The Book Group

10 Glorious Years

On September 30, 2014 by battenburgbelle

Astonishingly it has been a decade since we convened our book group – it all started back when our girls were at nursery school together and we remembered that we could read grown-up...

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George Innes' Coconut Chicken Curry

An Accidental Dinner Party

On August 9, 2014 by battenburgbelle

It’s that time of year – so when I asked Angus and Clive to dinner, there was only one evening available between our respective work commitments and holidays. The invitation escalated to a...

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Sweet potato salad

A visit from Uncle Patrick and a recipe that I have finally got around to writing up

On June 21, 2014 by battenburgbelle

Jenny asked me for this recipe ages ago and I decided to make it yesterday evening, as there were a couple of sweet potatoes left from the Supper Club last week. Uncle P...

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Spring tabbouleh

The Naughty Habits Strolling Supper Club

On June 14, 2014 by battenburgbelle

Last night was a very special gathering of the supper club. My delightful friend Davie is raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society with his wonderful Seven Songs project. We raised £370 for the...

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Smoked beetroot soup

A week of freezer management 

On June 8, 2014 by battenburgbelle

The next supper club is imminent so Jenny and I got together for a planning session this week. Our plans for a temperance evening went awry as soon as Jenny arrived and opened...

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