It’s that time of the week again… Time to relax and have a read…My tea this morning is Rosella…What’s yours? Join me for a cuppa and a catch-up…

Monday…The day when I try to find the good news on recycling and Climate Change…The day when I try to decipher just what is happening around the world and it certainly is a mish-mash…a hot potato…Lots of truths and half-truths…The bottom line methinks is we have to start doing just that little bit more, teach our children and grandchildren …make them aware…we need to be more aware…I also will name and shame as you know…I also think as a consumer we need to be calling out those companies who are blatantly flouting the rules…The shipping lines although this week I found one the 1st one in the world to announce they are plastic-free…

Lots of good news about the bees it was lovely to hear in the comments about wildlife gardens and Brigid is getting her own hive ..I can’t wait to hear all about it…

https://carolcooks2.com/2020/01/20/recycling-and-climate-change20th-january-2020/

Tuesday…Is now one of my designated writing and recipe testing days I did, however, reblog Sally’s Blogger Daily I just love the pretty header…I was in great company there as Sally included my Mondays post..Thank you, Sal … Pete discussed films…Alien being one…and DG Kaye….who needs no introduction..interviewed the lovely Jane Sturgeon …All in all, I was happy to be on the same page….Enjoy the read x

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2020/01/20/smorgasbord-blogger-daily-monday-january-20th-2020-recycling-carol-taylor-movie-alien-beetley-pete-qa-d-g-kaye-with-jane-sturgeon/

Wednesday time for me to indulge my whimsy….Anything goes…The past, the present or the future…and soup as it is National Soup Month…I am just loving my tomato soup the best I have ever made so fresh and tomatoey…

https://carolcooks2.com/2020/01/22/whimsical-wednesday-with-carol-23/

Thursday  Another no blogging day where I cook, test and research…Of course, a lot of ideas keep popping into my head for blog posts but I am sticking to this reduced blogging calendar…

 

Friday where I invite you into my kitchen …I was given lots of green bananas this week and a beautiful watermelon, some Chinese pears and some lovely little snacks made of fruit, coconut milk and bean curd steamed in bananas leaves…Very moreish we have such kind Thai family and neighbours…My plea for recipes for green bananas goes out again…If I let them all ripen before I use them we will never eat them all, of course, I can share around the neighbour’s but as they all have bananas trees in their gardens it is a bit like taking coals to Newcastle…One of my mum’s old sayings…

Of course, I made our favourite green banana koftas yesterday which went down a treat…For the recipe just click the link below…

https://carolcooks2.com/2020/01/24/carolcooks2this-week-in-my-kitchengreen-bananas/

Saturday I popped over to Sally’s where she posted Part Three of her weekly shopping by nutrients…#recommended….I think at some time in our lives we all have maybe wanted to boost our iron or Vit C….maybe some other nutrient…it is a really handy breakdown…

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2020/01/23/smorgasbord-health-column-weekly-grocery-shopping-list-by-nutrient-part-part-three-calcium-to-manganese/

Sally has years of experience and gives out sound advice… a qualified nutritional therapist with twenty- two years experience working with clients in Ireland and the UK as well as being a health consultant on the radio in Spain. For more on Sally’s books and nutritional expertise please click the link below…

 https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/my-books-and-reviews-2019-2020/

That’s all for this week…Thank you for reading and thank you to all of you who have commented and shared my posts this week …I love your comments so please keep them coming…Make my day xxx

About Carol Taylor: Enjoying life in The Land Of Smiles I am having so much fun researching, finding new, authentic recipes both Thai and International to share with you. New recipes gleaned from those who I have met on my travels or are just passing through and stopped for a while. I hope you enjoy them.

I love shopping at the local markets, finding fresh, natural ingredients, new strange fruits and vegetable ones I have never seen or cooked with. I am generally the only European person and attract much attention and I love to try what I am offered and when I smile and say Aroy or Saab as it is here in the north I am met with much smiling.

Some of my recipes may not be in line with traditional ingredients and methods of cooking but are recipes I know and have become to love and maybe if you dare to try you will too. You will always get more than just a recipe from me as I love to research and find out what other properties the ingredients I use contain to improve our health and wellbeing.

Exciting for me hence the title of my blog, Retired No One Told Me! I am having a wonderful ride and don’t want to get off, so if you wish to follow me on my adventures, then welcome! I hope you enjoy the ride also and if it encourages you to take a step into the unknown or untried, you know you want to…….Then, I will be happy!

Thank you once again for reading this post I hope you all have a great Sunday and a fabulous week xx