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Hot Cross Buns — and an Unexpected Visitor
Getting ready Well, it certainly wasn’t what I thought would happen. I had offered to help my daughter Joy with her annual Hot Cross Bun Bash on the Good Friday before Easter. This involved a 6.30 a.m. start making the … Continue reading
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March
March Storm. On a recent morning walk, a passenger jet prepared to land on my head. It didn’t. And it wasn’t. It was only the wild wild wind thrashing the trees– spraying the raindrops into showers of rainbows … Continue reading
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Tagged crumble, dessert, dried fruit, fresh fruit, Herefordshire, spring, storm, vegan, vegetarian, wind
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Keeping A Journal
Me: [Ending a telephone conversation]: It will be so good to see you. I thought I’d make fish pie.” Prospective visitor: “Yes. You made that the last time we came.” Me: I did? PV: Uh-huh. It was good. (vaguely) It … Continue reading
Hooray for the Glorious Peanut!
In celebration of Peanut Butter Day, January 24th. Even my mother’s feet showed distress as she pitti-pitti-patted down the stairs, “Poor Georgina! I’ve put her into a terrible mess and don’t know how to get her out!” she threw over … Continue reading
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Tagged California, China, comfort food, India, Jungle Fresh, peanut butter, peanut butter day, peanut oil, peanuts, roasted peanuts
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Meeting the new community
“Hello, how are you? I’ve seen you out walking. Are you new? Yes. My name is Judy. We have just moved here to be near our daughter. I try walk each day.” This is the conversation I practised on my … Continue reading
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American Thanksgiving in a Non American Country
Well, we had roast turkey, sausages, gravy, apple-celery-bacon cornbread stuffing with cashews and cranberries, Amish sweet potatoes with apple and mace, mashed potatoes, squash with crystallised ginger, green beans almondine, broccoli, cranberry-orange relish, the obligatory creamed onions (which, I understand, … Continue reading
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Tagged casserole, foreign, Mayflower, Mexican, Sarah Josepha Hale, Thanksgiving, turkey, vegan, vegetarian
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