With a sweet edge.
Cored and sliced juicy pear.
Mixed with walnut pieces and some crumbled Stilton. 
‘Dumped’ on a bed of greens – spinach or lamb’s lettuce, rocket would be too strong for this salad combination. Not pictured – sorry! But sweet and savoury, crunchy and most enjoyable. Very flavoursome.
Why aren’t there more lovely salad mixes for eating out…?
Oh my! We went to a local Farm Shop for lunch last weekend – the Cafe at the Allington Farm Shop.
Look how whippy and creamy the froth was on top of this cappuccino – it looked like dessert!
Trifle topping, or tiramisu perhaps…?!! Nope. Just good ole coffee.
Your favourite coffee shop and drink?
My passionate love affair with Goat’s Cheese continues 
Heat the grill to high. Prepare one bright, cheery salad base:
Take a slice of goat’s cheese, thickness of slice as desired. Place on a piece of tin foil, which is placed on top of the grill-pan rack. Pop under the grill – it will take approx 2 minutes to grill to a toasted, golden colour:
It will be bubbling, and golden, and smell wonderfully toasted. Take care lifting the cheese slice – the middle may slide out of the crust where it has become so melty and good! Arrange on top of the salad, and drizzle over a little sweet chilli dipping sauce. Enjoy!
This is an official ‘lick the screen’ moment… I don’t know what made me prepare this for lunch. I just fancied it. Sweet, savoury, salty, slightly tangy, spicy and earthy. All on one plate, all balancing beautifully with the freshness of the vegetables. Melty, soft cheese which is gooey in the middle, and the lovely toasted crust.
The rocket shown in the picture was a little too much flavour – next time I would use spinach or lamb’s lettuce. Really, I only wanted the wonderful flavour of the goat’s cheese and sauce, with no other flavours to interfere.
Restaurant food @ Chez Pam’s
Have you fallen for goat’s cheese?
This is a week+ late, but I wanted to share this. I so enjoyed making it! The purpose was for a family celebration of Mum’s birthday which fell on Easter Sunday. One cake for two celebrations.
The batter was very runny but the cake worked out perfectly.
The icing was made in the food processor – a doddle!
Iced, with Maltesers plopped on top!
This was a Maltesers Cake from Nigella’s cookery book ‘Feast’. The secret ingredient – in the cake batter and in the icing – was…Horlicks! Nigella promises the flavour is subtle, but I was worried it might overpower, depending on whether one actually likes Horlicks.
I cannot bear the smell of the stuff, so have never tasted the drink. Many years ago as a child, after Church each Sunday evening we would go visit an Aunt and I used to prepare a hot Horlicks drink for her at each visit. Bleugh…! A colleague who I worked with some years ago used to suck/chew on Horlicks tablets(sort of sweets) – vile! But she loved them.
It smells – and I presume tastes – of the malted part of Maltesers. Maltesers are great! Horlicks is not. Anyway, I digress…
I bravely taste-tested the icing – the Horlicks flavour was indeed subtle, and I added some extra cocoa powder for a slightly stronger chocolate flavour.
The overall result was sticky but light. The sponge cake is fairly low-fat which makes it moist. I wouldn’t have attempted a slice without one of my beloved cake forks. It most certainly went down well with the family
And it was so easy to make – it’s renewed my enthusiasm for cooking and baking, to get some variety rather than preparing the same dishes repeatedly.
Do you have a favourite cake?
…Supermarkets. The title of a blog I recently found, which is written by Team Pugh.
It’s obviously all about a year without supermarkets, but please take a look at their site for more information. They also have a Twitter feed which I follow for updates. Their idea, and their achievement, is pretty inspiring. They were featured on BBC Radio 4′s ‘You and Yours’ Programme on 03.04.2013 - you might still be able to find it on BBC iPlayer Radio.
The many-and-varied things this family have learned as they set out to achieve this provide much food for thought. It has highlighted multiple issues when trying to shop ethically. It’s interesting to consider: How can this be applied to my situation, living in a small town…? What are one’s priorities…? The discussion from contributors in the comments sections also adds to the debate, and it can hurt the mind to decide what’s important!
Please head over to their blog to find lots of inspiration
Missing piece 
Hunted high and low, to be found nowhere…
The Christmas Fair by Ravensburger
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What is your favourite waste of time..?
Oh my word, and my wonderful Mother.
She brought me this delicious treat recently.
Cheese.
Cornish Yarg – see the nettle leaves with veins on the top…?
Totally drool-worthy. The cheese is tangy, with an earthy flavour from the nettles applied to the edges. The flavour is mild, strong flavours overwhelm it. Bring to room temperature before eating, for the best flavour.
It seems – from internet research – that Yarg is not some Cornish word but the reverse surname of the chap who created it originally. He he! Mr Gray!
There is also a Yarg prepared with wild garlic leaves which I’ve tried – not so good in my opinion.
You like nettles with your cheese?
