Sometimes you just need a little push...

Enjoying my week of relaxation this week, I finally got round to doing a job I'd been putting off for a while: putting all six of the G&P Christmas stories into one Omnibus edition for both print and Kindle.  It's a handsome volume and a definite money-saver as its price is a fraction of buying the six Christmas books separately. I'm only sorry that I didn't manage to get it done before the Christmas holidays. 

Now for the other job I've been putting off for a while - finishing 'Scotch on the Rocks'!

While you wait, one of Mary's simplest recipes.  (Actually, I have reason to suspect she appropriated this from my sister in law!)  This recipe is simple enough for even Hamish to make without a major disaster in the kitchen.  Perfect for lovers of salted caramel.

Ingredients

·         a bag of small salted pretzels (Sainsbury’s do a star shaped one which is lovely for Christmas!)

·         1 family size bag of Rolos

·         1 small packet pecan halves

Instructions

·         Preheat the oven to Gas mark 4
·         Put parchment paper on a baking sheet.
·         Lay pretzels down on the parchment paper.
·         Place a Rolo on each pretzel (you get around 25 in a bag)
·         Bake for 3 minutes watching for them to soften but not melt.
·         Take out of the oven and press 1 pecan half into each rolo.
·         Let cool completely.
·         Share... if you can bare to give any away!

For a more sophisticated flavour, try a bag of dark rolos if you can find them in the shops!

HYGGE!

My new favourite word, thanks to my inspirational brother.  It is a Danish word which has no literal translation, but which is kind of a soul - hug.  And I have been indulging in it all week since Christmas, with fabulous food, soft socks, nice wine, good books and no need to DO anything.

The extras for the Christmas story are available now - pour yourself a glass of something nice,click on the tab above ...and enjoy the hygge!

Christmas Countdown!

Well, it's almost here - just ten more sleeps till the new Grouse and Partridge story becomes available on Kindle!  I've worked like a mad thing this week to get it finished and this evening it made its way to Amazon to wait for the big day!  I'm delighted to have finally managed to finish it.  Just Scotch on the Rocks to sort out now...! Pre ordering is available here!  The lovely reindeer photo is © Moori | Dreamstime.com - Reindeer Photo

It's beginning to look a lot like...

There's a bit of a Christmas Grouse and Partridge countdown going on over on Facebook this month.  I personally am as totally unprepared for the Christmas season as usual, but as the pictures from Loch Fairin's favourite tea rooms show, Nancy is - also as usual - well ahead of the game. Over the next few weeks I intend taking you into the new Slap and Tickle and even Partridge's own home...Steady, girls!
Hopefully, we are counting down to something else as well as Christmas, but much depends on today's events.  If I can get a really good run at something, there might be a little extra stuffing for your festive stocking!  Better get on with it then...