Category Archives: Cooking

And a new dish is born!

Posted on February 15, 2018 by thepogblog

I think I got a bit cocky with my cooking. I was doing so well, and then… Well, it’s probably best summed up by the thanks I got from Himself which went as follows: ‘Thank you for the pancakes. They … Continue reading →

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Christmas was the time for….

Posted on December 30, 2017 by thepogblog

For me, Christmas turned out to be the time for…. ….discovering that playing the game that involved moving a chocolate from your forehead to mouth with no hands mostly involves a lot of laughing, a chocolatey face: and quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, family, food, Pog Life | Tagged Christmas, family, fun, Himself, Little Pea, moving house, Our Towers | Leave a comment

Cooking with Mummy W part 2

Posted on November 13, 2017 by thepogblog

My mum make the best lasagne. I mean The. Best. Capital letters and everything. So it was second on the list of things she taught me when I was living there. It was second mostly because of the cheese sauce. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, food | Tagged cheese sauce, cooking, cooking with mummyw, food, lasagne, Mummy W, recipe, white sauce, Yum | 2 Comments

Cooking wth Mummy W part 1

Posted on October 29, 2017 by thepogblog

When I was between having sold Pog Towers, trying to buy Pog Towers 2, failing and moving to Beachville, Norman and I stayed with Mum and Dad for a few months. Mummy W and I took the opportunity to teach … Continue reading →

Posted in Beachville, Cooking, food | Tagged 1950s housewife, casserole, cooking, dumplinge, Mummy W, pudding | Leave a comment

Lots of rhubarb and a naughty ghost

Posted on October 2, 2017 by thepogblog

Remember, that ghost I mentioned before? She’s back. And I don’t think she is keen on my cooking. She’s only done a couple of things recently: She turned on the TV while we were in the kitchen and the remote … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, food | Tagged 1950s housewife, baking, fire, ghost, idiot, Mrs Ghost, oops, rhubarb | Leave a comment

Pie judgement

Posted on August 31, 2017 by thepogblog

I admit it: I got a bit cocky. Having eaten mostly toast for the last 10 years or so, I’ve discovered that I actually enjoy cooking when someone else is eating with me (and when they are not very fussy … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, food, Pog Life | Tagged chef pog, cooking, Himself, Mary berry, pie, rhubarb pie | 2 Comments

Transferable smiles (possibly)

Posted on June 19, 2017 by thepogblog

I like taking photographs of things that make me smile. I like being able to look through them at times when dragging a smile requires a bit of help, or when the world has gone a bit bonkers or just … Continue reading →

Posted in Beachville, cats, Cooking, family, food, gardening, Pog Pictures | Tagged Beachville, elderflower cordial, flowers, Himself, Little Pea, Little Wisp, Naughty Norman, Norman, smiles | Leave a comment

Goodbye, Bumpkinsville.

Posted on May 2, 2017 by thepogblog

Today is final packing day. Tomorrow morning I leave the Bumpkinsville area for the next volume in my life (‘chapter’ didn’t seem long enough. I’m hoping for more than just one chapter). I’m going to miss quite a bit. Obviously … Continue reading →

Posted in Bumpkinsville, Cooking, family, fitness, Pog Life, running | Tagged bumpkinsville, cooking, countryside, friends, moving house, Norman, parents, running | 4 Comments

My weekend: show and tell

Posted on March 26, 2017 by thepogblog

This weekend I: learned that there might be a morning and evening tea towel, but the morning tea towel should actually be used until 6.30pm, at which point swapping to the evening tea towel is essential. There is an element … Continue reading →

Posted in Bumpkinsville, cats, Cooking, fitness, food, Pog Life, running | Tagged cooking, elephant, family, Little Pea, mummyW, Norman cat, not toast, Ran in the shape of, Sister 1, Sister 2, Springtime | 4 Comments

Four days, three beds, one birthday

Posted on March 21, 2017 by thepogblog

Last week was a roller coaster week…..again. But it ended on a high :o) Thursday was my birthday and I was whisked away by Himself for cocktails: Birthday cake (I’d specifically requested a Marks and Spencer trifle and that was … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Bumpkinsville, Cooking, Dating, family, Pog Life, Pog Pictures | Tagged birthday, bumpkinsville, camera, Himself, Little Pea, nikon 3300, photos, Pog Pictures, Sister 2 | Leave a comment