Crispy lamb cutlets on the banks of the River Thames

It is fair to say that the weather in the South of England at the moment can be summed up with 2 words – bloody awful. So after 2 weeks of almost constant persisting down, I spotted a brief interlude in the rain & decided to raid the fridge & then head down to one…

Easy Chilli in the garden

It must be said that I am a big fan of Dutch ovens, so when the kadai is lit, 99.9% of the time I have the Dutchie bubbling away on top. Tonight it was time for a chilli. Step 1 (let’s assume the fire is lit) Chop up a small onion & a large carrot….

Breakfast on the shores of Coniston Water

After a fitful, warm night in the tent, I awoke to the delightful tones of my ex-army mate telling his dog to ‘shurrup’ (the fact that he was making all the noise was besides the point). As I poked my head out of the tent, he told me & Harry to get our kit together…

Bacon Butties in Ringstead Bay

With blue (ish) skies & a temperature of 20 degrees C, I thought we’d have one last jolly to a beach before we have to come home from our jolly to Dorset. As I couldn’t be bothered driving too far & after consulting my trusty OS map, I spotted a little bay situated between Weymouth…

Bangers on Chesil Beach

With it being the family October half-term holiday, this year I decided to drag the family down to the wonderful county of Dorset. (I say this year, but in reality, it is every year thanks to my old mucker lending us his flat in Weymouth). With a favourable forecast on the horizon, & it being…

Trying veggie haggis for the first time

It may surprise some of you that we don’t always eat bacon & sausages. Very occasionally, we like to try out new & interesting foodstuffs – even vegetables. Today it was the turn of haggis. But not your normal sheep’s stomach stuffed with meat & barley, but a veggie version stuffed with, well veggie stuff….

Harry’s easy-peasy-noodley soup

On the outskirts of Reading is a massive wood where I often go with my dad to walk & do some cooking. This is my first attempt at writing a blog article about one of my favourite dishes. My recipe What I used How I cooked it Note: If you have to share this, do…