Jess Brodie’s Xmas Pud’ Truffles BBC1: you just gotta love Facebook sometimes and the ‘silly’ games. Another of my Facebook ‘friends’ posted this lovely seasonal recipe yesterday and I asked if I could reproduce it for the blog…luckily she agreed, sent me the recipe and this cute picture…without further ado I give you Jess Brodie’s … Continue reading
Onion Bhajis 2
Onion Bhajis 2 Hello everyone BBC2 here, I hope you are well, as part of the Burmese Style Chicken Curry recipe I made for our good friend and chief taster Liz, I also thought it would be a good idea to try using different spices for the onion bhajis and Lamb Keema Naan bread to … Continue reading
Lamb Keema Naan
Lamb Keema Naan: Hi everyone BBC2 here, looking back at the last post I have some work to do with regards my communication skills. When I said about cooking Burmese Style Chicken Curry for Christmas dinner what I meant to say is, that we can have anything we want as we are not catering for … Continue reading
Sorry we can’t be there in person…
Sorry we can’t be there in person… …to accept these wonderful awards! Alright, we know it doesn’t work like that really, but we are so late in accepting them and saying thank you it kinda seems like that! Anyway, we have three awards that we received in the last couple of weeks to acknowledge and … Continue reading
Burmese Style Chicken Curry
Burmese Style Chicken Curry Hi everyone BBC2 here, we are getting closer to Christmas…you only have to watch anything on television or listen to the radio to be reminded that we are in December (although it did start in October!). I know that Christmas has become so commercial these days but, given all that, it … Continue reading
An Award With Some Song Dedications…
Awards and song dedications… What a week! We have been just a ‘tad’ busy. BBC1 has started his physiotherapy, he calls it justified torture; we’ve done a ton of cooking; Lizzie came for a ‘sleepover’; and we’ve received three awards and nominations for the blog! Firstly we were given the ‘WordPressFamily’ Award by the fabulous … Continue reading
Ham Wrapped Leeks in a Cheese Sauce
Hi everyone BBC2 here, I hope you are all safe and dry in this wet weather we are having. Following on with our thrifty ham saga I bring you the last installment, a ham and leek dish, I did some years ago. It was a few Christmas’s back and we had our friend Nors, her … Continue reading
A great human being…
He achieved so much. Not just for South Africa but for all of us a truly great man, we should all be thankful for… Continue reading
Normal Service Resumes With Lentil, Ham & Vegetable Soup…
Ham, Lentil & Vegetable Soup Hi folks! BBC1 here again, to carry on with the next installment of our thrifty ham saga. I do hope you liked the first post, Boiled Bacon, Lentil Pease Pudding, Carrots & Potatoes, except for the photo of course! Which is also where you can see how the stock for … Continue reading
Normal Service Will Resume After The Boiled Bacon, Lentil Pease Pudding, Carrots & Potatoes…
Carrying on with the thriftiness theme we have been developing, we would like to share three recipes with you over the coming days. This first one is something BBC1’s mum used to make back in the day. The second is a soup he developed as a result of making this himself, and the third is … Continue reading
Max the Dog’s Pilchard Treats
Hi folks, BBC2 here, hope you had a good weekend and I hope you are coping with the build up to Christmas! Everywhere I look someone or something is telling me it’s that time of year when I should spend my money (leaves me cold) when I’ve done my best to hang onto it all … Continue reading
Banana & Walnut Cake With Rum Syrup Drizzle
Hello everyone! BBC2 here, with a big thank-you to you all for dropping by and reading our blog. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank BBC1 for his very excellent Chinese meal – Stir Fried Beef, Vegetables and Noodles, which he cooked for us the other night. I know that BBC1 has … Continue reading
Stir Fried Beef, Vegetables & Noodles
BBC1: OMG! I did something for the first time in my life tonight…I made a Chinese ‘ish’ meal (I say ‘ish’ because I have mingled several recipes and cannot vouch for their Chinese authenticity…nor would I be so bold, on my first attempt, to make that claim!) For those who have been following the blog, … Continue reading
A Dog’s Birthday Cake and Party…
Hello again people! BBC1 here. You may have seen our ‘Happy Birthday’ post on Saturday, where we wished Dr Who and our Max and his brother Teddy a very happy birthday. We also promised some photos and the recipe for the dogs’ cake, both of which follow. We had a marvelous afternoon with our chief … Continue reading
Banana, Nutella & Coconut Tart
Hi folks, BBC2 here, thanks for looking in on our blog! Before I get down to the tart I feel the need to respond to comments made by BBC1 on his recent post – Easy Peasy Tomato Soup – with regards my OCD. Firstly, I would like it known that I have not had a … Continue reading