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  • Slow Cooker Sunday – Authentic Lamb Curry (20 May 2012)

    If you fancy joining into Slow Cooker Sunday, where we share our favourite recipes but don’t have a blog you can always email it to me, like Indie (@leightonsopt) did, or you can leave your recipe in the comment section.  I can’t wait to try this one, especially the Cumin Infused Rice with Peas.  Thanks…

  • Slow Cooker Sunday – Chicken and Mushroom Pie (13 May 2012)

    My offering for Slow Cooker Sunday, where we come together and share our recipes, this week is a traditional Chicken and Mushroom Pot Pie with a twist. I saw a photo of one online with a pastry perched on top and I was intrigued. As you know pastry really is a ‘no go’ in a…

  • What the h*ll is Geocaching?

    The best way I can describe it is an outdoor treasure hunt using GPS.  You download an app onto your phone, which is £6.99 from the iTunes Store but the rest is free. Then you navigate to the location of the cache (container) and hopefully find it. Inside the container, depending on the size as…

  • Some may call it Glamping….

    I’ve slept rough in a public park in Budapest, got eaten alive in a hammock in Honduras, have camped wild in Canada and I once woke up behind a chair in my sitting room; so I think I’ve done my fair share of roughing it. So, when we were offered the chance, once I had…

  • Slow Cooker Haddock Chowder with Pancetta

    We’d had a big lunch out so only needed a light dinner but don’t get the impression that it’s not a full meal as it was very filling. This was absolutely perfect.  As usual, it was inspired by Sara Lewis the Slow Cooker Queen. Serves 4 Temp: High Time: 2-3 hours Ingredients: 25 g of…

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