Birthday gifts (any gifts) for difficult to buy for people, possibly me in particular, where do you start?? Everybody has everything now, so it is very difficult to give a treat. I really enjoy cooking however, so Mam bought me a cookery course at Brompton cookery school, brilliant idea. It is always good to learn something new. What made it even better is my sister came with me so we had a lovely day out together.

How old were you when you made your first scotch egg? I was 38!!

I have always wanted to have a go at making them, and to those who make them well, it is simple, and I now wander why I didn’t do it sooner. The potential mess (I can make a good mess in the kitchen whilst ‘creating’), and the smell from a fryer has put me off trying these in the past, so the opportunity to make a mess in somebody else’s kitchen was quite appealing 😂.

I cook quite a bit at home, I actually find it very therapeutic. Some people may be offended by being given a cookery course, but not me, its just something I enjoy.

My sister and I had a great day learning to cook pork tenderloin, veg, and the quail scotch egg, followed by a panna cotta with lavender. We spent a few hours cooking then got to eat it all washed down nicely with a glass of prosecco (two for me actually, little sister due at the end of the year and designated driver for the day).

There isn’t a great message to this snippit, just to say go and do something you have always wanted to do, even if it is as small as making a scotch egg.

Life is too busy, we find ourselves saying. We are all busy with work, then if you have children as well, by the time you have seen family and friends, it is time to get back to the work and start it all again.

Scotch eggs could be anything you have always wanted to do, but for some reason or other, you just haven’t done…..yet.

Tonight, tomorrow, this weekend or even this month, go have fun and make your scotch egg….you won’t regret it! Xxx

Be warned….the following images may make you hungry (well if you are anything like me with food they will😂🙈)!