Entries from October 2009

October 19, 2009

Muffin Report

I am now in the happy position to be able to report that these muffins are very good indeed. They are rather more savoury than muffins you buy in the shops, but that is no bad thing as far as I’m concerned, especially when I’m after breakfast foods. The first one I had, when they [...]

October 19, 2009

Peach and Poppy Seed Muffins

Today I undertook my second foray into the world of Harry Eastwood. Today’s recipe from Red Velvet & Chocolate Heartache, as you might have guessed, was peach and poppy seed muffins. These were towards the top of my to-do list from the outset, as I’m always after new and interesting wheat-free breakfast ideas. And I [...]

October 13, 2009

Simplification

Lately I have been having a problem with head space. I am spending so much time working on the PhD, worrying about the PhD, worrying about friends and family, worrying about money and other domestic issues that I simply don’t have the mental capacity to worry about other things. Like knitting, or the blog. Not [...]

October 5, 2009

Wintery

The world is starting to feel wintery. Strangely as autumn seemed to disappear very quickly. However, this morning I found myself on a train platform, watching my breath on the air as I waited for my delayed train. Happily, it did come along, about ten minutes late, not forcing me to embark on a chilly [...]