I have been in Melbourne too.

I have also been away in Melbourne for a few days.  I was spending some time with my elder daughter and her family.  It was the school holidays in Victoria so I was able to spend some time with my grandchildren.  I took my bike down to Melbourne so we went for a couple of…

Everything to do with vegetables

My husband had a birthday recently and one of the gifts he received was this cookbook. I gave him the cookbook after checking it out at my elder daughters’.  She had a copy and was extolling the virtues of the book. I have to admit that the book is certainly a joy to look at….

Garden produce. . .chillies are something we can grow successfully

At the moment we have chillies that are ready to harvest and this harvest is on-going.  I picked some yesterday and strung them for the kitchen.  We still have some of our dried chillies from last year but it is always nice to have fresh ones hanging in the kitchen. Previously I have made sweet…

Tuesday travels. . . . .Portsoy

It was a dreary day when we visited Portsoy, on the Aberdeenshire coast, home of the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival. When we visited the place was deserted unlike the photos you will see if you click on the festival link. Although the place was deserted we were still able to obtain a meal at the…

There is an art to scone making.

I have never been one to boast about my scone making because I know I am no expert. I have difficulty making a decent scone and so they are not made very often.Yesterday, Lorna of Lorna’s Tearoom Delights blogged about having tried a different scone every day while she was on holiday. She visited a…

The Cookbook Collector and dot coms.

What a delicious book. I loved this from start to finish.  I was able to lose myself in some romance while learning a little about the rise and fall of dot com companies.  Add in the September 11 disaster, sisters and family history mysteries and this is a book that should keep you reading. From…