Apologies to all my readers for neglecting my site a little and not posting recipes or yummy food this week but I have a lot going on jobwise at the moment. I can’t really talk about it just now but it will all become clear in a couple of weeks (I hope)..

I haven’t really been cooking much, I’ve been in lazy mode since returning from Glasgow but I have taken photos from a dish I cooked the other night and I plan on posting it later so check back to find out what it is..

On another note the food and wine Degustation (local fair) is being held this weekend in Hagenthal just over the border in France and we are planning on paying it a visit either tonight or Monday so stay tuned for a report. I went last year with Amanda and Sue and it was great!! Lots of yummy tasters of local treats and local wines!!

UPDATE: Meant to say since my battery charger for my camera was in said missing suitcase the number of photographs I can take will be limited for the moment until I get a replacement.

I’ll keep it brief since I’m still quite upset / angry / bemused / baffled / annoyed / irked / inconvenienced. I could go on but I think you get the idea.. let’s just say the weekend didn’t go as planned thanks to Easyjet & London Stansted airport.

It would seem that on Thursday whilst on route to Glasgow my luggage either

• located a portal into another dimension and slipped/fell/was pushed/jumped/was thrown into said portal

OR

• has run away to join the circus

I have come up with these options since no one is able to tell me if my case actually left London or if it did which flight it left on or give me any information at all..

I now have the unenviable task of trying to replace all the items which were in my case and dealing with my insurance claim.

Normal Service should be resumed shortly…

Things will be rather quiet here for a couple of days as I’m off to Scotland for a girly weekend with my best friend!!  I have been looking forward to this for ages and since I’ve had a really crappy week I’m so glad today’s the day!!

Despite the reputation for deep fried mars bars etc Scotland has the most amazing local produce and Glasgow has a wide range of excellent restaurants (and Natalie is an excellent cook!!!).  I’ll try and take lots of photos.

I’m especially looking forward to Gourmet Glasgow which is running 1-31st August and featuring some of Glasgow’s best chefs and restaurants, I’m hoping to get the chance to check some of it out!!

Fingers crossed that Stansted aiport is not chaos!

So for now I say Tschüss!!  See you in a couple of days!!

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Last week I was in Manor (one of our local department stores which has a really nice food section) and I saw a new style spice rack sporting all sorts of goodies, one of which was named barbecue masala and it claimed to be pretty spicy. The ingredients of this barbecue masala consisted of chillies, mustard seeds, fenugreek, cumin, black pepper, mango powder, asafoetida, sesame seeds and salt. I couldn’t resist giving it a try so I bought it and it has lain dormant in my kitchen cupboard ever since.

Check back tomorrow to see what I concocted using this barbecue masala.