It’s pumpkin time again. Runs around, hugging pumpkins. I’ve been very self controlled up to now. I’ve mostly held off until mid October, but I’m just going to cut loose and enjoy everything pumpkin for a few weeks. When else can I get away with it? Cooking, baking and making. I […]
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My Sunday Photo
We went to the Holburne Museum in Bath today, to see the Matisse and Rembrandt in Print temporary exhibitions. Also an exhibition by Candace Bahouth. All the exhibitions are there until January next year. Quite a contrast of black and white (first two) and colour (last one). Family was divided […]
Read moreTomato – word of the week
My first experience of bottling tomatoes was in an Italian kitchen of a family friend. Bizarrely, the wife was American and the kitchen staff were from the Philippines, so with us Brits thrown in the mix and the kitchen being in Italy, it was a truly international affair. I was […]
Read moreGreen pumpkin – My Sunday Photo
You may see a strange looking pumpkin. On the other hand, I see the perfect pumpkin to make pie. Sweet pumpkin pie. My favourite. I like how this pumpkin challenges stereotypes. It’s not orange and it’s not smooth. More gnarly and, well, green, to be perfectly honest. It’s never going […]
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