A big thank you to everyone who helped make our MacMillan Coffee morning such a a great success, raising over £1400 for this worthy cause. Here are some pictures from the day – you can read the full story in the October Newsletter, out Tuesday. (Photos – Pete Martin.)
Our Glass Workshop Group Displayed some of their excellent work at the recent Lydiate Village Festival.
We’ve taken a more literary turn in the Welsh class lately and are having a look at some of the nation’s poets. Starting with the poetry of I D Hooson and T H Parry-Williams we will be looking in the future at the Welsh War Poets. If you fancy a change come and join us, we’re friendly and eager to meet fellow enthusiasts. ‘Mae croeso cynes i’w gael yn y dosbarth.’
Thursday 8th May 19:30 22 Orchard Hey
Various Pets Alive and Dead by Marina Lewycka
Friday 16th May at 10:30 am 23 Buckingham Road
Bring up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel.
On Friday 21st February 2014 we held a Line Dancing Social evening with hotpot supper.
This post was published last year but is well worth repeating at this cold time of year. Ed.
The theme of our meeting 19/4 was soups. Firstly, we discussed any recipes people had tried since the last meeting. A few members had successfully had a go at the ham hock terrine. The recipe can be found here.The ham hocks had been purchased at the butchers department at Morrisons. Another member had had a go at the quick and easy fresh basil pesto recipe which can be found here. Basil is very handy to have in, as it can be used with a variety of dishes including pasta.
Everyone brought a soup recipe they had tried, the most popular seemed to be lentil soups. Here are some of the recipes used:
The next to be tried was Mushroom Soup which received a 10 out 10 from the group. Instead of using potatoes it was suggested using 150g of cream cheese with herbs for a change. Another variation on the mushroom theme was Fresh Mushroom Soup with Tarragon & a dash of Sherry
A soup that would be good for the summer is Courgette and Mint Soup which is also very good when trying to lose weight, as is ‘Simply Vegetable’ Soup. Another interesting soup is Roast Tomato & Red Pepper Soup.
Our meetings in May will cover Chinese cooking and our expert Denis will take the lead. We also hope to visit a Chinese supermarket to purchase items and finish the experience off with a meal. It has been agreed to close for the Summer period. We will finish the term with a BBQ when we will all bring a dish along, as well as the vino!!! cheers
We have been reading The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed out the the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. Allan Karlsson is the eponymous centenarian, who with unlikely sprightliness hops out of the window of his old people’s home one afternoon and does a runner – or more of a shuffle. Fast-moving and relentlessly sunny, the novel quickly develops into a romp that takes in all the major events of the 20th century. ( Read more here )
We are meeting to talk about this book and others individuals have been reading over the holiday on Thursday 9th January 7:30pm
Our other group meet next on Friday 10th January 10 30am. They have been reading an older tale of adventure and intrigue, “The Thirty Nine Steps” by John Buchan
New Book Club members are always welcome. Please contact David on 526 6001 or Anne on 526 2734 for more information.
Our meeting on 24th October covered fish and starters, this proved to be a very informative meeting, some of the recipes covered where:
Smoked salmon,dill and lemon pate
Smoked Mackerel Pate with Ricotta
Fresh mint and broad bean pate
Pasta with smoked salmon and peppercorn butter
Smoked Mackerel Pate with Ricotta
click on the name to get details.
Our next meetings are:
4th November – Love Food hate Waste and how to make choir boy with walnut whip
22nd November – Slow cooker, casseroles and pies
6th December – Nibbles and mulled wine
We have decided to have a meal out in January, date to be agreed.
On 15th October our subject was ‘Religious Earthquake’, considering the roots of, and the impact of, the Protestant Reformation in Europe.
Read notes on this meeting here : Reformation 2
Read notes on September meeting here: Renaissance and Reformation
Series continues in November