Fed in the Shed and other stories

19/06/2026

The plan was to cut the grass at the back while Julian planted seedlings out the front , then house chores got In the way , hoovering , dusting , tidying and laundry . Later the Mower came out and the rain comes on - aaaagggh! And rained ever since , I should have just cut the bloody grass first! Lol
Dinner was going to be chicken on a creamy mash with a green veg then I opted for roast chicken thighs on a bed of cheesey creamy gnocchi with broccoli but someone offered me help while I made the gins - the broccoli! When serving up , the broccoli was still in the bag so garlic flat bread replaced the veg … thanks Jules ..
Wine was a rosé wine called Barcelona from Tesco £8 with a little fizz in it .. nice but I wouldn’t rush back to it ..

19/06/2026

My 3 Easy homemade dips to go alongside your poppadoms and mango chutney on a curry evening
Each relish or sauce is to my liking. But taste while preparing as I know a lot of people don’t like coriander so leave it out or add a little more sugar for sweetness.

1. Onion relish
1 red onion finely chopped , 1 tablespoon of mint sauce or jelly, 2 squirts of tomato sauce , 1 teaspoon of chopped fresh coriander ( optional ) then mix all together if too sweet add a small pinch of salt or chilli powder.

2. Mango/Yoghurt sauce
6 tablespoons of yoghurt - natural or Greek, 2 tablespoons of mango chutney and a again 1 teaspoon of chopped fresh coriander ( optional) mix together.

3.Coriander / yoghurt sauce ( not shown)
6 tablespoons of yoghurt, 2-3 teaspoons of chopped fresh coriander and a good pinch of sugar , mix together or blitz with hand blender.

Serve with poppadoms as a starter or alongside your curry on the side .
Enjoy .

18/06/2026

Great sky tonight at the front and the back of the cottage …

18/06/2026

The weekend starts now thankfully as work has been hard for a few weeks now . A gin or two ! Cheers 🍸
Dinner was a yellow sticker curry from M&S. While dropping in to pick a bottle of vino tonight …
Two easy dips to go with your poppadoms if you want the recipe..
A night with a movie watching Wonka ( pssss don’t say to Jules I’ve seen it 5 times already ! lol )
While Julian is out with the cold smoker - smoking herring …

17/06/2026

Fish van Wednesday
Wild garlic & soy sauce oven roasted salmon , baby potatoes, mangetout and roasted cherry tomatoes. Indoor eating our outdoor - such a nice evening..
Jumble and his sock ball, is all thirsty work !!
Wine was gifted from my neighbour when I cut her grass on Sunday - it was awful vintage ???? from the deepest corner of her cupboard I think ..🤢since the year dot!

16/06/2026

Using the leftover mince on Saturday. Julian made moussaka tonight … and me a Greek salad …
Full as an egg right now and the fire is lit as it’s freezing outside and a wee bit misty … catching up on some tv and now a film …
Jumble loves the warmth of the fire
We love a red wine -Primitivo £6.59 Morrisons down from. £12

16/06/2026

Not much of a post from Monday night as we were out a a pre birthday party at our friends big house ( mansion ) dressed in out finery on a school night .
A lack of pictures due to chatting with other guests and I forgot to take food pics too except for the pudding , mmmmm! 😋🍓🥂🎂❤️

15/06/2026

They can deliver or post outwith Aberdeen and the shire .x🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽️💙

!!COMPETITION TIME!!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿No Scotland no party!!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Since we are still buzzing from the Scotland win on Sunday... we thought we'd run a wee competition.

Would you like to win a tablet feast to eat while watching the next Scotland game against Morocco on Friday night?

You could win,

A small jar of traditional tablet,
6 bags of flavoured tablet... your choice*
2 bags of tablet pretzels

*subject to availability

All you have to do is like this post, like Miss V cooks, traditional Scottish tablet page, share this post and tag who you'll share your tablet with while you're watching the game.

The winner will be announced on Wednesday night (to give us enough time to organise delivery in time for the match)

Get sharing folks!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

14/06/2026

A tiring kinda of day , stayed up at 2.00am to watch the football and fell asleep but a great result 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽️ when I woke up , lol
Julian was chatting to a elderly neighbour 3 doors down at the fish van and she told him she is finding the grass in her garden it’s getting a wee bit overgrown , so I offered to help - oh my god ! I should have changed my name to George , George of the Jungle . But I persevered and helped as much as I could , so she could go from her house to her cabin at the bottom of her garden - where I found steps and unearthed a bird bath hidden in the long grass too!!
It stills need a shorter cut but her friends were visiting for coffee and I was asked kindly to go with a bottle of wine in hand as I left … thank you x!
Tonight we had pot roast brisket - Brisket from Rannachy farm shop with herby dumplings , colcannon mash , cauliflower, asparagus using up what was in the drawer at the bottom of the fridge .
All was delicious as usual .
Wine was a Primitivo £12 down to £6.59 Morrisons and very nice too .🍷💤

13/06/2026

Today the weather has been like March , cold and wet so I wanted to use the Aberdeen Angus steak mince which I bought from Rannachy farm shop alongside some pork mince like a bolognese mix so I made a Greek lasagne..called Pastitsio with a béchamel sauce .. cinnamon and Parmesan top.
I couldn’t get bucatini which is a hollow thicker spaghetti so opted for macaroni instead which didn’t work as well as planned but it all tasted great and that’s what matters the most not the food styling, it’s about the flavour and the taste of the dish ! …
Served with garlic bread and a small salad on the side ..with a few glasses of Mucha Mas red wine too🍷🍷🤪