We are still picking beans by the bag full so it looks like we will have more than enough to freeze for the winter. I picked the first sweet corn from the allotment this weekend and will be eating them tonight with dinner. I didn’t plant much corn this year but the ones I did…
Month: September 2013
British Melons in M and S
I have never had much success growing melons so was interested to read this article which says Marks and Spencer are selling British melons this year. It seems that the British crop has been so successful that M and S have replaced the Spanish melons they usually sell with British ones grown in Staffordshire. I…
Satisfries From Burger King
This is interesting it’s a new product from Burger King which claims to be 20% healthier. The fries called Satisfries taste the same as regular fries but are much healthier. They have been introduced in the US and Canada, aimed at the more health conscious consumer and if successful will soon be coming to the…
Animal print Clothes Banned From Zoo
This is interesting it’s an article which claims Chessington World of Adventures have banned animal print clothing. Apparently bouncers have been employed to enforce the new rules after some of the zoo’s animals were left confused by visitors in animal prints. A number of animals had been seen trying to communicate with visitors in animal…
Courgettes by the Bucket Load, Beans and Apples
The courgettes just keep on coming both from the allotment and the garden. Luckily this glut coincides with weaning Russell and courgettes make great baby food when mixed with a little bit of carrot or apple. The apples and pears are now ready to harvest and have done really well this year. Once again there…
Richmond, A Good Place to Live
I have a special place in my heart for Richmond Upon Thames as I spent a number of years working there in a job that I loved. I was made redundant from the job due to the company being taken over by a larger company but that’s another story. I do, however, still follow stories…
Ugly Fruit and Veg is Lovely
I was interested to read this article which says two fifths of fruit and vegetable crops are wasted because they are simply too ugly. Produce that doesn’t meet retailer standards is used as animal food or often ploughed back into the ground. It seems like such a waste, much of our fruit and veg would…
Home Cooking is in Decline
Claims this article which suggests that low income families in particular are turning to ready meals. In fact spending on chilled ready meals is up 25-30% amongst working class groups. I can’t really say I’m surprised. With prices of basic food getting higher it is becoming more costly to do a weekly shop and I…
Getting Ernie Back Home
We were first made aware of the stray cat in our garden when I spotted a post on the Sevenoaks Mums Facebook page. Until then we had thought he was a local cat that was just being annoying going through the bins. We later found out that the cat was called Ernie and he had…
Giant Crisps
This is the world’s biggest bag of crisps. Weighing one tonne it has been created by Corkers Crisps. The giant bag contains 6,666 individual bag of crisps which were all fried in batch, a condition to qualify for the record.