sausages, onions and APPLES browned in a 'gravy' with whole grain mustard and a little cranberry sauce (though not necessary if the apples are sweet)

is it a good read?

time for a cider with a packet of salt and VINEGAR crisps.

parmesan grated over any PASTA dish.

chocolate mousse made with EGG whites.

chilli and rice followed by home made mango sorbet (recipe in ice cream thread).

yes, to me, too, a spritzer is with soda, wasn't it pushed as the 'slimming' way to drink white wine back in the 70s/80s?

Everything you need to make sourdough. hmm, one way to make sourdough. i made my starter and refresh it with rye flour - quicker and much more consistent for me. i use a couple of old, lidl potato salad, plastic tubs for my starter and it lives in the fridge not on the counter. the only time it get...

GARLIC mayo with pizza crusts to dip.

that seems really over engineered. this is the recipe i use, from pat chapman's indian restaurant book - (my jpeg is too big to post)
https://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=Onion+bhajias

looks like our friend ian in france posted it there!

one of the favourite school puddings - hot, dark, chocolate sauce with VANILLA ice cream.

yes, i'd not leave the lights on full time either. could you get a smart plug (like a tapo one) for the lights? then you could turn them on and off (or schedule a time period) from anywhere as long as you had an internet connection between your home and the app on your phone. (though that may not be...

Firstly, at what point would you give up on seeds that have not come up in a heated propagator? . if none have come up i would check online as to their expected germination period and if they need light to germinate. if it is well beyond that time etci might leave them a little longer but probably ...

RUM and raisin ice cream.

duck with GRAVY cat food...

red beans (kidney?) in chilli with a bit of good DARK CHOCOLATE mixed in.

basmati rice in a biryani containing black MUSTARD seeds.

yup, goggling says he is.

a packet of ramen noodles, water, stock sachet, coconut milk powder, FROZEN PEAS, some fresh coriander (well, frozen) and some chilli flakes for a very quick dinner when he's on a fast day.

my tulips are starting to show (the flower bud - the leaves have been up for quite a while) in the cutting patch.