Tuesday Scrumptious

Breakfast is always a good start to the day.

Having had a delivery of a new cookbook, Kitchen by Nigella Lawson and i'm absolutely delighted with the purchase.

Over the weekend I made the chicken tarragon recipe and it was delicious, my lovely hubby was 

tucking in. No pictures, unfortunately, as we snaffled up before I could take any. We then tried the pappardelle and butter-nut squash with blue cheese, although I didnt have blue cheese, so I substituted it with mozzarella, yum. It was so lovely I am repeating it tonight, hence, Tuesday Scrumptious. Looking forward to the programme to see more of the lovely food.

I also like eating out and trying different foods this made me laugh I used to watch the I Love Lucy episodes, .hope this will make you smile.

A corner of Lillie and Lace as you will see I am a sucker for Heart shaped things.

Autumn Winds Blow soft.

Autumn winds and disappearing rainbows.

Look at these two lovely animals I love the colours and the beauty ot the grey cow .

Hey what you looking at     

The grey made me think about a grey palette for Autumn some evening reading methinks with the dove grey of Persephone Books.

A lovely soft Rowan Wool that is going to become a cardigan I hope before too long .

A corner of Lillie and Lace.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend x

   

Inspiration

Something such as a sudden creative idea, inspired.
Tootling by a DIY store in Wilma, thats my car by the way, I give names to things doesnt everyone?
I popped into the store a forlorn looking rack of plants in the outside area with for sale stickers on them.
I chose one that didnt have a label on to show the colour

A small rose I have named Petal, I know madness creeping in, I have taken off all the brown leaves and sad bits and look what a good nights sleep and a lovely drink has done to Petal.

 

 Not bad for a two pounds fifty purchase. 
 Enjoy your weekend to all you very artistic and creative bloggateers.

September Harvest

A sunny September morning, picking from the garden.

I love my garden and it loves me back, see...

My Plum and Cinnamon 

Cake Recipe.

Perfect for a picnic or afternoon Tea.

    

• 150g of fresh plums 
• 310g self raising flour
• 250g caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon , I use a generous one 
• 2 eggs lighly beaten   
• 125g of plain yoghurt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice 
• 125g unsalted butter (melted)

• Preheat oven to 180c (350f) gas mark 4
• Lighly grease a 23cm round tin and line the bottom with baking paper or you can use cake liners 
• Combine the flour, sugar,and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl.
• Add the eggs, yoghurt and melted butter.
• Chop, stone and add plumbs to the mixture.
• Stir until the mixture is combined.
• Spoon the mixture into the cake tin and bake for one hour or until a skewer comes out clean when tested into the centre of the cake.
• If you like a crispy topping sprinkle the top with sugar and cinnamon. Leave in the tin for about 15 minutes to cool slightly before turning out onto a wire rack.

 Serve with yoghurt or ice cream or just on its own .

 Perfect with a cup ot tea, or even with a glass of you favourite wine or sparkly .

 A corner of Lillie and Lace .

 Love Jennifer Xx

        

 

How does a garden grow.

Plenty  of Love, sunshine and water, looking at the late runner beans

I may have enough for a meal this weekend.

Plums look ready for there jam pots, yummy.

We have been eating these with cinnamon sprinkled on them and either a splash of lemon or orange juice, gently warmed in the oven then served with vanilla ice cream, with a shortbread biscuit on the side for a yummy summer pudding.

Lovely big pink heads of flowers in the borders too.

Oh and the buzzy bees love the borage .

Also a friend brought round some of his greenhousr tomatoes ....

My tomatoes .......
    

Something has been munching my chilli plants for supper......

So I went to the shop and bought chillies,

Life is just a bowl of ..........

While I was there I included a treat for me ,
   
Look.at these lovlies for just five pound

Oranges and Lemons colour fest ...

More from me in a while Jennifer x

My first blog post

After following lots of lovely blogs I have decided to create my own with help from my lovely son ( I will put the links to these on my site so you can enjoy them too). So this is my first ever blog! I hope to post pictures, tips and thoughts on my favourite things (gosh that sounds a bit Julie Andrews!, but I love the song anyway.).

So onto my first post, Lemon and cumin biscuits, which was a recipe from Sarah Ravens Garden Cookbook which went down spiffingly with strawberries and a cup of tea. I would highly recommend them, so easy and simple to make. I had made quite a few an so dropped them by at my local hairdressers for the girls with a plant pot of strawberries. Their smiles said it all.