Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New!

All the Very Best for 2013!

Christmas Catch-Up

A quiet Christmas - had a few days off in the run up, and had actually got most of the food prep done by Christmas Day, which made for a slightly more relaxed morning.

Cooked far too much food as always - expect the leftovers will keep us going for days to come . . .





Had held back on the baking front though - have yet to make a mince pie (that's tomorrow's job, ready for the New Year visitors) and have only just iced the cake!

Hot Buttered Crumpets

Had been meaning to try to make home-made crumpets for a while now, and finally got around to giving it a go.

There was a fair bit of trial and error in terms of finding the right temperature to cook them through, without burning the bottom, but got there in the end.

And they came out looking like proper crumpets - and tasting just as good - think they were even better reheated the next day though.

Switching on the Lights

Visiting family took us across country this weekend, just in time for the switching-on of the local Christmas lights.


Must say they do a good job, they'd closed the town centre to host a small fair, and some river boats were decorated for the occasion making a real picture of the river:

All in all, a fitting start to the festive season . . .