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All credit to her, Mary Berry has been working in the food industry for the last seventy years. She never achieved any qualifications at school in Bath, where I trained, but she did get a City and Guilds in Food and became a Home Service Advisor for the Electricity Board. That had seemed like aContinue reading “Mary at 90!”

Last weekend we bought a broadsheet newspaper as usual – we like the puzzles section as well as the glossy magazine etc. I came across an article which went into great detail about the standard of British food and cited Ebbw Vale, a town in Wales, as proof that “the British diet is killing us”.Continue reading “Disappointing news…”

Yesterday afternoon I had a lovely chat with Sarah on her Suffolk Sound radio show. It was loosely based on preparations for Christmas, but as a novice, she was particularly intrigued by the process of making a Christmas cake. We talked it through, starting with soaking the fruit in brandy to plump up the raisinsContinue reading “Art or Science?”

Having prepared for a chat with our local radio host on Suffolk Sounds about preparations for the festive season, I thought I ought to set an example and do something! Usually I wait for half term but this year I’ve been amazed at all the Christmas decorations already in the shops which has spurred meContinue reading “Countdown….”

…. in the news again! As usual I bought a newspaper last weekend, it was the Daily Telegraph simply because we like the puzzle section and there’s lots to read over the weekend. Imagine my surprise and horror when, in the Weekend section, I found a large picture of a man holding a pan withContinue reading “Le Creuset…”

About thirteen years ago I came across a Medlar tree in a garden centre just north of Woodbridge. It was too tall to fit in my car so I paid and Mr. G put a SOLD sign on it, then hubby had to go and collect it. At the time, my classroom had a “QI”Continue reading “Meddling!”

Had all gone according to plan, we’d be sitting in a restaurant in Northern France right now. Unfortunately the roof refurbishment took longer than expected, not least because the workmen disappeared for ten days to take on another job. Hopefully we’ll get away after all the scaffolding comes down and the massive clear-up is finished.Continue reading “French leave….”

When it became apparent that no roofers would be here (again) we decided to go out to lunch. Our first choice was the Suffolk Foodhall at Wherstead, with its panoramic views of the river Orwell. Watching yachts and ships pass by is so relaxing and the chance to spot a heron is always a treat.Continue reading “Tuesdays’ trip.”

So the roof saga continues, but I won’t go into that. Looking back at some old notebooks, I came across a recipe from many years ago – now long neglected. So of course I felt it worthy of a retrial and, my goodness, it’s a good one. It involves peaches, perfect at this time ofContinue reading “What a week!”

As someone who seriously dislikes upheaval, can you imagine how I’ve felt this week? Our house is shrouded in a lot of scaffolding, with numerous people bringing lots of information (not all good) about our roof. A result of this has been my anticipation of disruption to our usual routines, so I had the forethoughtContinue reading “Cake Thursday!”