It’s that Sunday afternoon quiet when one either has a nap, or a sense of melancholy can sometimes wrap itself around you. I am, however, going to spend the time writing about a film whose message(s) have been permeating my … Continue reading
An early morning with breakfast at the market changed the whole approach to The RLC today. Why? Well, two “eyes bigger than their stomach” boys bought a most novel breakfast that left them stonkered–an English pork pie each! Tasty and … Continue reading
My previous post “from silly to serving..” explained why last week’s RLC has been served later than normal, but boys went to the effort, so I am honouring:– The BLAC The availability of cheap bread and cheese had to be … Continue reading
Several things have happened in the last week foodie wise ranging from silly to serving… I will start with silly and hope it does not alienate me from the general populace… My boys are becoming teenagers soon, and being the … Continue reading
I seemed to have started my lemon appeal with the sweet lemony treats (see the a’peel of lemons post), so now a few of the more savoury of the spectrum: I have to start with the all time favourite staple … Continue reading
Homily 15-7-12 printed with permission of Rev. Mark Bailey Mark 6:14-29 The Two Feasts ______________ Mark’s story of the execution of John the Baptist presents the first of two feasts. The events surrounding John’s death are presented in the Gospel … Continue reading
Seriously–when The Seekers sang “lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat” they were suffering a culinary deficit. Lemons have got to be one of the most … Continue reading
We have a tendency to be a bit Francophilic, and realizing it was Bastille Day, started thinking about iconic French foods that fit our slightly frugal requirements… Hmmm- snails… (But we’d be too hungry) Baguettes and cheese… done that! Ratatouille… … Continue reading
I have been thinking a bit more about a previous post thought on bible references to food and hospitality. So here in a nutshell: The word “food/foods” is mentioned 316 times in the Bible (counting references in my NIV Concordance); … Continue reading
A beautiful but cold winter’s day must have made the thought of garlic butter with something warm spring to one boy’s mind. Mmmmmmm garlic! Happy to run with that vital meal base, on wandering the markets they discovered some Italian … Continue reading