Mr-Pat

Great sausage casserole

Preparation time

30 mins to 1 hour

Cooking time

30 mins to 1 hour

Serves

Serves 6

1–2 tbsp sunflower oil
12 good quality pork sausages
6 rashers rindless streaky bacon, cut into 2.5cm/1in lengths
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
½–1 tsp hot chilli powder or smoked paprika
1 x 400g/14oz can chop…[Read more]

Planting

Early sowing is one of the secrets of sweet peas. plant them in very late winter or early spring as soon as the soil is dry enough to work. (Do not wait until frost.) In the coldest parts of the country, get a jump on the season by starting sweet peas indoors in six-packs or Jiffy pots. Harden seedlings off for at least a week, and…[Read more]

Just quickly, who enjoys zoo quests where the zoo’s zebras are xrayed quietly examining jam…?

We already know how effective baking soda is in our kitchen, or just around the house, but did you know how effective it can be in your garden? After trying these tips, I will never use chemicals again! Here are the most significant baking soda uses in the garden:

 
1. Make a Non-Toxic Fungicide
In order to make a non-toxic fungicide, mix 4…[Read more]

i so wanna make these this year i think they look brill

i so wanna make these this year i think they look brill

Noooo that’s not the case at all, in some countries like Greenland the temperature never gets into double figures and the ice never melts – you can’t call that summer!!

Interesting that the British Isles includes a whole bunch of smaller islands.

Both of these wouldgo nicely with the biscotti abovefora dinner party

Quick chocolaty mousse
Ingredients
Serves: 6

100g good quality plain chocolate
50ml milk
200ml double cream
100g strawberries (or other seasonal fruit), sliced

Method
Prep:20min  ›  Cook:5min  ›  Ready in:25min

Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely…[Read more]

Double Chocolate Biscotti
Servings: About 30 biscotti
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 50 Minutes
Total Time: 1 Hour 10 Minutes
Ingredients

1-3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
1/4 cup + plus 2 tablespoons natural unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Hershey’s Cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4…[Read more]

Not guilty

have you ever laughed so h ard that you end up crying

i disagree the rain falls bleeding everywhere

I love the fact the summer follows spring

  I want to dedicate this song to my precious son Dominic  

Well sweetheart its that time of year again i dread it every year
Happy 23rd Birthday to my beautiful son
“Bubbles”
I only wish you were here for me to say it to you in person Dominic
I have never g…[Read more]

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You really need to change your username patty, rabbit44 is just wrong in so many ways…… :)

Just an observation but I think this P.S. that you added might go some way to giving you your own explanation…

I don’t for a second condone anyone posting pics of you Bloss and I think it’s waaaay out of order for anyone to do so. But what I can offer is an observation. I’m not sure if you see it but you do cause negative attention to…[Read more]