Jules

Nothing wrong with using ready made mix packets when one doesn’t feel like preparing it at home – ingredients available or not.

And speaking of making bread: I used to do all my own bread baking back in the day, both brown and white. I used strong flour from the supermarket and the yeast packets were abundant and easily got. I didn’t use bread…[Read more]

Well. . .I’m still watching it live and the countdown continues, no official abort yet.

The Aga is of Swedish origin. Invented by Nobel Prize–winning Swedish physicist Gustaf Dalén in 1922.

Colour-wise, the whole spectrum is available today and I would imagine in years gone by that the choice of colour was limited to just two: Cream or Black.

Now it would be like visiting a car showroom and being spoilt for choice. I looked at a few web sites that sell Aga’s, they even have pink! I saw a nice burgundy coloured one, too. . .now…[Read more]

I’ve never been up close and personal with an Aga but Just looking at them makes you fancy the idea of owning one. Heavy metal comes to mind, and I’m not talking Rock Music here, just iron, and lots of it. They’ve come a long way since their requirement to use coal as a heat source when they first appeared in Sweden around 1922. These days in our…[Read more]

Yes, they sent me lots of other stuff, too. Some good, some I didn’t really care for, but at the end of the day it was free, so I really can’t complain. Once the UK government told people like me to isolate for 12 weeks, it then fell upon them to supply us with food to stop our need to go out and do grocery shopping.

@ Monica: I knew there was an author in you just waiting to pounce!

Hi Petal.

Welcome to thoughts. I think everyone’s discovering new things about themselves in these strange times.

What a great rendition of a popular song. Reminds me of when Frank Zappa covered “Stairway to Heaven.”

I loved the soundtrack for guardians of the galaxy, I’ve haven’t seen a film where the music gelled so well with the images on screen quite like this one. For me, it enhanced the film no end. The whole movie was a spectrum of colour and sound.

Yes, apple sauce sounds nice. I also thought about making apple strudel but alas, I have no filo pastry and my past attempts at making it have been disastrous. . .it’s so much easier to buy it ready made. Apple pie is also nice, but crumble is the recipe of the moment.

Hi Rosemary. What are you trying to do? If you want to create a new post hover your mouse over *NEW* (top left of screen) and you will see a drop down list with 3 options. Click on *POST* and that will take you to the new post editor screen. Once there you will be able to compose a new post.