Archives: December 2014
A touch of frost
Jobs for December & January Move tender plants indoors and feed occasionally Insulate larger pot plants Cover vegetables Line greenhouses Prune deciduous plants if required Plan what you’re going to grow in spring Enhance...
The Park Hotel in Diss
Another beautiful day, another lunch out… what a stressful life I lead! We had arranged to go to a restaurant some distance away from home but were told: “We don’t do lunch” when we...
restaurant, park hotel, diss, food, lunch
Granny Grammar Me and You
Me and you … You and me, you and I, my sister and I, me and my brother. Also: her and him, him and I, we girls, us girls, and “one”. Oh dear. What...
grammar, spelling
The veggies down at River Cottage
Light and Easy is definitely not a diet book; instead it’s a wholesome voyage of discovery in the form of 170 recipes which don’t compromise on taste. Village People caught up with TV chef...
Hempnall Mill Café
As lunches go, this one was a bit different; no extensive menu, no wine, and no double damask dinner napkins. But it was one of the most enjoyable for different reasons. Hempnall Mill is...
review, cafe, hempnall, mill
Ford Fiesta
The Fiesta has been made by the Ford Motor Company since 1976 and its name is known all over the world. That’s hardly surprising because the 38-year-old model has been manufactured in Europe, the USA, Brazil,...
car, review, ford, fiesta
The Greyhound in Botesdale
I drive by this pub everyday on my school run and have seen the boards outside offering homemade food, but for so long I have not been inside. The pub is very well known...
review, restaurant, botesdale, the greyhound
Mercedes-Benz GLA
This Mercedes-Benz is zippy on country roads and dynamic and frugal around town or on the motorway. But this isn’t just your standard high-quality Merc. The GLA is the first Mercedes-Benz compact sport utility...
car, review, mercedes-benz, gla
Watercress, wild rocket and potato soup with sautéed girolles and crisp Parma ham
Ingredients: 500g watercress 500g wild rocket 1 large white onion 4 medium-sized potatoes 3 pints of vegetable stock 1 sprig rosemary 1 sprig thyme 4 slices of Parma ham * 5 girolle mushrooms Method:...
wild rocket, potato, parma ham, recipes, soup, watercress