The one thing we can almost always count on is getting ill in the winter – and then getting ill again as the virus makes its way back to us. Normally we rely our Sick Girl foods – spaghetti bolognaise, tomato soup, garlic bread, TUC biscuits and ginger ale – but this time we were … Continue reading
Isn’t it a lovely day for a picnic? How many times a year can you say that? When we think of picnics, we think of blue skies, slightly damp grass, scratchy rugs, Scotch eggs, baguettes, pate, someone’s homemade pasta salad, sausage rolls, mini rolls, little sandwiches, warm wine, trio of dip selection from Sainsburys (cheese … Continue reading
This is a total revelation (to us). We’re regular porridge eaters and we’ve used all sorts of grains – porridge oats, jumbo oats, steel cut oats, barley flakes, quinoa, rice (technically kheer), broken rice (technically firni) – but for some reason, never bulgur wheat. Bulgur wheat was usually reserved for jareesh or other savoury dishes … Continue reading
