For Xmas I ordered from the butchers a 5 kilo ham, 4 kilo leg of pork and a 12 kilo fresh turkey. Just had a phone call… no 12 kilo birds… hard to come by sorry… would two 6 kilo birds do instead?? Nope. I suggested they get as big a bird as they could … More Where's ma toikey!!

Anyone who fancies making a few… try this recipe. It’s pretty much standard and seems to work! 🙂 WELSH CAKES   8 oz (225g) self raising flour pinch of salt 4 oz (100g) butter/butter 2 oz (50g) castor sugar 2 oz (50g) currants 2 small eggs (or 1 medium egg plus 2 tablespoons of milk) … More Welsh Cakes

I’ve not actually tried this yet… but I can almost *taste* it already. I think it will make quite a pleasant meal. For myself (to maintain the diet) I might substitute almonds for the peanuts, although that would change the flavour substantially from it’s essentially ‘Indonesian’ roots to something quite different. After all, by leaving … More Could be a tasty recipe!!