Christmas Chutney

This recipe for Christmas Chutney is taken from ‘Delia Smith’s Christmas’. I made it for the first time tonight and have included it because it was really easy &quick to make. I can’t,however,vouch for how tasty it is as it needs about a month to mature in the jar before eating. It [...]

A Green and Thrifty Pregnancy:Update

This week I realised I have managed to gather everything I will need for the expected new addition to our family due sometime in January.

The icing on the cake was being the winning bidder on eBay for a fantastic Graco travel system/pram/pushchair/car seat (*with* senior &junior cupholders!) which is a bit of a [...]

Pumpkin recipes

We had a really good harvest of pumpkins. We planted just four small plants in the spring and by mid-October had ten lovely big orange fruits. Most we have given away as gifts to friends who visited from London but some we kept,made lanterns with and also some nice tasty treats.

Roasted Pumpkin [...]