Showing posts with label cooking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cooking. Show all posts

Sunday, 8 April 2012

Happy Easter!

Feel like it should read Happy Eater at the moment!
Do you like my pop up eggs? Courtesy of Jackdaws in Bridport. They have oodles of lovely Easter decs.
 
I've lost track of how many batches of these Simnel Muffins we've knocked up in the past week or so. But hey we wont have them for a year...
'Happy Eater' to you all
x


Sunday, 18 March 2012

Hand made!

Ha! Bet no one else had cakes like this.
Hope all you mums had a lovely day!
x

Sunday, 19 February 2012

In a flash...

...half term was gone! where? Who knows.
Did we enjoy it? Yes we did. The little jammers and I kicking around here doing what we do best; pottering.
The odd party here and there. A bit of making. Catching up with friends. A day out. Cooking yummy stuff. Flying a kite. More catching up with more friends. Sweeping leaves.
 I made this cute bag for Little Jam to give as a birthday present to a friend. Now she wants one too.
The mid 20th century fabric cushions seem to be breeding on the sofa this week.
Wondering what's in here?
 The good bits of our day out to Seaton and Colyton.
 Lovely old signage in Colyton.
Hope you've all had a good week.
x

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

The Christmas post

This was my run up to Christmas. 24 photos capturing a 'Love is...' moment each day. I thought I'd throw them all together and see what my month looked like!
 But now it's been and gone. After all that build up the big day is over and I've looked back through my photos to see what to post. However they are mostly taken up with my gorgeous new niece who isn't mine to share with you online! This little one is though. As you can see she spent most of the time wearing different hats in different ways
Whereas our Eldest Jammer loved the hat Santa left in her stocking so much she wore it all day and again all day Boxing Day! I can't believe how grown up she is looking all of a sudden.
 Baby niece did seem to appreciate her blankety bunny though.
Awww!

Now us Jammers are all vegetarian which usually makes for good perusal of recipes as we decide what to have for Christmas lunch. It's always something that can just replace the meat and go alongside the roast potatoes and veggies. This year we had an old favourite from the Vegetarian Good Food magazine from 2007 - Forester's Pie. The most amazing thing was that my dad who is a bit of a meatatarian thought it smelt so good he'd better have some alongside his turkey (and other assorted creatures that adorned his plate) - ha victory!!!
What did you eat I wonder?
x

Friday, 23 December 2011

Love is... colourful

My lovely jars full of trimmings or passementerie have inspired today's 'Love is'. It's been a bit of a making day and a colourful one at that!
 Tonight I finished this set of hedgehog T-shirts for Little Jam.
She's really into hedgehogs and I know she'll love them!
 
There was colour in the kitchen too.
And decorating them with my new reindeer from Acorn & Will. Thanks Daniella!
Elsewhere Hectic was taking a colourful nap
 and I'm loving my dotty paper under the tree!

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Love is... being a blatant bloggy thief!

Today was my first day off in what seems like ages so I decided I couldn't put it off any longer. Yes, I'm talking about the dreaded Christmas shopping. Just presents for the jammers' teachers mind you, the rest can wait 'til next week! Anyway I walked aimlessly around the town without much inspiration. I'm not good at shopping - I get cross quickly with queues, of which there was a ridiculously long one in the bank. I decided what would probably help would be a Starbucks Gingerbread Latte but sadly the queue didn't move fast enough for me so I stomped out and went home, grrrr!

It's only then that I see Nattie's post. Nattie has been very organised and made her teacher presents already. Well, I think smugly to myself, it pays to be late with everything. I find myself heading back to town for kilner jars ready to copy her fab idea. DIY cookie kits. Brilliant! The jammers assembled them themselves leaving me free to stamp some pretty labels and knock up a mulled wine kit for a friend.

 I made a simple bag from Vanessa Arbutnott's plain dotty which I love and filled it with a bottle of wine, a clove studded orange and a muslin bag of sugar and spices.
Check out Nattie's lovely blog Florence and Rose for the cookie kit recipe!

I thoroughly recommend last minute shopping. On my second trip to town I remembered the small matter of Christmas cards, all half price now!! I'm putting Christmas on hold now, that's enough for one day.

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Last chance stockings


Just a quick reminder - only two days left to enter our giveaway (see post below). The little Jammers will be pulling a name from each stocking on Thursday night... will it be yours?
Eldest Jammer turned 11 this weekend and celebrated with an Italian cooking party - not one I'd have dreamt up when I was 11! Anyway they loved it and I'd do it again if only for the tiramisu they made (and I finished).

Happy Birthday Big Jam!
x

Monday, 14 November 2011

Lovely Day!

Sunday - a lovely day with our lovely friends

Badbury Rings

lovely children

and lovely food!

Perfect!
thank you C & D
x

Saturday, 29 October 2011

Spooky Stuff!

Meowww - This was the first product of our pumpkin!

And this delicious soup from the Dorset Echo mag the second! Both have been enjoyed this evening.
But now we've blown out the candles and the trick or treaters seem to have taken the hint. Two little Jammers in bed and some peace and quiet at last.

Late on Friday afternoon we headed out for some Halloween fun.
Nothing very spooky so far but just had to stop and appreciate how lucky we are to live where we do.

We had a brief stop on the Chesil to check the sun had gone to bed. Why? Because we wanted it dark, really dark for our little witches.

Where were we heading? Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens of course! We finally cashed in the third of our Abbotsbury tickets courtesy of Mr Tesco. The gardens don't appeal hugely to us so to make the most of the ticket we went to a floodlit evening. Children were encouraged to come in fancy dress and they did!

Eldest Jammer loved the Bugfest SW tent and got up close and personal with a whole array of creepy crawlies. I can't quite get used to my blonde girl with her black wig. I should though as it's probably how she'll end up. I started off in life very blonde!!

By the time we were bugged out it was proper dark outside. Want to come with us on a walk round the garden? Lanterns to the left please!

Down the steps and off we go.

The plants were lit with various colour lights and I got a bit snap happy with the camera...

We were supposed to be spotting pumpkins with letters to spell out something but as we went without a pen we didn't get far. C..h....?

There was much screeching to be heard and I think a lot of it was down to these two creatures.

Or maybe this lot?

We ended up at the laser show, they loved it... enough said!

Happy Halloween to you.
x
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