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Pat and Jo, mother and daughter and, strangely, the best of friends, have many interests in common, including crafting, cooking, recycling and ‘make do and mend.’  It is not unusual for one of Jo’s children to ask Grannie to make a special costume for a school event and, to date, these have usually been created from items in her extensive “craft and scrap box,” aka the loft, spare room and any spare corner!

Jo, as a single parent of 3, has to budget carefully, for food and clothing, but still tries (and manages) to find the time and money to design and make cross-stitch pictures and really tasty food.  Add into the mix caring for elderly relatives with numerous health problems and time has to take a long stretch.

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Pat and Jo, mother and daughter and, strangely, the best of friends, have many interests in common, including crafting, cooking, recycling and ‘make do and mend.’  It is not unusual for one of Jo’s children to ask Grannie to make a special costume for a school event and, to date, these have usually been created from items in her extensive “craft and scrap box,” aka the loft, spare room and any spare corner!

Jo, as a single parent of 3, has to budget carefully, for food and clothing, but still tries (and manages) to find the time and money to design and make cross-stitch pictures and really tasty food.  Add into the mix caring for elderly relatives with numerous health problems and time has to take a long stretch.

To find out how (and if) we manage it all, why not explore our site further.

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Shepherd’s Pie

Potatoes 1lb lamb mince 1 onion, finely chopped 2 carrots, sliced and quartered Cup of peas 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp Brown sauce 1tbsp soy sauce 1 pint lamb stock 2 tsp cornflour   I  can’t really remember where this recipe came from, some cookbook or another, and I don’t follow it exactly, but …

Fried Fish Goujons

Whole Cod Loin, smoked or unsmoked to taste 100g or so of flour (I used gluten free this time) 1 large egg or 2 small eggs Milk Vegetable Oil Salt and Pepper Pinch of English Mustard Powder   Slice the cod loin into thick strips, roughly the same thickness. Put the flour, eggs and seasoning …

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