Rod Collins

An original article on Spanish Cooking written by Elizabeth David
Some dishes from North Africa arid the Basque- Country
ONE hears a good many travellers tales about the terrors of Spanish Cooking: the rancid oil, the charred garlic, the tough meat; but there are, of course, plenty of places in Spain where the food is good and interesting, and where one may eat splendid Paellas (a pilaff of rice and every kind of shellfish, with chicken thrown in), delicious ragouts of eggs, pimentos and sausages, stuffed sucking pig, a variety of country cured bacon and ham, sweetmeats of quince and almond paste, and all kinds of excellent soups, from the iced Gaspacho to, the thick and heavy Olla Podrida or Cocido, which is really a stew of meat, poultry and dried chick peas.
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We’ll pick up where we left off, as if nothing had happened in fact, with the second instalment of my trip to find Newsham Abbey, or what remains of the earthworks to be more precise.
After stumbling across Newsham Bridge in the first action-packed instalment I set out to find the ground where once stood a 12th century Abbey
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Life in these uncertain times provides many of us with an ever diminishing number of pleasures.
Life has become a never ending merry-go-round of stress and worry for so many - so what better time is there to try and take in some of the simple pleasures in life.
It works for me and perhaps could for you to !
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This morn saw your host breaking his fast whilst perusing an old Map of Lincolnshire, as one does, John Speed published in 1610, when suddenly mine eye spotteth sumfink !
Hello, what’s that then - Newsham Abbey - never heard of that - is it still extant ?
And so The Game was Afoot
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If ever you were minded to look at girl’s bums then the sunny weather is the time to do it
Not that I’d do such a thing of course - well until now that is
How about looking at perfect butts for a living !!!
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Quite some time ago on this site, during a discussion about Digital TV Channels and Freeview etc, I asked a question that came to me.
With the digital switch over meaning that the Government will switch off analogue broadcasting in 5 years - what will happen to car radios ?
Will Car Radios Still Work When We Go Digital ?
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It’s a phrase often used, well perhaps more in books and my house rather than on the street, but when did the actual Age of Chivalry come into being ?
You’d be forgiven for thinking it is all tied in to the Knights of the Round Table as so many people, including sources on the internet, make that connection - but the real story of men becoming officially chivalrous is . . .
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Your starter for 5 !
Is it legal to sunbathe in your garden with no clothes on ?
Regulars may well remember me participating, albeit briefly, in Naked Gardening Day well . . . today it was naked sunbathing
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Advertising during the Art Deco period must rank as by far the most stylish yet seen !
It was whilst flicking through a 1936 copy of Country Life magazine that once again I was struck by just what a stylish period it was.
I think I’m slightly frustrated here in this world as I always find my self compellingly drawn to this period - possibly I’m displaced
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Just how many young people today still believe in God ?
The results of an extensive survey undertaken here in the United Kingdom have just been published.
Reading the fallout I thought those commenting on the results had it wrong.
Various religious people with their cassocks in a twist seemed to miss the point I thought
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It seems like a dream but it’s true you can actually eat more food and still lose weight !
Is this some latest gimmick diet or a load of nonsense ?
No, I know you can - because I do !
Here’s a recipe for a delicious meal, more than enough to eat and you’ll strip off the fat whilst eating it !
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One of the most famous battles fought in Lincolnshire was The Battle of Winceby which took place on 11 October 1643 during the English Civil War.
This was also the final stop on the now legendary tour of Two Men in a Benz !
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Jemma Jey is helping in the mental battle with the TV License !
Regulars will remember your hosts lamentations the Party Girls was no longer on TV - well good news - it’s back
It on Freeview and Sky as Babestaion !
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What Dress Size Was Marilyn Monroe ?
Well, the perceived wisdom over the years has been a UK size 16 hence her iconic status as a poster girl for the ‘larger lady’ or ‘normal woman’ movement.
Bad news I’m afraid . . .
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A Pictorial Visitors Guide to the Ancient Castle at Old Bolingbroke in Lincolnshire
You’ve heard of the adventures of Jerome K. Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat will this is the continuing adventure of two Men in an Benz.
After leaving Tupholme Abbey the last descendents of the Collins Clan sallied forth to yet another ancient monument - Bolingbroke Castle
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I know there’s a recession on and times are not what they once were, today’s papers are full of highly qualified people applying for so-called McJobs.
Well dear reader, you’ll be either delighted or dismayed to hear the shock news . . .
Today saw your host working in a shop and for derisory pay
I’m given to understand there is a minimum wage, legally enforceable no less, I’m not sure exactly what it is though I suspect it is a slightly higher hourly rate than the one I got.
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