I know, I’m hopeless. Just over a year between posts. I need to pick up my pace! Eek. But really, we need to talk about tonight. What about you ask? Well, let me tell you. The speediest, most delicious almost bolognese sauce I think I’ve had. I’m not calling it a bolognese sauce because you…
40before40 Update
Hello there stranger! It’s certainly been a long time between drinks. Almost ten months. I’ve clearly been so very slack, so sorry! It started to get quite intense with travel planning, then the travel, then post travel, then well…life happens! I thought the start of 2020 was high time to get on track and start…
40before40 # 23 Part 4: Monthly Dinner Party | NYE Dinner
Whilst I love celebrating New Years Eve and the fresh start to the year etc, I am not a lover of crowds and the thought of going into the city is a complete turn off. So now, and for quite a few years past, my NYE celebrations traditionally involve a three course meal cooked at…
40before40 # 24, Part 2: Make a Tart from the Fruit
It was time, time to make the tart from the beautiful plums I picked from Pinecrest Orchard. They’d ripened (some too much sadly), but I had enough to make the recipe I’d found. Whilst I’m not scared of making pastry, I wanted to keep the tart simple and when I found this particular recipe, I…
Life Happens 