Becky

Photo Memories

I found this photo in the midst of lots of other (non-photographic) things on an old memory stick the other day. It is a picture of the River Exe, taken during a day spent visiting a couple of our favourite places in the South West of England, shortly before we moved from there to theContinueContinue reading “Photo Memories”

Destination: Unknown … But I’m Okay With That

England’s three highest mountains are all located in the beautiful Lake District. On one side of the third highest, Helvellyn, is a ridge known as “Striding Edge”. If you are mad enough to “hike” along this ridge, you’ll discover that, at times, it involves some narrow paths/scrambling with pretty sheer drops for company. It isn’tContinueContinue reading “Destination: Unknown … But I’m Okay With That”

Why I’ve not Posted Recently (OR The Beautiful Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand)

J and I have been away in New Zealand for the last two and a half weeks. We had a wonderful time relaxing with family, celebrating a wedding, and visiting a beautiful country, and I even managed to pick up a few ideas for food blog posts along the way. One thing I did notContinueContinue reading “Why I’ve not Posted Recently (OR The Beautiful Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand)”

Seven Randoms: Food Blogs That Inspire Me

Following on from last week’s post about food blogging, I thought I’d make the next ‘Seven Randoms’ food blogs and websites that inspire me. So, in no particular order… 1. The Pioneer Woman Cooks 2. Tasty Kitchen 3. HoneySage 4. Bakerella 5. Smitten Kitchen 6. Seemingly Greek 7. I am Baker

Lemon and Olive Chicken

This recipe is a true “some, some and some” recipe – I’m afraid I don’t have exact quantities and usually just judge it according to what feels like the right amount at the time. This dish is very easy (you just do the basic prep and then leave the oven to do its thing) andContinueContinue reading “Lemon and Olive Chicken”