Ratatouille Day Photo's 3

The reason for it all - Ratatouille and Roast Lamb.

Chef de Pate - Sonja

 

Starters - Mackerel Pate and Mackerel Quiche - were soon polished off.

 Ratatouille Cooking with Chef Heston Blumenlace.

Ratatouille Day Photo's 2

 A kid at heart

Larry being carved 

The star of the day

Ratatouille Day Photo's 1

Butter Making with Julia

Julian F in his castle

Julian B skulking

John discusses the hazardous effects of Nettle Beer

CChef Paul (King of the Mole Grips) and Larry The Lamb

YAY ! It's Rat Day

The culmination of the year's gastronomic efforts.

See you at Sonja's !

Hello Eggplant - Goodbye Taxi

Bye Bye Taxi

having taken the mackerel crew to Anglesey and back (just), the taxi has now been sold. On attempting to get an MOT, the testing station abandonned ship half way through saying it was so rusty it was unsafe to continue. Hence, by the power of ebay, a new owner has been found and all my vehicular worries passed on to someone who doesn't mind spending the evenings welding 1.8 tonnes of ancient motoring history.

It should be noted that the mackerel crew only just made it back - the supposed 'reliable' taxi suffered total bearing failure at Stoke, to which the response of Graham Hele was 'drive on!'. hmmm. As can be seen from the picture - where there should have been bearing, there was....mush!

Auber-madness!! - Fletcehr's aubergines are barreling onwards...

From Fletcher's Farm

A modest crop of tomatoes for the Fletchers
Some green toms yet to ripen
Can it be......yes!!! an aubergine!!!!!
What?? surely not - another one??!! (Sadly, note size when compared to finger...)
Daughter Chloe with one of our pumpkins from the allotment.

Hot Stuff - Chilli Update

Hi Folks. Big-Iain here. Just to give you an update, this is how the Chilli Plants are doing.
Four plant pots, but these are all from one pot I counted seven peppers in various stages of development just on one.

(Don't worry about the mildew-y dust in the photos. It's just sawdust. Heather McCartney Mills lives next door, and was waxing her legs)

Might bring one pot into the office - during boring meetings I could rub chillis into my eyes to keep me alert.

See you