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Tapas

5th September 2022 Going Postal 3

It is said that tapas started life as a thin slice of bread placed over the rim of a glass or tankard to prevent insects landing in the wine or beer. It was then that [more…]

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Plum Bread and Butter Pudding

16th August 2022 SharpieType301 4

Fisherman’s luscious lardy cake recipe reminded me of this one William posted a few years ago which some of the many newbies to GP might like to try. Plum Bread and Butter Pudding (Not for [more…]

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A View From The Greenhouse; An Veritable Wall Of Stone, Innit?

26th July 2022 Colin Cross 0

I’ve been enduring enforced “bachelorhood” this week, as Mrs. C, unwisely a it turns out, has accompanied daughter number two on short visit to Canada, where she’s a bridesmaid for a friend she met whilst [more…]

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A View From The Greenhouse (End Of The World, innit?)

12th July 2022 Colin Cross 2

It hardly seems like two minutes since I was writing my last meandering offering and here we are again. It came to my attention, a couple of weeks ago, that I’d never fully installed the [more…]

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