Saturday jolly and makes

I drove to Carlisle in the fog, then returned in lovely sunshine - what a difference!

• a warm welcome from our friends in Moreish when I stopped for some lunch
• chatting with a friend when I passed her shop in Cockermouth
• found some (more!) yarn in Whitehaven for the next Christmas present idea

I made some spiced cranberry and pear relish this evening

• I doubled the quantities, because four 250g jars didn't seem very much... I've ended up with a triple amount!
• I used 4 big pears and 4 smaller, to hedge my bets... the recipe didn't say what size I needed
• I added half as much extra sugar as the recipe said for fresh cranberries
• it took much longer than the 30 minutes cooking time
• I think there must be something about my cooker and pan - it always needs longer than the chutney recipes say

I've tried to keep the boiling vinegar smell to the kitchen, but it's bound to get through the house... I've made a veg tagine to try to balance it out a bit