Sequels are rarely as good as the original. This little series, however, is guaranteed not to progress to a trilogy; this second part is the last you’ll see, guaranteed. It’s also every bit as good as the first one. Welcome to Weekend Herb Blogging 97: The Roundup – Part 2.

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Just finished an extended bank holiday weekend (at least if you’re in the UK – and probably the only one this year with half decent weather) and it’s time to draw another Weekend Herb Blogging to a close. Hasn’t this year gone by fast? Before we know it, it’ll be all pumpkins, apples [...]

Strawberries and Champagne also go really, really well together, and in this jam the Champagne is very delicate but still adds an extra element to something already delicious. It’s great with the deepest darkest red and ripe strawberries you can get hold of, too.

By matter of fate, a large slab of chocolate managed to find it’s way in front of me this past week. To make it worse, the chocolate is nothing less than half a kilo of the finest from Hotel Chocolat. How could I resist? No, really, how can I resist??

Blackcurrants. They look delicious and I always have memories of Ribena when I see them (like in the picture, growing on one of 3 bushes in my garden), but I’m always disappointed by how they taste when raw. Solution: simmer with a little sugar to bring out the flavour, whip up with some cream and eat. Yum!

Patriotism seems to be something of a theme lately amongst cookbooks; first was the Great British Menu Cookbook, and now there’s this – the Great British Village Show Cookbook. You’ll probably be glad to know that they’re nothing like each other.

Whoops, an upgrade and a redesign and all that happened is that I broke the comments (now fixed). And I thought you all didn’t like me…

Here’s a quickie while I get back into the swing of things; a meme called “Fantastic Four” (for which I was tagged a while back by Lil). It kind of speaks for itself – I give four answers to four questions and then pass it on to four more people. So here goes…

Just back from a trip to the Highlands in Scotland; stayed for a week along side Loch Awe in a small cottage. Here’s a few photos taken with a lot of enjoyment, but a distinct lack of talent.

The UK is in a state of emergency as foot and mouth is found on a farm near Guildford. A nation-wide ban on livestock transportation is in place…