This is the fabulous lens cup that I got for my birthday. Ok, so it’s more of a Canon girls bag than a Nikon, but it really is quite cool. The box it comes with is more realistic than the lens and without the coffee in it. The man was convinced that someone has sent me a new lens (I wish).
These beef olives were from @aberdeenbutcher on Twitter, or Andrew Gordon Butchery in Chattan Place Aberdeen. It has to be the best meat I’ve ever tasted.
A friends husband gave us these sapling plants and we have no idea what they are so if you know, please let us know. We’ve got a fair few of them sitting in the plastic greenhouse at the moment so grow your own vegetables should be interesting.
Being the fan of slow cookers that I am, mine has seen something of a slacking off period this last few weeks. Now back and determined to get back to using it more often, we’ve just sat down to a lush slow cooker beef recipe that includes new potatoes. As always I am cooking for a large family (usually 6 + at any one time to feed). Reduce the side of the portion to suit your own family size.
Slow Cooked Beef Stew with New Potatoes
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Method
Serving Suggestion
Serve with bread or rice cakes.
Summer Sun – we go to a club every week that we help run. For my special needs child it really is his lifeline out of school. With other children that he can relate, he doesn’t have to worry about what is said or done. If another special needs child says something out of turn, it really is because they just don’t like each other, and nothing to do with their disabilities. It is lovely to see these kids acting like kids, and the mums get to have a coffee and a chat with other mums that “get it”. Friendship is fabulous.
It’s nice to see kids making the most of the sun, even it if it is just to laze about on the grass.
Wondering if these onions will actually grow into anything that is going to be worthy of eating over the summer.
I told you there would be lots of my girlie this year.
I’d like to bet this boy would never admit to using ABBA on the X-Box….
My girl is 11. She is blind with cancer and arthritis, but still she enjoys walking, cuddles and food. She’s spending more and more time outside, so I suspect this year I will be taking lots of pictures of her as we really don’t have that many. This is a new start for me joining the project, so adding more pictures of here will a common thing I suspect. If I’ve done it wrong as I’m joining really late, someone please give me a shove to get it right.
Our delivery of strawberries arrived, and two boxes were eaten almost immediately by children who ate them like sweeties. They were so sweet and juicy that I was reminded of the strawberries we used to get as kids.
Our challenge came via this adorable recipe from Scotty Brand for cheesecake pots. You can download the Scotty Brand recipe from the link, and my version is below. I didn’t have all the ingredients to hand, so I have changed the recipe to suit my kitchen cupboard.
The kids wolfed down some glasses of cheesecake as soon as they were made and they didn’t have the chance to set. We only have 3 glasses left for after their evening meal tonight. I suspect they will disappear sharply.
Strawberry Cheesecake Makes up to 8 glasses.
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Filling
Base
Method
1. Melt butter and mix with crushed biscuit crumb. Press into individual glasses.
2. Beat soft cheese (mascapone here) and mix with 3 tablespoons of icing sugar. Fold in whipped cream.
3. Blend the strawberries until it’s a pulpy mush.
4. Dissolve 30 g gelatine using hot water. Add half to the cheese mix and half to the blended strawberries.
5. Pour a layer of the blended strawberries into the glasses. I put mine in the freezer for 10 minutes to set the strawberries a little.
6. Smooth the cheesecake mix as the next layer.
7. Pour the last of the blended strawberries on the top and leave overnight to set.
8. Add strawberries, cream or topping before serving.
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Quick, creamy, and packed with zing this is my kind of lunch Thanks for the easy, nourishing recipe, Scottish Mum.