Lesley Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Kooringa - if you go to the RC forum or home pages, you will be able to read about it (or Amazon perhaps) it is a cookbook for all the family to use. It encourages children to cook and to know where their food comes from. The photos were taken while the children cooked - not staged photos. It also covers the 'Whys and Wherefores' of cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 I got the family Cookbook for Christmas & I must say that I cannot wait to have 20 mins to myself so I can actually sit down & read it Also got the Jamie Italy one, which looks fab too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 I got the Jamie Italy one too All I need now is the River Cottage one, oh, and a country cottage, and an aga, and NO MIL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Don't mention MIL to me Mel Mine has just announced that we WILL be going to her house on Thursday (& we WILL enjoy ourselves) Also she has booked panto tickets for the girls for Wednesday without asking if they want to go, which at 12 & 10 they do not,& also without asking if they were free (just assuming that they would break any other engagement in favour of it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Shall we slap our respect MIL together then Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 A virtual slap I think Mel. She's bigger than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Just bought the River Cottage Family cookbook for £7.99 from Waterstones I haven't seen it cheaper anywhere else............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Stop it! I bought 3 at £18 each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Lesley I looked at RC thanks and definitely want to get one for less than Eighteen Pounds - that is £18 ! I know how you feel though as I always seem to buy things the day before they are reduced.! Don't let spoil your day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I know they've got both their signatures in but quite honestly, I could have scribbled in them for free I felt compelled to say, as daughter and sister opened them on Christmas Day "I didn't get them for half price you know!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Oh Lesley you do make me laugh. I am sure that they are extra special because they are signed and that your sister and daughter will treasure them for that very reason. (But trace over the signatures for next time!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 (But trace over the signatures for next time!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 There is bound to be another RC book of some description out in 2006. Are you getting my thought waves????? Bulk order????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nicola H Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Sorry lesley I didn't mean to rub it in, I hate paying over the odds for anything especially books I usually only buy them from the book people but you have to wait until the book has been out for a couple of months before they become available on the site, but them they are really cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaS Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 ps have got my good mum badge on today Done 8 hours at work, cleaned the whole house, made pumpkin seeds rolls and homemade soup - feel very virtuous! Just listening to Robbie's new CD. Yeah! A RW fan! (At least I have to assume so from your PS Clare...) You know I had to leave the RW forum to come here and talk about chickens..... Now, if I could just combine the two..... Did you get tickets to any of his concerts next year by chance? Cheers. Donna (chicken mad and Robbie mad too...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaS Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I got the family Cookbook for Christmas & I must say that I cannot wait to have 20 mins to myself so I can actually sit down & read it Also got the Jamie Italy one, which looks fab too I got the RC Family Cookbook from DH for christmas too - but have been so busy buying chickens, playing with chickens, reading chicken forums etc etc that I have not got past page (hang on, let me look ...) 39... Wot do you mean? You aren't supposed to read the whole book cover to cover?! It does look good though - and I am a HFW (and JO) fan - but probably still mostly too old for my little girls (3 and 5) - though was very impressed with the fish gutting completed by the 9 year old!!) Would love to go on a cookery holiday ----- but wondering how I will ever go on holiday again now that I have chooks...... (That will be the subject of a new posting later on... Mother in law (2 mins up the road) who's animal mad, told me this evening that she would not come and let my chooks out in the morning if I went on holiday (and she was my number one bet for chook-sitter for the summer......). More anon. Hope you are having a lovely evening. Cheers. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clare* Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I am thinking the same thing at the moment. Holiday's and chickens just don't seem to go My Mum has been quite adamant that she will not be looking after them if I go away. She has done a couple of weekends for me but that is about her limit I have all sorts of plans for Holiday's this year, being as they have been few and far between the past couple of years. They should have a Chickenry, like the cattery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 We usually have 6-8 holidays a year but cut down last year because of the chickens, even though we have a reliable chicken sitter. This year we will be taking even less as I feel another project coming on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I'm going to take a guess here Lesley - does it involve broodies/incubators, fertilized eggs and end up with more of your amazing table birds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cinnamon Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Donna, I can highly recommend Hughs Spag Bol (divine!) & we had the salmon fishcakes tonight which were just fab. Hope you get the chicken sitting sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaS Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Hhi Clare* - Kate A. posted in another string that she had been able to train her chooks to come out of their Eglu with the door shut but not locked (by slowly closing the door bit by bit and getting them to push it open further and further until they could open the whole way) - and that meant that early morning visits weren't essential. Can you find any neighbours that could help perhaps? Those with pets that you could pet-sit too maybe? I will chat to my neighbours shortly and find out when they have holidays (they have 3 weeks away at Easter - so no easter hols for us!) so that we can ensure that if one is away the other family is here. Sarah - thanks for your spag bol and fishcakes recommendation. I WILL use the cookbook. I will (but have duck tonight and steak tomorrow (yes all organic ). Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 I am thinking the same thing at the moment. Holiday's and chickens just don't seem to go My Mum has been quite adamant that she will not be looking after them if I go away. She has done a couple of weekends for me but that is about her limit I have all sorts of plans for Holiday's this year, being as they have been few and far between the past couple of years. They should have a Chickenry, like the cattery! Bring them over to me dear - I will be happy to look after them provided it isn't while we are away too. I hope that they will get on with our litle girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
