
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22/03/2024

Final reminder for our CoppaFeel! breast cancer fundraising coffee morning tomorrow! Come to St James church between 10 & 12 for coffee, cakes & information! Please bring cash 😊💙 Everyone

29/02/2024

Really sad to read about the death of Dave Myers. We have been enjoying the latest series of Hairy Bikers Go West. Dave Myers: The Hairy Bikers star, who had cancer, dies at 66 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68433675
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Myers, one half of the motorbike-riding TV cooking duo, was diagnosed with cancer two years ago.

25/02/2024

TOFU or in fact I want to call this photo “Dedication to the process” of . We don’t eat tofu. We’re obviously not trendy & having sampled the stuff in Chinatown in the 1990s I think we decided it wasn’t for us! Still a challenge is a challenge. So today I challenged the OH to find me some tofu, & in return he had challenged me to make it “tasty & not slimy”! Will report back 😆

24/02/2024

: a handy prompt as tonight’s dinner features one of my favourite brassicas ! There’s a beef & red wine stew in the oven, mushrooms & dumplings ready to go in, & there’ll be steamed new potatoes & cavalo nero on the side!

24/02/2024

OIL or liquid gold! Love the stuff!

23/02/2024

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.



This poem is in the public domain.

23/02/2024

FERMENTED: this one had me flummoxed for a while as we’ve done sourdough & microbiome & I’ve shown pics of vinegars for acids. Until I remembered this gifted me in a hamper at Christmas. I must confess I’ve only used it once and I definitely need some ideas as to how to make it the star of the show. So maybe members can suggest recipes or ideas for me to use this fermented speciality!

21/02/2024

GADGET: it’s been so much fun seeing everyone’s favourite kitchen gadgets for day 21 of photo challenge. I immediately thought of my food processor & my food mixer which I couldn’t live without. But as they seemed too obvious I went to my gadget drawer & selected these 4 trusty gadgets for today’s . The microplane grater is a must have for zests & Parmesan; the little nutmeg grater I inherited from my mum & love so much; the small scoop - a hangover from Pampered Chef days but great for getting even amounts of mixture for cookies or meatballs; & the fish scaler? I have to admit I don’t use it as much as the other gadgets, but it is so adorable it therefore made the cut. What gadget do you love most?

21/02/2024

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20/02/2024

Last year I started cold/open water swimming. It’s odd! I mean it’s really, really cold in a painful way! But it’s also really, really exhilarating in a way I can’t describe. After cold water swimming you have to be really careful about warming up. It’s not good to head for a hot shower as the blood will have gone to the core of the body to protect the key organs in the cold & heating up from the outside risks pulling all the blood away from those key organs. And so it’s better to warm up from the inside. This cappuccino at is my fave way to warm up after a swim! it’s fair to say I look like a bag lady with several layers and a woolly hat but I don’t care because I have a secret inner satisfaction that comes from doing something not everyone would dare! - today’s word for .
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19/02/2024

Not expecting any likes for this rather desperate photo of ! I just couldn’t find a decent pic of any cooked bean dishes which is surprising as I like beans! So here I give you cannellini & baked beans - somewhat ironically next to some Himalayan pink salt. ‘Cos that’s how I roll 🤣