Silent Sunday At Croome Park

If I couldn’t See The Wood For The Trees

I live on the edge of Suburbia long ago it was was a sleepy little village but it since been swallowed by the trappings of modern life.But it’s sleepp little heart remains and I’m so glad as I can escape at any point into the countryside. At the bottom of my road there’s 3 farms and another on my way to where I work at the school.From bedroom windows I can see the uniform tiles of a robot suburban living but I can also see the trees of the park of the countryside and one of the woods near me.

Trees are never ordinary, I love trees and I love looking at them.

If I couldn’t see the wood for the trees I’d be sad as I love my surroundings.

Stop Giving Milleials a Hard Deal

I was wondering if we give millennials to hard a time with us calling them "Snowflakes"I’m a parent of a millennial he’s currently working very very hard at university which in itself is a culture shock for both parent and child.

Every generation has a criticism launched at in some way shape of form but I really think millennial do have a bit of a raw deal at times. They struggle with finances as university fees and the cost of living is at record highs.

My generation I’m not even sure what they are called but I remember a struggle but a struggle to fit in and feel part of things was more of my thing.

My son is struggling to find a job at university, I don’t think there is as many suitable part time jobs around that fit around with the pressures of study. Being at university is running that tightrope between funding a job and maintaining your grades .The transition between 6th form to university is a high canvernous leap.

Kamikaze Cook Returns Sweet Potato Dauphinoise

Welcome to another edition of Claires Kamizae cooks where I put Michelin chefs to shame in my Kamizae nature of cooking of cooking on a whim and a prayer.

Ingredients 

A few sweet potatoes 

100 ml of milk 

Splurge of cream 

And that bit of cream cheese Philadelphia thrown in as well 

Crushed garlic to taste 

Springs of thyme ( make sure your don't leave any woody pits in ) 

Chopped onion ( chopped like a ninja )

Grated cheese of choice

Method 

Preheat the oven to 200 c / or 180c if a fan oven that’s around Gas Mark 6 

Fry the onion you’ve chopped like a ninja along with the thyme , salt pepper and garlic for 10 minutes until they have softened.

With the onions softened add the milk and cream to the pan and simmer, this will infuse the garlic and herbs in the cream.

Meanwhile carefully silver the potatoes thinly and evenly layer half the sweet potatoes into an oven proof dish.Then pour half of the onions in the milk and cream over the potatoes .

Then put the remaining slices of sweet potato into the dish and pour over the remaking milk and cream.

Grate the your cheese of choice over the top and bake for 40-45 minutes until the potatoes are soft all the way through.

Black Cats Take The Best Selfies

You might have seen in the news that Black cats are being ignored because they don’t take very good selfies ! This is utter poppycock if you choose your cat just on its selfie potential alone that’s really sad.

Black cats have a reputation for being unlucky so there onto a paw ( poor ) footing from the start you might say. Black cats are fearless and are Black panthers in miniature Jack my black cat takes the best selfies! and regularly features on my blog.

So if you in the look out for a cat you’ll not do better than a black cat as they’ve got a lot of love to give.

I mean look ( points upwards ) how full of character and cheek are black cats ?! (Points down)

Black cats are super and they’ve love to give just like any other cat ( mainly if your holding treats or their cat food )


Disclosure Technically a selfie is a picture you take yourself my cat is clever but it hasn't mastered taking pictures yet....