Self-catering Slobbery

When you're on holiday, you don't want to spend ages cooking.  Neither do you want to pay over the odds in the restaurants every night.  Therefore, here's one I made earlier.  What is the point of going away without a pie?  This one is mince and onion with a short-crust pastry case.
To give it that holiday feel, make gravy from instant granules and add a splash of red wine and a squirt of tomato ketchup.

On the side, boiled new potatoes, roasted in butter and olive oil while the pie heats up.






Around the Grounds

Now alright, this picture isn't exactly from around my grounds but it was taken this week, by me, so it counts.  Red squirrel facts:

They do not hibernate but store seeds and fungi in tree stumps and underground for the winter months.

75%  now live in Scotland

Their biggest threat is the grey squirrel.

They can't help you across the road.
Favourite cocktail: Peanut Colada

Frozen Assets

There is a lot of rubbish talked about scones.  Personally, I don't think it really matters if they get a little over-kneaded at the rolling out stage.  The best way of getting nice tall scones is to leave them thick when you cut them out.

They can now be frozen raw and cooked straight from the freezer whenever you need them.  They will take a couple of minutes longer but they will still rise and be nice and fluffy on the inside.

Funny of the Week

A triathalete meets a road bike racer

http://youtu.be/O8tIRm9nle8