Guess what? More free yogurt! From New Zealand via Little Melton in Norfolk and delivered to my door - as you know I never turn down free samples.

These are just how I like my yogurt, flavoured with a satisfying drizzle of mango or passion fruit coulis (or pear, blueberry and honey) They taste as good as the ones I make myself for breakfast with plain yogurt and home-made coulis. My son said 'they look nice' when he opened the fridge after school, so I can only tell you that the one I had was lovely!

I bought some shark from the market on Saturday and cooked it with shallots, thyme and tomatoes and a bit of hot sauce, a la Caribbean Sunday Breakfast...mmmm. The man said it was a kind of dogfish-type-shark-thing but tried to look it up afterwards and couldn't find it on the list of British sharks that we are allowed to eat, so hope it wasn't endangered but whatever it was it was delicious!

Are they so busy here at the Museum of East Anglian Life that they have run out of food by 1pm on both the days I visit? The broccoli soup and cheese scone was very nice but the only thing left on the menu. And no, we can't 'wait for half an hour' until you sort yourselves out in the kitchen!

Too tired to cook Sunday Roast but very hungry after the festival so we tried this pub carvery - in spite of a review that said 'avoid at all costs'. Why? We just had to go there...! But a lovely waitress, young hard-working chefs willing to give you all three types of meat and extra vegetables for a tenner, and home made Arctic Roll...what more could you want on a Sunday evening? 

Jayne and Ray were the deserved winners of 'A Farmers Life for Me' on tv recently. Here is Jaynes recipe for June.

 500 g of cubed mutton

1 tbsp dry coriander

1tbsp garlic powder

1 tbsp ginger

1 tbsp turmeric

1tbsp black pepper

1 tbsp cumin

1tbsp chilli, star anise, bay leaf.

2 tbsp oil

1 tin tomatoes, 1 tin coconut milk.

plain yogurt and chopped coriander to serve.

Make the garam massalla by mixing all dry spices together and dry marinate mutton for at least 2 hours.

Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add mutton and seal. Turn down the heat add coconut milk and tomatoes and simmer, mix thoroughly.

Cook in a medium oven 160 for 1-2 hours until tender. Serve with rice, plain yogurt and chopped coriander to garnish.Serves 3-4.

You can contact Jayne or Ray to buy their mutton from Shotley on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call them on 0779 566 2273

But lots to tell you; another award for our favourite restaurant, a new Dish of the Day and an article about food in literature coming soon.

There will be home-made food a plenty as usual at next weekend's Petta Fiesta. If you haven't got tickets yet you can buy them online, because you won't get many on the gate this time. Head for the Make Do and Mend tent where you can taste everything carrot (just like we had in the war, says Granny) There will be carrot and lentil burgers, carrot cake baked on the spot and the usual Happy Hour but with Harvey Carrotbanger cocktails. 

A day back at school for me, doing a Caribbean cookery session. Five lessons, eighty-five children, loud reggae and chicken with rice and peas. 

This was full of people on Saturday and ice creams were selling fast. I tried gooseberry and elderflower (Aldercarr) and double cream vanilla (Criterion) Both were fab. I came home with a mutton curry from Jimmy's Farm, eating it now - very spicy and soon to feature on our Dish of the Day. Also tried guessing the four ingredients of the smoothie - I got carrot, ginger, apple, mango - how did I do?