Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
7am and I’ve been up for three hours so as to do a load of baking whilst the electricity is cheaper. Managed to get a load of washing and a dishwasher load done at the same time. And here are the fruits (or should that be ‘cakes’) of my labour. 2 Rotorua Mud Cakes 1 Earl Grey...
Mmm, Chocolate Brownies for breakfast today!! Anna asked me to make some Baklava Muffins for her to take to work on Tuesday but I decided to bake some brownies instead. Of course, having baked them we had to try them before giving them out to her work colleagues and they were perfect. Crispy on top with...
There must be something wrong with Morgan – he didn’t want the cake mixture scrapings from the mixing bowl!! Not to worry, more for me. His tune soon changed once he got to smell the date cake cooking though and I’m not surprised as you’ve never smelt anything so nice. I’m salivating too whilst waiting...
As promised, here’s the recipe I used for the Apple and Lime Raita that we had with our Banana Curry the other evening. It’s very easy to make, was a nice refreshing, crisp accompaniment to the curry and I think it’ll work well as an exotic salad / coleslaw with barbeques and such like. We...
Now that was a delicious dinner! With little work on at the moment I’ve become a bit of a house-husband so I’m doing my best to rustle up some new and different dishes for dinner. So, today after a quick run (3x 3 minute hill reps) doing the house-husband chores that I do each day...
Yep, these little beauties were pretty nice! They are evil though as each little square which is barely more than a mouthful has somewhere in the region of 150 calories. Trouble is they are just far too easy to pop in your mouth. It’s not surprising that they are so calorific mind you as the...
Who’d would have thought it, after a solid twelve hours under wall to wall sunshine in the garden yesterday, there were some snow flurries on my run this morning! It was pretty chilly out there running around the hills behind Machynlleth but I managed to cover 9 miles up and over a pretty big hill....
Mmmmm, the house is suddenly full of the aromas of Christmas – I know it’s April but I don’t care as it smells scrumptious! It’s all thanks to the orange, cranberry and cherry muffins that I’ve just baked, complete with nutmeg and cinnamon topping. We’re also cooking a turkey, bacon and leek pie which smells pretty Christmassy...
It’s a rest day for me today and for some reason on rest days I just can’t stop eating! I don’t know if its because my body is repairing itself and recovering from the training or just because I’ve got more time as I’m not spending half of it swimming, cycling and running, but whatever it...
And today’s “Cake of the Day” is a delicious Earl Grey Tea Bread smothered in butter. Made with soft juicy mixed fruit soaked overnight in earl grey tea and treacle. The flavour of the super strong earl grey tea shines through the rich fruity bread and the treacle adds depth to the loaf. Tea Bread...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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