I'm not sure about you, but I was feeling a bit left out of the club! Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic many people have either been laid off (hopefully just temporarily) or have had to close their businesses …
Category: recipes
Spelt Bread for the New Pemberton Bakers
Hi everyone, and thank you for visiting this website and thank you as ever to Lisa for running it. It is a lot of fun to contribute to – now more than ever. I see at the Pemberton Supermarket that …
The Frogs are Croaking!
In these strange times I have been waiting (impatiently) for the frogs to start croaking. First come the pussy willows, next comes the frogs. And tonight I heard them – over on Urdal Road. They will slowly migrate west to …
DIY – Maple Granola
The past few weeks, with the arrival of COVID-19 to our piece of the world, has caused me, as a normally un-anxious person, to become riddled with anxiety and a sense of foreboding, as I know is the case with …
Plant Yourself: A Recipe for Being Here
In 'Plant Yourself: A Recipe for Being Here', Kera Willis of Mountain Horse School gives us 5 playful exercises to help us (and our families) de-stress and open our sense of possibility by connecting to the natural world in ways …
Perfect for a cold day – Slow-Cooker Creamy Chicken With Biscuits
You know those days. The ones that are cold, wet and miserable and you walk the dog only to feel chilled to the bones. Or it's snowing so hard you just want to curl up in front of the fire …
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“Rally the Troops” Cauliflower-Lentil-Fennel-Coconut Curried Soup
I’ve been making this soup often. I feel like I am rallying the troops as I take all the veggies out of the fridge to start cooking. Napa cabbage is a new addition I have made and turns out this …
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Tartine Cookbook Review Part 2: Gougères
I wanted to spend a bit more time with this cookbook and make something out of my comfort zone. Turns out gougères are pretty easy to make and are an impressive hors d’oeuvre! I changed a few things to healthify …
A fresh take on the classic oatmeal cookie from the new Tartine Cookbook
When Lisa gave me the opportunity to review a cookbook or two I jumped at the chance. I have always wanted to do this! I have had a lot of fun looking at just-released cookbooks (one more review coming next …
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Christmas Morning Breakfast – With a Healthy Dose of Pemberton!
Christmas morning is not an oatmeal morning. You want to have something special and festive on the table. This is a very useful recipe as the dish looks impressive but is actually very easy to execute. This dish will make …
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