In The Guardian last week, Adrian Chiles wrote about his recipe for Irish Soda Bread which contains black treacle, oats and Marmite. That appealed to me, especially after our less than successful Sourdough and the fact that we cannot afford to experiment with the sourdough until we can get hold of some strong flour. It was easy to make, done in a few moments, had an hour in the oven and was then irresistible hot with butter!
Somebody on Radio 4 just said, “Everything will turn out alright in the end – and if it doesn’t, it isn’t the end!” We like that.
Irish Soda Bread
Our Amelanchier is looking very lovely as its blossom appears.
Amelanchier blossom
Being watered
The lambs in the back field are growing and still delighting us. 
Piglet in Portugal
April 13, 2020 at 8:49 pm
I like the sound of the soda bread with marmite and oats. Not sure about the black treacle.
mybeautfulthings
April 13, 2020 at 9:05 pm
You can’t taste the black treacle, it just adds to the richness of the loaf – scrumptious! 🙂
utesmile
April 13, 2020 at 9:28 am
Those lambs are delightful, such a joy to watch them.
jo(e)
April 12, 2020 at 7:30 pm
I cannot possibly overstate how much I love the video of that little lamb hopping about!
mybeautfulthings
April 12, 2020 at 9:11 pm
So glad you loved it! They are giving us such delight! WE are so lucky to be able to see them every day. 🙂
greenbenchramblings
April 12, 2020 at 6:26 pm
We have ewes and lambs in the paddock behind our garden and really enjoying their antics.