Nice Cuppa and a Natter

12Feb 2021 by Ali

Soup it up

Nice Cuppa and a Natter, Recipes, Recipes over Troubled Water

I could dine on soup alone and often I do ...BEAUTIFUL Soup, so rich and green,Waiting in a hot tureen!Who for such dainties would not stoop?Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup! Lewis Carroll We revere soup as a great comfort food, a winter warmer, a real crowd pleaser. Whether a quick lunch or supper, the first course of a meal or the main event, soup is worthy of celebration. Yet this sits uncomfortably against images in the press of 2021 soup kitchen queues and underlines the nonsense behind inequalities that threaten our sense of living in a democracy. To those people standing in line, soup represents a last resort, a lifeline, not luxury at all. Back in time for soupIt has been said that "Soup…

09Jul 2020 by Ali

Time for tea

Nice Cuppa and a Natter

I love my creature comforts. Don't you just love a nice cup of tea and a sit down? We are creatures of habit and so we punctuate our days with tea-breaks ... in the morning with a slice of hot buttered toast, as a break from work or household chores, when we've been on our feet all day and, of course, when the clock strikes four, everything stops for tea. Tea - a drink with jam and bread ... Memories are made of teaMy tea childhood memories include being sent to the Co-op at the bottom of the avenue, for "a quarter of tea" and rushing home to discover what collectable card was lurking inside the packet. We would swop them with friends and paste them into albums until our…