Frivolous Monsters is one of my favourite bloggers. He recently became “unfollowed” for some reason. . So I am so thrilled that by rejoining he has become my official 100th follower. I love his ironic view on life. Which seems to match my own. Maybe its a Northern English thing….. but he puts it so … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2013
HARDLY A CHILLI IN SIGHT……part two
As Promised here are the recipes for the potato chana and lentil and spinach channa. CHENNAI POTATO MASSAL. (POTATO CHANNA) 3-4 teaspoons sunflower oil. half teaspoon mustard seeds. half teaspoon fennel seeds 2 cloves chopped garlic handful of curry leaves. preferably fresh but dried will do. 2 onions finely chopped 3 fresh plum tomatoes chopped … Continue reading
HARDLY A CHILLI IN SIGHT……part one.
The British love their curries….a hangover from the British Empire I suppose. …Curry has become as much an iconic British dish as fish and chips and roast beef and Yorkshire pud.. So when I heard that the chef of the well known, local, posh Indian restaurant Sanmini was giving some cooking lessons, I jumped at … Continue reading
WHY I VACUUMED DAILY FOR 20 YEARS…….part two. (or the story of my cats and me)
Now I am not a cat woman, but I kept the cats for the children and became a cat woman. It was fascinating to watch the social activities and pecking order of our little cat troop. The kittens of course had been born at home and treated kindly, so just viewed the adults and … Continue reading
WHY I VACUUMED EVERY DAY FOR 20 YEARS…..part one
I found the tiny white kitten cowering under a chair. She was terrified and hostile and didn’t take kindly to my attempts to coax her out. After getting several scratches to my hand and a bite to my arm, I finally got her into the kitty carrier. Thus started a 21 year relationship with … Continue reading
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