Category Archives: food

Birthday Girl 2023!

I have had a wonderful day today, spoilt rotten, and the day has been spent in good company. Lunch was ginger and pineapple chicken, something that is easy to make and not too time consuming, followed by cheesecake. I used … Continue reading

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Sunday Confessionals : Love what you create

This week, Oloriel says: I would like to invite you to share whichever of your creations that you want created whenever. Only requirement is that your creation is dear to you, and you want to share it. I was never … Continue reading

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We forced ourselves

Paula, this one is for you. It was Mothers Day this past Sunday and our neighbour was given a bouquet of cup cakes. They were so pretty and she kindly gave us one each yesterday. They were too lovely to … Continue reading

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Security coded or under lock and key?

Is this really a sign of the times? Not that long ago, every time we purchased bananas in one particular supermarket, a member of staff had to approve it before we could continue. Why? Because thieves were selecting joints of … Continue reading

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Price hikes, again!

I had a little bit of shopping to do today and took the time to have a look round the shelves to see what was available. Lots of Christmas stuff reduced by up to 50%, but I don’t want any … Continue reading

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5 Ways You Enjoy French Bread

Dr Tanya is our host for the 5 Things Tuesday challenge, You can join in here Hubby and I both love garlic bread, though he can’t eat it anymore because it’s too hard for him, even dunked in soup. When … Continue reading

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Caught again

Hubby is very partial to gingernut biscuits. So am I for that matter, and Maya too. We have a small tupperware type box that is ideal to hold the 30 gingernut biscuits in a packet, though we had noticed that … Continue reading

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5 Fusion foods

Dr Tanya is our host for the 5 things prompt. Join in here She says: 5 Things Tuesday is back. Today I ask you to name your favourite fusion food. It’s rather fun to combine different cuisines.

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Saturday Swapit #42

It’s Saturday and welcome to Saturday Swapit where you can join in the conversation about diet pitfalls and successes, or add your ideas or opinion to the topic of the day. After years of struggling to get things right, I … Continue reading

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Off the menu

I did some shopping today and over the last few trips have noticed a few things. Prices continue to rise, but another hike of 10% overnight is simply not acceptable. The following items are now OFF my shopping list: Muffins: … Continue reading

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