Hope everyone had a festive Christmas. We enjoyed the company of Liz, Ian and Mathew for the day. Mathew is a wonderful story teller and kept us all entertained with tales of his interesting and alternative life. The Christmas pudding went down a treat but it was too much for his lordship who ate a substancial portion [...]

Garden, General

Yes it’s that time of year again.
I’ve got my pudding boiling on the stove now as I type this.  I didn’t look at the time when I put it on to cook so I’ll be up till 1.30am waiting for it - bugger.
Ingredients
375g raisins
375g sultanas
250g currants
200g dried apricots, chopped
150g pitted prunes,  chopped 
1 cup brandy
1/2 cup jam
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon [...]

Recipes

We’ve been thinking a lot about being self sufficient lately. Spurred on mainly by the huge jump in the cost of food. I’ve being buying the same brand of goats feta cheese for years, it’s always been just under $5. Went to buy some last week and it’s now over $7.  But it’s not just [...]

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