Andy Burnham stands up for the people of Manchester. But the government refuses to fund lockdown properly. They obviously don’t have mates in the area to chuck money at! And they are spending £7 rebranding the Highways Agency!
APPLE AND STRAWBERRY CRUMBLE
In the oven now – I managed to get some cheap jam strawberries at Draycott. I think I must have bought about 20kg this summer!
INGREDIENTS
Filling:
- 350g fresh or frozen strawberries
- 6 apples, peeled, cored and cut into medium & even-sized chunks Which I think is about the same??
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 80ml golden caster sugar or regular caster sugar
- Juice of one lemon
Crumble topping:
- 120g butter
- 120g flour
- 120g golden caster sugar
- 50 – 80g sliced almonds (raw)
AROUND THE WORLD
COVID-19
Johnson uses Brexit negotiating tactics in Manchester and is shocked they do not work! To call them negotiations is wrong – their stance is agree with us because we are always right! It maybe that he and his acolytes are more dangerous than the virus itself! I have people say ‘why not use the Nightingale hospitals”, then other hospitals could treat all the other patients. Well, the Tory government has run down the NHS for 10 years and there are not enough nurses and doctors. This time last year all the talk was about staffing shortages – this is still true.
GARLIC
Just planted 40 cloves. I have taken out the borage plant and put in cloves of garlic in my ‘raised bed’ in front garden. They will have to compete with mint and others. I think I will need to plant borage again somewhere else, as it is a great bee plant – just not sure where – although a bit of gorilla planting might be good? Actually my mint has been pretty crap in the front garden this year – but lemon mint between the patio stones has been great!
So an empty greenhouse – suggestions welcome I think!
ATACAMA DESERT
Just about the driest place on earth – so why start a brewery here, which needs lots of water. I love this story. Fishing for water!!
CHRISTMAS CAKE -2
I am thinking that I might have to make smaller ones to post this year? Although one I posted last year never arrived!? So here is the recipe which I will base what I am going to make on! Its a 6″ cake tin. Recipe
CHRISTMAS CAKE
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Another basic recipe but again can be adapted with addition of nuts, etc.
EASY CHEESE STRAWS
Quick easy and can be modified! Basic recipe.
Add chopped rosemary, basil, oregano, chilli, pepper, dried red pepper, olives, onions, dried tomato. I might have a go at a variety tomorrow!