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Now add chopped cabbage. I had a Savoy cabbage, so in it goes.
Replace the lid and cook under pressure for 10 minutes. Leave to release pressure naturally.
Even second class (coach) seats on Northern trains provide comfortable seats and plenty of legroom.
And having someone else to do the driving let me look out of the window at the countryside.
I don't have a car anymore. Not always convenient but less to worry about.
I'm not old enough for a bus pass but the cap on fares makes bus travel affordable and fun. I like to get a bus at random. This one took me to Blackpool.
Comfortable seats, USB charging points and free WiFi. And this one had an excellent driver.
It's nice to travel upstairs and just take in the changing view.
I found some nice peppers ths morning, so decided to add them to my soup. Nobody comlained, and nobody sent any back. I smiled, as some of the people had previously said how they won't eat anything with chili in it. They were the same people who had observed that the soup is sometimes bland. You have to be careful what you wish for when I'm in the kitchen!
Three buddies on their way to play. It was an IMPORTANT conversation along the way. This was a SPLIT second before they tore off running for the playground.
Shot on the Xiaomi 13 Ultra SuperTele lens.
A new baking mold for the trust air fryer. With helpful handles that got in the way so a swift bit of scissoring fixed it.
Below Lancaster Priory is a pretty field. It's left in a semi-wild state which encourages wildlife and is a nice place to walk, or sit and just 'be'.
Within an hour of napping and arranging in a vase, the yellow rosebuds opened to share their loveliness.
Doesn't this look terrifying!
Apply the stick blender
Bring to boil - it's a public health requirement when cooking for vulnerable people.
Simmer for a while
Add Greek yogurt
Rest it
Serve
What to do with a load of strawberries that have passed their sell-by date? Whizz them up with some yogurt, mint leaves, yogurt. water and zucchini! The zucchini adds creaminess and fibre without changing the taste. And you can reduce the yogurt, too.
I met a baker friend today going to vote. Haven't seen him for ages so it was nice to catch up.
I saw these azaleas en route and they added some cheer to the walk.
Baked for 20 minutes on the roast setting on my Ninja Crispi.
The glass bowl lets me keep an eye on what's going on.
Look carefully for an amaranth zucchetto and you will find the bishop leading prayers outside the castle, on Weeping Hill.
Another trade word I like is 'Haberdasher', but I'll leave that for another day.
I saw this book today and know that I will have to let a book go before I acquire this one. Choices ... (My shelves are full).
Charles de Gaulle once said: "How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?". Obviously, he wasn't paying attention: they have many more than that. And so do the Brits. I think this could be an interesting read.
The individual boxes in the vertical garden can be quickly dismounted for planting, or moving about. No tools are required as they simply hang onto the wall batten, using this clever 45 degree cut, known as a French cleat.
The pattern of the tiles is picked up in the anaglypta on the staircase. Wonderful attention to detail.
Anyone ever used a cold start cartridge when starting a frozen diesel engine? The fumes are quite intoxicating.
Cold yogurt with mashed banana and chia seeds with sliced strawberries. And a glass of pressed apple juice that's started to ferment. A cold start to a hot day.
I was lucky enough to find myself on the other side of this, the other day.
It's a big cellar with the remains of a kitchen, pantry, scullery, and various stores.
The sun sets over the old power station. It looks like a fortress on some lights. Noisy shot, but i liked how it looked.
Add a few litres of chicken and veg stocks, bring to the boil for a minute or three, and simmer (check the temp. is 85 deg C - this is the recommended temperature for serving food for medically vulnerable and older people) ... blitz with the stick blender (most domestic stick blenders are only up for use for a minute or two at a time - it's worth spending a bit more money to get a commercial one that will take some abuse!). Finish with a good glug of balsamic or apple vinegar, and Greek yogurt.
Tea's up. Served with some salad - I love summer salads - and a sprinkling of fried onions for some crunch.
The elderflowers come out a little later here than at home. Another source of elderberries in the autumn!
I call this kūmara but you might know it as sweet potato. I don't usually peel them but couldn't resist showing off the amazing color of this one.
Rongomātāne is the Māori god of cultivated food (especially kūmara) and peace. Today I'm cooking kūmara and praying for an end to all conflicts, everywhere.
It's a drizzly, grey morning so I made some fridge magnets with these picks. Maybe make it into a moodometer.
There's a lot of plastic in this wrapping, and none of it is compostable; if this shop were not the only one that I can walk to on the way to cook, I would not use it. There are plenty of 'yellow stickers' on these items, keeping costs down.
It's clean and full of good quality produce. And there's a decent market café too run by the local coffee roasters. The choice of fish was excellent.
This is near the end of the day.
My lunch with my bread and my cheese and my pickles. I'm quite pleased at the results.
Cooking and eating properly aren't just taking care of nutrition; they are acts of self-care and respect.
Now worn away, this was originally inscribed on this 'Plague Stone'. Lepers, and those infected by plague would come to this place to buy food, placing the coins in the hollow at the top which was filled with disinfecting vinegar.
The fella just out of shot asked me where the plaque was that told the history of the bridge, www.flickr.com/gp/199497344@N03/wSuGJHuR89,
so I showed him as I was walking that way, anyway.
Maybe. I'll find out at breakfast time.
Morrison's own strong white flour. Everything else as usual.
This used to be a toy shop. In Lancaster are many old shop signs to be seen. You just have to look up.
This is currently a Chinese restaurant that is frequented by the Chinese community. My guess is that it must be good!
You can see the skeleton of Napoleon's horse, Marengo, at the National Army Museum in Chelsea.