Thursday 26 March 2015

Lava Bread and Cushions



OK, a strange combination going on there, isn't it! Hello again, yes, a long long gap between posts, I know, and I'm not even going to try and explain why, and I can't promise it won't happen again!

So, lava bread - what is it? Well, it is a type of sea-weed, found along many coasts I would imagine, but normally associated with Wales. If you like salty stuff, you will enjoy it. I came across it via the blog of a lovely lady called Shaheen, who writes a vegetarian blog Allottment2Kitchen. One post was about using lava bread to make rissoles and I was intrigued. I posted a comment asking where I could find a source, as I'd never seen it in the shops. Shaheen, being the lovely person she is, said she would send me some. And true to her word, a week or so later a small package arrived through the post, containing this:

Here is what it looks like in the tin:


And here :



And the resulting rissoles:




 I have to say Jim and I really enjoyed them (recipe on Shaheen's blog) and they were so easy to make. Yes, it looks slimey in the bowl, but really, it is just processed seaweed, tasting of nothing but the sea! Thank you so much Shaheen, sorry this post is so late - and you STILL have not sent me your address so I can thank you properly!!! Blogland is such a kind, generous place, sometimes, isn't it?

Apart from cooking, I have actually got some textile stuff to talk about this time! I've been invited to take a stand at the brand new series of craft fairs known as the Fakenham Makers Markets. The first one is this Saturday at Fakenham Church, and it looks like a very well produced event, I know Debbie and Keith Osborn have put in a lot of hard work in making it all come together.  Here are two cushions I've recently completed.

The Mystic Moonlit Hare:





And the third and final large stylised flower cushion :




Both cushions are made by hand using hand-dyed woollen blanket and wool felt appliqué. They both have hand-made buttons on the back which enable removal of cushion covers for cleaning - DRY CLEANING only!

So, wish me luck on the day, there is a Farmers' Market taking place at the same time so a good reason to come along!

Other things occupying my mind have been LOTS of music, there seems to be a plethora of folk clubs and acoustic sessions happening within about a fifty mile radius now, we are quite spoilt! Can't have too much music, can you?

Until next time, I shall now get back into catching up with my favourite bloggers, who, I'm afraid, I have sadly neglected; when I'm off-bloggin' I'm RIGHT off bloggin'!  See you soon!

18 comments:

  1. Thanks for the Fakenham Craft mention, might try and get there, if not this one, then another.

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  2. Be great to see you Dc, I haven't signed up to any others yet, but quite likely that I will later in the year.

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  3. Hello Lynne, you are one of the most talented people I have ever almost met. I wish that I could pop through this computer screen and meet you properly. Even if I could . . . my butt would probably get stuck in the process. You might need to get a crowbar to pull me through so we could visit :)
    Your stitches are amazing and your cushions are enchanting. I know that you will do great at the festival. As for not posting regularly . . . I always feel that when you are not posting it is because you are out having fun and enjoying life. You are probably getting all geared up for spring and summer festivals. You can not imagine how happy it makes me when I visit your blog and see you in your amazing hat playing music with your friends. I wish that I could be a fly sitting on the brim of that hat and tagging along on your festive adventures. Have fun at all of your folk clubs, acoustic sessions and festivals and just post when you can . . . we'll all be here when you do.
    Connie :)

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    1. Hello Connie, thanks as usual for your lovely comments! Well, my tardiness this time has been die to all sorts of things - lots of music, yes, but also mum and her broken wrist, and some ..... diffidence within myself. But hope to be back on track now. Lxxx

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  4. So pleased your back again... Love your work, hope you do well this weekend, I've been sent to Coventry! I don't like the look of that seaweedy stuff, mind you! Sxxx

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    1. Hi Sue - that seaweedy stuff was actually rather nice but I do accept it looks less than appetising!!
      Have a great time in Coventry, hope it all goes well for you. Lxxxx

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  5. LOVE that cushion Lynne !!!!
    Great hare too !

    (ha, bear leek is growing in my garden again !)

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    1. Hi Els, thank you - and I know you too are going trhougha bit of a fallow time- but at least you are getting your bookshelves done! Lxxx

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  6. Gosh, you have been busy. Good luck at the market :)

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  7. I have been to one of your local craft markets (Castle Acre) there is some lovely stuff being made in this part of Norfolk. I am off to the stitching show tomorrow to get inspired!
    Tell us where your music is going to be - love to come along.

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    1. Hi Tricia, lovely to meet another Norfolk blogger - which area are you living in? Reading your posts was interested to read about your 'not infrequent insomniac nights'..... I think we have more in common than you realise!! I play at several pubs (!), the Hempton Bell, Fakenham is the 2nd Tuesday, Dereham Folk Club at the Kings Head (or Arms, forget which!!) on the 3rd Wednesday,The Black Horse, Castle Rising on the 4th Tuesday...er...I think that's it! If you do manage to make it to any of them do come and say hello won't you? Have a lovely day tomorrow! Lx

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    1. Thanks Linda - it went to the lovely KAthy Black - more next post!

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  9. Thank you for the warm and kind words. I am pleased you enjoyed the laverbread, it was my pleasure to send it with you. I have a tin in my kitchen to be used up too.
    Good luck with the craft market, I sometimes do food markets - its a long day, but can be rewarding,

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    1. Shaheen it was so lovely and generous of you to send the lava bread to me! Yes it was an OK , I didn't do an awful lot but it was an enjoyable day for sure Lxxx

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  10. Good to see you back again, I had been wondering how you were, thinking I ought to drop you a line to make sure all was well with you. Hope you did well yesterday?

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    1. Still here, Edwina! Just ....life gets in the way sometimes, doesn't it? Not bad, more in next post. Lxxx

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