we did it!

red onion chutney favours

Our day with 80 red onions and lots of tea...not having big enough pots to make a giant batch we made our red onion chutney in batches...obviously this made the whole process much longer...but it was so much fun to spend the day with the amazing Lynne making these little pots of onion tang.

I hope most of you managed to get a pot and will enjoy it with cured meats and cheese.

it's a really such  a simple recipe and easy to make:

6 Jars of Red Onion Chutney

8 Red Onions (chopped)

200g Brown sugar

1 chilli (finely chopped)

2 Bay leaves

150ml Balsamic vinegar

150ml Red wine vinegar

25ml Olive oil

Step 1: Cut your onions and chilli into short, thin slices and put them into a pan with the bay leaves and oil. Cook gently over a low heat for about 20 minutes.

Step 2: Once the onions are dark and sticky, add the sugar and the vinegars and simmer for 30 minutes or so, until the chutney is thick and dark.

Step 3: Pour the chutney into hot, sterilised jars and let it cool. Ideally, you should leave it for a month or more before you eat it, to mature in flavour.

You can sterilise the pots either by boiling them or placing them in the oven.

We boiled them on the hob and then used tongs and a tea towel - it's not the easiest manuvuore

Preparation...the first couple of onions were hard core....I didn't know if I was going to make it through the next 75+ to cut...but either my eyes got used to it...or the first onions were little devils...

cooking up a treat

FINISHED!

Kim!

I've not forgotten about you Kim!
I'm just struggling what to write without getting too soppy...

Kim and I met on our first day at Abercrombie & Fitch and that was pretty much it...she wasn't going to get rid of me!
I couldn't imagine meeting anyone else but Kim on that first day...it was meant to be, she is my rock, my best friend and one of the most beautiful human beings I know.

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to party 

(although she'd never admit it)

shopping

shoes

sleeping

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Colorado

Coffee

Chloe & Leon

Jane Austin

Yoga

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Strawberries

(and makes a delicious Strawberry shortcake)

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Beer

Cheesecake

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The Princess Bride

Kim is a walking pharmacy...if you need any medication she will have it...if not Kim ask her Mum, Audrey!

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Andrew

Andrew. Usher, my cousin. I'm godfather to his son Matthew and very proud of it I am too! We grew up together joined at the hip and, being an only child, he's the closest thing to a brother I have. Learned a few things on the stag weekend, much of which I would have loved to have known prior to meeting Faye...I'll let him explain but lets just say he's the perfect single guys night out partner! 

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His beautiful kids, Matthew and Alex

Football (great footballer!) 

Italy, a love shared! 

Looking after my parents in my absence - Thank you!  

Very loud Music

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Jazz

London service in bars!  

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Spending time together as kids, playing, wrecking things and generally being mischievous.....!!  

Andrew is married to the wonderful Leslie and has 2 kids, Matthew and Alex, thanks to their parents we see them a lot!  

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