Something Stirring

Join me for a quick walk around the garden.

Join me in the kitchen while I prep and cook a tasty one-pot slow cook dish for a chilly March evening. 8 chicken thighs, baby potatoes, carrots, onions, peas, lentils, tomatoes, stock.

Join me for a quick round-up of things that are working in the garden and how some plants bounce back in the face of adversity.

Keep me company while I make a tasty mushroom pasta dish that is really easy (if a bit longwinded!) 3x punnets of mushrooms, 1x punnet baby plum tomatoes, large block of feta (400g), pasta of your choice, tin of tomatoes, pasta sauce

Enjoy 20 minutes of peaceful windchimes with the breeze stirring through the trees.

Take a walk with me around the garden while I do a few jobs that need to be done.

Join me for a walk around the garden while we have a look at how the lack of rain and hot weather has affected the plants.

Today I have an ambient experience with a difference. I was lucky enough to attend a community concert that was held in a local library so the quality of the sound may not be on a professional level, but… imagine yourself in the room and immerse yourself in the joy these songs are giving to those listening. The first two songs are sung by Mini Byrne with piano accompaniment by Angela Reynolds, the...

Join me while I create a no-cook wonderfully refreshing summer soup that you keep in the fridge and have cold. Gazpacho is made with fresh, raw ingredients and tastes like summer. 1x cucumber, 1x tin chopped tomatoes, 1x red bell pepper, 1x red onion, 2x slices bread, garlic, red wine vinegar

Enjoy the white noise of indistinct chatter for 15 minutes.

Join me in the kitchen while I throw together a really easy salad from common kitchen ingredients. It is healthy and nutritious as well as being delicious and customisable. Chickpeas, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, olives, red onion, dressing.

Join me while I have a look through the polytunnel and see what plants have succumbed to bolting in the hot weather.

Join me while I cobble together a vegetarian shepherd's pie with bits and pieces I have in the store cupboard and in the vegetable drawer. Potatoes, carrots, onions, soya mince, 2x tins of mixed beans, grated cheese.

Getting the animals up and fed while also making coffee for myself.

Join me while I make an easy, affordable and nutritious soup to keep you warm during these cool spring evenings. 1x pack of celery, 3x med potatoes, 2x large onions, stock & seasoning.

Take a walk around the garden and find out what is growing and what isn't!

Spend 20 minutes chilling out with Billy the goat accompanied by a background of birds singing.

I am a big fan of doing things from scratch with fresh ingredients. Today we look at coleslaw and either making it from scratch or embellishing a store bought version and making it your own - delicious.

Join me while I make a delicious, if a little complicated, quiche with a difference. It is a versatile dish that lasts in the fridge for snacking on either hot or cold. Yum! 3 medium potatoes, 7 eggs, 1x courgette, 2x sweet potato, feta cheese.

Today it's bean dip! Totally easy, I don't know why everyone isn't doing it.

Listen in while I roast some cherry tomatoes and feta cheese to make a delicious pasta sauce. 4x punnets cherry toms, 1.5x packs feta, 2x onion (preferably red but I used white), stock & herbs.

Join me while I walk the garden and see what is growing and what has given up.

Join me while I guide you through making a very easy and tasty soup for this never-ending winter we seem to be having! 2 punnets mushrooms, left over chicken, chicken stock, onion, 2x cloves of garlic, long grain rice

I am a big fan of making things from scratch instead of buying them. Today we are going to make Tartare sauce for fish and Greek Tatziki dip. Two super easy 3 ingredient recipes.

It is 5.30am, the birds are waking and singing their song. A full hour of the beautiful sound of the dawn chorus. Close your eyes and let the sound wash over you.