Another of those recipes that brings back memories of childhoods past. With the nights drawing in there and the weather turning cold and wet comfort food is a great way to beat off those winter blues. This is an easy desert that never fails to please, rather like Apple Crumble, served hot from the oven…
Apple Crumble
One of those recipes that sure to bring back memories of your childhood, coming home after a day playing in the park, after Sunday lunch, easy and simple. Ingredients For the crumble 300g/10½oz plain flour, sieved pinch of salt 175g/6oz demerara sugar 200g/7oz unsalted butter, room temperature & cubed Knob of butter for greasing For…
Easy home made Christmas cake
If your thinking that you have left it too late to make a Christmas Cake for this years festivities I have some good news for you! You have not and here is my dead easy, almost fool proof recipe and method how to make one, at a push you could leave this until just a…
Capricorns
It is all bunkum, however this does kinda sum me up
Sunset in Worcester
After a very unsettled day in Worcester yesterday it finally claimed just as the sun was setting, while out in the back garden sweeping up the leaves I noticed the gorgeous light you only get late in the year around sunset so rushed to get my camera. Storming upstairs to the I managed to get…
The role of a Product Manager
This made me chuckle especially about what the main role of a Product Manager is.
Banana Bread
Do you ever find that you have Banana’s that have gone just a little too far and no longer look that appealing? I’m sure you have, with the massive bunches that you get form super markets now it is almost inevitable, or with those Oh so appealing BOGOF offers well you do not need to…
Glorious 25th May
From one of my favorite Discworld books.
Victoria Sponge
Normally my cakes lean towards the “Stodgy“, by that I mean rich boozy fruit cakes or tea loafs like Bira Brith, however it was time to try out sponges. After looking on the net for various recipes and watching some conflicting advice on youtube I decided to go to the font of all knowledge that…
River Levels in Worcester
With the current flooding in the UK I thought it would be good to show the official river level gauges from the met office River Severn at Worcester (Barbourne) http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/riverlevels/120744.aspx?stationId=2092 …