You’ve probably heard of Fiona Oakes. She’s the founder of the Tower Hills Animal Sanctuary, where she cares for over 400 animals without making a single penny for herself (in fact, every month the feed bill exceeds donations by £2,200). And as if that wasn’t enough, in her “spare” timeContinue Reading
I saw lambs today. Titchy, tiny ones. They were very cute. That has absolutely nothing to do with this blog but I just thought I’d mention it. So, after seeing lambs (titchy, tiny ones) I escaped the countryside (nasty thing the countryside, completely pointless, whoever invented it needs taking outsideContinue Reading
Thanks to all (ahem) five (Shaun, you can’t enter!) of you who entered the competition. Sorry there’s only three books and two of you miss out, but well done to: Tracey, Carmen and Jools who have each won a copy of The Seasoned Vegetarian by Simon Rimmer. Please email meContinue Reading
Another look-in-the-fridge-and-see-what’s-left soup this week. A yellow pepper is still hanging about from the box delivery two weeks ago, and this week’s box brought me broccoli and cabbage. An onion would have been useful but I forgot to buy one. And I wouldn’t have added chili powder and curry powderContinue Reading
Last night I’m trying to decide whether or not to make some bread and because I can’t think for myself, I put this pondering onto my Facebook status like the saddo I am and it gets the thumbs up from Julia and Mark and so then I have to decideContinue Reading
It may be vegetable box delivery Thursday but today I have something far more interesting to blog about, oh yes. Today it’s Planet-Veggie-is-feeling-generous-today day although strictly speaking that should be Mitchell-Beazley-is-feeling-generous-today day as my new favourite publisher has given me three copies of The Seasoned Vegetarian by Simon Rimmer toContinue Reading
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and The Meat Eater got me a knives set. Not just any old knives set, but the coolest knife set in the world ever. But me being a wimp that is too scared to touch the coolest knife set in the world ever, I let TheContinue Reading
Originally, I was going to make spicy parsnip soup, as two parsnips (one of which was MASSIVE) were delivered in my weekly organic vegetable box and after having roasted parsnips for Christmas lunch, discovered that I don’t actually like parsnips but I later discovered that I do like them inContinue Reading
Waking up to the smell (do I have to use a poncy word like aroma? No one ever says aroma. “Ooh, what a nice aroma”? As if) of freshly baked bread is one of the nicest things to wake up to (although waking up next to The Meat Eater hasContinue Reading
My favourite day of the week arrives and I’m at work with a hangover after celebrating Gary’s 40th last night with wine, lager, vodka and champagne and I’m wondering if my vegetables will get stolen as my recycling bin hasn’t been emptied and one of the spare recycling bins stillContinue Reading