This homemade chicken soup is fast becoming one of my favourite recipes, mainly because it can be adapted to use up whatever tired looking vegetables you might have in the kitchen. This one was made with a base of chicken stock and the meat leftover from a roast chicken. I fried a couple of leeks,…
Month: May 2012
West Kent Rifle League Open Day at The Leicester Arms Penshurst
The West Kent Rifle League is holding it’s annual open day on the 17th of June. This year it will take place at The Leicester Arms in Penshurst near Tonbridge. The full details of the event are below. If you are interested it starts at 12.40 and runs until 5.30. This year it falls on…
World’s Largest Swimming Pool
This is interesting it’s the world’s largest swimming pool. The Crystal Lagoon at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile holds 66 million gallons of water. It is the size of 20 Olympic sized swimming pools. It certainly is impressive.
Chicken, Leek and Bacon Pie
I had a lot of leeks in my vegetable box this week so decided to make a pie. Nothing goes better with leeks than bacon so I decided on a chicken, leek and bacon pie. It turned out quite well. I used normal quiche pastry for the pie crust. The filling is made by frying…
Paintings Made from Jelly Beans
This is interesting it’s an artist who makes pictures out of jelly beans. The pictures take artist Kristen Cumings around 50 hours to create and use up to 12,000 of the sweets.
How Much Food do you Waste?
If this article is correct the average UK family wastes £270 a year on discarded food. New research has found that many families greatly underestimate the amount of food they throw away each week. Many families are tempted to buy more than they actually need, often being seduced by multi-deal offers for food they will…
Hen Harriers Facing Extinction
Hen harriers could soon be wiped out in England if measures are not put into place to save them. The birds which had enjoyed something of a boost of numbers are now close to being wiped out due to illegal persecution. There is only only one pair known to be nesting this year according to…
Great Shepherds Pie From Leftovers
I made this lovely Shepherds Pie the other day. It’s one of those dishes that is so simple to make but tastes so good and is perfect for those cold, wet days. I used shredded lamb rather than minced lamb as I had a lot left over from a lamb shoulder I had cooked the…
The Dangers of Cat Bites
This article makes for an interesting read, it’s about the dangers of infection from cat bites. We have experienced this first hand a few years back when our cat Lucy bit my husband. At the time we thought we were being a little over cautious in going to the doctor. We were assured, however, that…