A Mrs H cheese scone still warm from the oven. For all the blather about fine dining, a scone like this sliced in two with a dab of butter on each slice is extremely difficult to beat.
Back to the eccles cakes and flask of tea! I often think that the people who will survive and thrive in the post-apocalyptic hell that awaits us will be those who can make decent things for themselves, and enjoy them quietly without fuss. Bon appetit!
We had good sausages, mash and good green beans and it was ambrosia. Sometimes simple pleasures are the best, fresh asparagus, steamed and dipped in vinaigrette...
It was a basic 'Ploughmans' for us yesterday, just a fresh baguette from the pub, (which is now doubling up as a local shop), a chunk of Cheddar, and a dollop of Branston!
...plus a few spring onions and radishes from the self-sown trays behind the greenhouse...
(Actually, Graeme, Senora O'Blene is also addicted to 'Ambrosia Devon Custard', so was on that as well after a suitable wait of half an hour)!
Sam - yes, quiet enjoyment of the little things in life is something we have taken to during lockdown. Coffee on the lawn with a piece of chocolate as a tiny treat. Even putting Danish oil on the doors to bring out the grain of the wood is more enjoyable than I expected.
Graeme - yes simple pleasures are often the best. We like sausage and mash too. We make sure there are a couple of sausages left over to have cold the next day in a sausage sandwich.
Scrobs - our radishes are almost ready - a chunk of cheese and a fresh baguette to go with them sounds just the job. We have some Branston but we are saving it for a relish Mrs H makes with Branston and chopped tomatoes.
"We have some Branston but we are saving it for a relish Mrs H makes with Branston and chopped tomatoes."
Wow!
Great idea!
We chopped up some tiny spring onions into our Branston only yesterday, and it was just fabulous!
Love the idea of tomatoes as well, and we will start looking at ways to do this - they're a bit green at the moment, but usually ripen by my birthday in mid-July!
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Back to the eccles cakes and flask of tea! I often think that the people who will survive and thrive in the post-apocalyptic hell that awaits us will be those who can make decent things for themselves, and enjoy them quietly without fuss. Bon appetit!
We had good sausages, mash and good green beans and it was ambrosia. Sometimes simple pleasures are the best, fresh asparagus, steamed and dipped in vinaigrette...
That looks superb! Perfect colouring!
It was a basic 'Ploughmans' for us yesterday, just a fresh baguette from the pub, (which is now doubling up as a local shop), a chunk of Cheddar, and a dollop of Branston!
...plus a few spring onions and radishes from the self-sown trays behind the greenhouse...
(Actually, Graeme, Senora O'Blene is also addicted to 'Ambrosia Devon Custard', so was on that as well after a suitable wait of half an hour)!
Sam - yes, quiet enjoyment of the little things in life is something we have taken to during lockdown. Coffee on the lawn with a piece of chocolate as a tiny treat. Even putting Danish oil on the doors to bring out the grain of the wood is more enjoyable than I expected.
Graeme - yes simple pleasures are often the best. We like sausage and mash too. We make sure there are a couple of sausages left over to have cold the next day in a sausage sandwich.
Scrobs - our radishes are almost ready - a chunk of cheese and a fresh baguette to go with them sounds just the job. We have some Branston but we are saving it for a relish Mrs H makes with Branston and chopped tomatoes.
"We have some Branston but we are saving it for a relish Mrs H makes with Branston and chopped tomatoes."
Wow!
Great idea!
We chopped up some tiny spring onions into our Branston only yesterday, and it was just fabulous!
Love the idea of tomatoes as well, and we will start looking at ways to do this - they're a bit green at the moment, but usually ripen by my birthday in mid-July!
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