Chocolatey biscuits

8oz plain biscuits
4oz butter
2 tbls golden syrup
2tbls sugar
4tsp cocoa
Handful of raisins

For the icing, 4 oz icing sugar, tsp cocoa and a little water or melted chocolate

Melt butter, sugar, syrup and cocoa in a pan.
Add the raisins.
Crush the biscuits and add to the melted mixture.
Pour mixture into a swiss roll size tin and press down, put in the fridge to set.

Mix icing sugar, cocoa and water and ice over mixture or pour over melted chocolate.

Busy Day

I pulled out the first lot of mange tout and saved the peas for seed and cooking.

Growing in the garden today

rhubarb

calabrese

broccoli

collards

kale

asparagus

onions

garlic

lettuce

tomatoes

cucumber

grapes

namenia

corn salad

radish

mangetout

French beans

runner beans

corn

courgettes

swede

spring onions

and

leeks

I hope I've not forgotten any. The ones in italics we've been eating already.

Veggie omlette

eggs

salt

a little milk

seasoning - marjoram, garlic

Lightly fry the veg - e.g.

courgette

Swiss chard

Pour over the egg mixure - with cheese if desired.

Halfway through the cooking place a topping on top of the omlette e.g.

sliced tomato

cheese

chives

Granny Blanket

Here it is in the making using unloved cones of wool.

Lovely little moments

I keep finding moments when I say, "That's good. I'm happy with that." Here are some moments from my recent days.

Tomatoes grown by husband for the garden and greenhouse from saved seed and seed from friends.

Paving slabs put down by husband leading to the compost bins.

Vegetable plot in the process of being planted.

Baking bread. This one's wholemeal. It looks like bread and tastes like bread and I know what's gone in it.

Primulas flowering in the rocks surrounding the plot.

Primroses to herald spring and Easter.

Present of Easter choc chick from little boy next door.

Lovely white orchid.

View from day bed couch in the garden room.

Lovely little moments make me happy.

Lemon Pudding

Try this.