FIVE BEAN SOUP

18/06/2020

Sourdough discard crackers (vegan)

Well my sourdough starter still is not behaving. I am losing hope it will ever be useable. I am over a week out and it still looks like a two to three day old. Due to this I am still discarding and feeding. I collected up a good bit of discard and decided to make […]

17/06/2020

Wall-hanging…10 years in the making

The story begins a long, long time ago in a land far, far away. About ten years ago while living in Texas. I got it in my head that I could be a quilter. I think this started when I discovered the Elm Creek Quilt series of books by Jennifer Chiaverini. I found a quilt […]

15/06/2020

It’s sour and it’s dough but is it sourdough?

I have been attempting a sourdough starter along with the rest of the world apparently. I managed to find some plain, white flour and on a whim I went for it. I had tried this once before but it got really watery and I didn’t know what to do….this time has been different. I added […]

15/06/2020

Up-cycled sewing table

I wanted a big sewing table. I mean BIG. This thing is 1.2m x 1.8m. Now anyone from the US might not understand how but that really is but a living room here is often not that much bigger than this table. Luckily we are currently in a house with a big living room. Now […]

14/06/2020

Best-Laid Plans…

The plan was to do a 4.5 mile walk starting in Aldbury, Hertfordshire. This is just outside the Ashridge Estate and not far from Ivinghoe Beacon where we walked last week. Please note that I didn’t have a clue where Aldbury was other than in Hertfordshire when we left the house. We packed up our […]

12/06/2020

Ivinghoe Beacon

Alan and I did a rather short walk at Ivinghoe Beacon. It is the end point of The Ridgeway and the beginning of the Icknield Way (if I recall correctly). My pictures do not do justice to the steepness of the hills, but they are short lived. I am currently in terrible shape. Between joint […]

11/06/2020

Spanish Omelette

I don’t know if my take on the Spanish omelette will make a Spaniard’s eye twitch but it tastes good and is very filling. I start by thinly slicing potatoes (about 9 for my T-fal pot roast pan) and two medium to large onions. Next we season the potatoes and onions. I like salt, pepper […]

10/06/2020

Potholders? Hotpads?

08/06/2020

Potted Pin Cushion

I saw something online….maybe on Pinterest, I don’t know. It was a cute little donkey planter that had been turned into a pin cushion. Well, I thought that was a fine little idea as it would maybe make my pin cushion stay put and be easier to aim at when sewing at the machine. Now, […]

12/04/2017

Cassava Flour Banana Bread

I played around with almond flour and coconut flour a bit without joy. A few weeks ago we started getting a fruit/veg delivery that included blemished fruit for juicing or smoothies. In that flat of fruit I got about a dozen bananas that clearly had a short shelf life so had to do a big […]