These are 5 recipe & cookbooks that I couldn’t live without. We live in a place where you can’t ‘pop to the shops’ or pick up that all important ingredient you need for the meal you planned. Out here I use what we have in the larder to cook dinner so these are the books…
Archives for March 2019
Make a pretty periwinkle wreath
How to make a pretty and simple periwinkle wreath. Our garden is still a work in progress. When we arrived here it was completely wild and unkempt. We’ve been getting it into some sort of shape over the past few months; clearing the terrace outside the house, weeding and replanting the flower beds, cutting back the grass…
Homemade orange cordial recipe using no citric acid
A simple recipe to make delicious orange cordial from fresh oranges. This is my orange cordial recipe using no citric acid. We are still dealing with a glut of oranges over here. Despite making quite a few jars of old fashioned english marmalade, I still had a lot left over. I decided to try my…
A short ride in the Alentejo!
A day out riding horses in the beautiful Alentejo landscape. I had a wonderful day today, out riding a friends horses across the Alentejo countryside. It’s been years since I was on a horse and I’ve wanted to get back in the saddle for a long time. It also gave me chance to see more…