Oil spill rainbow.

Such gorgeous colours in this oily wet patch in the car park today.

Steamed Ginger Sponge Pudding.

Perfect to bring a fragrant, warming glow to the dinner table on a cold midwinter's evening.

Rub 50g of butter into 225g of self raising flour, 2 tsps of ground ginger and a small pinch of salt.
Stir in 50g golden caster sugar, 2 egg yolks, (whisk the whites until fluffy) 2 tbspns golden syrup, 2 tbspns milk and an inch of grated fresh ginger. Stir in the whisked egg whites carefully.
Pour into a buttered pudding basin and cover with pleated greaseproof paper then steam in a lidded pan for 2 hours.
Turn out onto a plate and drizzle with golden syrup.
Serve with custard.

Demise of the snowman.

All that was this left this morning of our beautiful snowman!

King of the castle.

Ner ner ne ner nerr....aw.

I see icicles!

The house is festooned with amazing icicles at the moment.

Snowed in.

Looks beautiful all around, the novelty is starting to wear off now though...

Toast spoons

Making me giggle this snowy morning, "Miranda style" toast spoons! Bonkers!

Snowman!

Ooh it's nippy out 'ere....

Bleak midwinter.

Snow had fallen, snow on snow.

Joy the kitten.

We have a new kitten, a rescue cat called "Joy". She's 4 months old and still very timid, but every day she's becoming more used to us. She is completely bonkers at times!

Frosty Diamonds.

It's very cold this morning and everything is adorned with frosty diamonds. The spiders' webs look spectacular.

Posh Pumpkin Soup

This is my version of a beautiful soup I enjoyed whilst staying at the Gleneagles Hotel.
Fry an onion, diced butternut squash and sweet potato, add vegetable stock and season. Simmer for 20 minutes before blending.
Serve with pan roasted pumpkin seeds and some slivers of tart apple.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! It'll soon be Easter! ;-)