Author Archives: Becky

Whilst shopping this week I lingered in the baking aisle, perusing the range of unusual flour available these days. A young woman pushed in front of me and took down a packet of crumble mix and threw it into her trolley. Somewhat affronted by her lack of manners I looked at the other items she’dContinue reading “What price convenience?”

How I wish I’d read it when I looked at the Platinum Pudding competition. It was only a trawl through the F&M entry form which had a section marked “FAQ’s” that I discovered I wasn’t eligible to enter. Anyone who has a professional qualification is unable to enter…. so that counts me out. I wasContinue reading “Small print.”

By now I’m sure we’re all aware of the pastry recall. It seems to affect all ready-made, both the “own-brands” and Jusrol too, which is a bit of a nuisance to be honest. Two other P’s are Platinum Pudding and, as you might have guessed, I intend to enter the competition. The trouble is thatContinue reading “All the P’s”

This week most of us probably marked the end of Christmas by taking down the last of the decorations. Twelfth Night is known as the Feast of Epiphany. There is a very simple dessert called Epiphany Gateau, Gallette des Rois, which I like to make – and had the perfect opportunity this week when invitedContinue reading “The end of Christmas ….?”

I hope you’ve had an enjoyable and happy Christmas and that the new year will bring good health to you and your family. Many of our friends and neighbours have been affected by Covid recently and I sincerely hope that we can begin to enjoy a more normal way of life this year. We managedContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

Over the last 20 months we’ve shared with you 69 videos, 78 recipes and countless gems of wisdom 😉 Now that my tech team have, thankfully, become much busier I have to tell you that for the time being we are having a break. What that means is fewer videos – just seasonal ones orContinue reading “What next?”

As yet there still no fewer recipe books on the shelves. I’ve looked at each one, with a view to removing it, but each one has given me a reason to stay. With the new TV series this week, where Magnificent Mary tells us of the recipes she loves, there is another that I feelContinue reading “The book saga continues…”

Earlier this week I had a conversation with a local radio host about recipe books. Why? I hear you ask. Well, a friend had asked me where I keep mine and this led me to take a look at my collection – not just where they sit but also how many I have. This wasContinue reading “Recipe books.”

As the clock/radio/alarm sprang into action this morning I caught the end of the Farming Programme and heard about the development of a new “app”. This is going to be used by suppliers to a large supermarket to measure expressions of positive emotions in livestock. Now this is something I find tricky to understand toContinue reading “Husbandry…”

It’s tomorrow, the last Sunday before Advent, when the Anglican Collect for that day starts with the words “Stir up we beseech you….” Since this is conveniently the right moment to mix up our Christmas puddings it served as a timely reminder. Christmas pud was introduced to Britain by Prince Albert when he married QueenContinue reading “Stir-up Sunday.”