Stockton sunshine and clear sky, I could get used to this.
G.D. Cullen near Elgin, the North East Coast, fish and even more fish, as many recipes as there is for Panacklety which was shown on Coutryfile Sunday, never had that anywhere but up here. Once had Cullen Skink in a posh Hotel in London and did not even recognise it as a fish soup, I asked who the Chef was and they said Bulgarian?? now that was dangerous. As I said many recipes, I have had it with Mashed potato instead of cubed or sliced but as long as the fish is real smoked Haddock and not that bright yellow dyed stuff it is Skink. Herbs vary with season and even had leeks in it, every household has its own recipe and most of them very good.
GWRS Only had fish soup in Frances??? now that raises a myriad of scenarios in my brain, have you got the pictures? Once had Skink in Whitby with local smoked Kipper added, lovely, we all have our own recipes
Still sunny although a cold breeze is now bending the bushes and has started the Central Heating away.
The weather here today is horrid ... heavy hailstorms leaving the ground completely covered and setting off the car alarm ... then a spell of bright sunshine raising the hope that the bad stuff is over, then another hail storm ............... but the lowest temp in the back garden last night was 3C, so not as bad as it could have been.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove, Heart breaking when all your work in the garden gets battered like that one reason most of the plants up here are still in the greenhouse. My Wife used to make Cullen Skink with any veg in season as well as the fish potato and parsley so we often got leeks or anything growing fresh in the garden. It would be a family meal with hunks of fresh baked bread. Funny the meals we grew up with all those many years ago are still our favourite eating experiences.
Still no sign of the rain forecast for Monday. There is a cold wind but the sky is mainly blue. If this keeps up I am going to have to start watering with the hose as my rain butts are nearly empty.
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Thanks for the low down on Cullen Skink - it does sound very tasty. I am not sure if we have an alternative recipe here - I imagine fishermen's families here will know. We have conger eel soup in Guernsey (not for me personally) but many old fishermen's wives would have made that for their families.
Weather here - we had a sprinkling of rain overnight, not enough to fill the water butts, but nothing today except sunshine and a cool wind. Still the weather men say we will have rain - well let's have it - we desperately need some.
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A real mixture her too (South Wales). The clouds gather and become darker, bringing short showers of hail/snow, then a bit of sun, and repeat...
Supposed to be very cold again tonight, so the bubble wrap will stay over the seedling pots.
Rain at last! Hurray! 14°
Stockton sunshine and clear sky, I could get used to this.
G.D. Cullen near Elgin, the North East Coast, fish and even more fish, as many recipes as there is for Panacklety which was shown on Coutryfile Sunday, never had that anywhere but up here. Once had Cullen Skink in a posh Hotel in London and did not even recognise it as a fish soup, I asked who the Chef was and they said Bulgarian?? now that was dangerous. As I said many recipes, I have had it with Mashed potato instead of cubed or sliced but as long as the fish is real smoked Haddock and not that bright yellow dyed stuff it is Skink. Herbs vary with season and even had leeks in it, every household has its own recipe and most of them very good.
Frank.
Yesterday late afternoon, cold heavy rain and hail very windy. Today, still cold sunny intervals.
Hello ,windy & cold , waiting for the rain , put heating on first thing , off again - Lincoln
Only had fish soup ? in Frances it was very nice
GWRS Only had fish soup in Frances??? now that raises a myriad of scenarios in my brain, have you got the pictures? Once had Skink in Whitby with local smoked Kipper added, lovely, we all have our own recipes
Still sunny although a cold breeze is now bending the bushes and has started the Central Heating away.
Frank.
Love Cullen skink ... make it here quite often
The weather here today is horrid ... heavy hailstorms leaving the ground completely covered and setting off the car alarm ... then a spell of bright sunshine raising the hope that the bad stuff is over, then another hail storm ............... but the lowest temp in the back garden last night was 3C, so not as bad as it could have been.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove, Heart breaking when all your work in the garden gets battered like that one reason most of the plants up here are still in the greenhouse. My Wife used to make Cullen Skink with any veg in season as well as the fish potato and parsley so we often got leeks or anything growing fresh in the garden. It would be a family meal with hunks of fresh baked bread. Funny the meals we grew up with all those many years ago are still our favourite eating experiences.
Frank.
Still no sign of the rain forecast for Monday. There is a cold wind but the sky is mainly blue. If this keeps up I am going to have to start watering with the hose as my rain butts are nearly empty.
Thanks for the low down on Cullen Skink - it does sound very tasty. I am not sure if we have an alternative recipe here - I imagine fishermen's families here will know. We have conger eel soup in Guernsey (not for me personally) but many old fishermen's wives would have made that for their families.
Weather here - we had a sprinkling of rain overnight, not enough to fill the water butts, but nothing today except sunshine and a cool wind. Still the weather men say we will have rain - well let's have it - we desperately need some.