In my recipe folder I have added a note at the top of this particular recipe that says: ‘Wonderful + good for travel’ thus they are becoming our family travel snack of choice (along with sausage or egg sandwiches for long car journeys.)

We went away last week and along with little boxes of organic raisins, made a big batch of these.

And so I thought I’d share the recipe with you. :)

Easy Cheesy Biscuits

100g plain flour

50g butter

50g cheese

splash of milk

1 egg yoke

1tspn paprika

1) Mix flour and paprika.

2) Add butter – rub till fine like breadcrumbs.

3) Add grated cheese and make a well in the middle.

4) Add yolk and milk and mix all together to make a firm dough.

5) Knead on a flat surface for a bit, then divide in two, and roll each half and cut biscuits till there is no dough left. (The biscuits shrink a bit when cooked, just so you know.)

6) Cook at Gas Mark 5 for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.

Enjoy!

For the first time in about three years our corn has come good. I picked the fat cob in the center of the photo just after it was taken to check, and with that we were rushing home to get it (and two others) into the pot within the magic half hour.

It was FB’s first corn on the cob, and it was priceless watching him tucking into it.

Two babies, safe and dry. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of their mothers.

But we had lots of fun regardless. :)

Look at the bounty I came home with!

I picked the gooseberries yesterday morning during our regular trip to the allotment to hunt for strawberries.

A week ago there were about twice as many on the bush, but we’ve ended up sharing our crop with the birds (again.) W tells me that they took to landing on the netting, which lowered it enough for them to get the fruit.

I admit to being impressed. :)

There were just enough here to make a fool, which was delicious.

Today I lifted the bucket and picked the first rhubarb of the year.

I’ve never felt as happy that spring is here as I have this week. The willow tree is unfurling it’s leaves, and the warmer weather* has dragged us outdoors more than usual, for evening walks, and morning walks, and time spent digging (W), and sitting (me) and sleeping (fb) at the allotment.

* Jaq (via text yesterday): I’m wearing sandles!

Me: Me too!

(Note: Getting the dyeing up and running again is taking longer than I hoped, and it’s something that is going to need patience – from me – to get working properly and safely. But I will get there, and there will be new stock in the shop soon. ish.)