This week's (from 2018) @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social Fettuccine with chicken livers and sage www.theguardian.com/food/2018/de... Never been a big fan of liver (terrible memories of liver with as a child!) but this was delicious. A beautifully soft & very tasty sauce. I'll be making this again.

#ReverseAdventCalendar #FoodbankAtChristmas #Foodbanks Day 8: Nuts

Back volunteering at Aylestone junior parkrun with John as marshals. Great to see everyone enjoying themselves running, jogging, walking & volunteering today. Had fun jingling my Christmas bells! #LoveJuniorParkrun

#ReverseAdventCalendar #FoodbankAtChristmas #Foodbanks Day 7: Boxes of biscuits

Had a great visit to our NENDY Perton Playing Fields parkrun with John to recomplete our Running Challenges 78 Record Breaker. An undulating route with a section through woodland and along the River Penk. Many thanks to all today's volunteers. #LoveParkrun

#ReverseAdventCalendar #FoodbankAtChristmas #Foodbanks Day 6: Deodorant

#ReverseAdventCalendar #FoodbankAtChristmas #Foodbanks Day 5: Rice

#ReverseAdventCalendar #FoodbankAtChristmas #Foodbanks Day 4: Tinned tomatoes

Delighted to add 3 of the 7 new parkrun locations that started last Saturday to our 'to visit' list! 2 in the West Midlands: Queenswood Country Park & our NENDY Perton Playing Fields An 'On The Prom': Y Promenâd Llandrillo-yn-Rhos John & I are looking forward to visiting all 3. #LoveParkrun

#ReverseAdventCalendar #FoodbankAtChristmas #Foodbanks Day 3: Variety boxes

#ReverseAdventCalendar #FoodbankAtChristmas #Foodbanks Day 2: Shampoo

#ReverseAdventCalendar #FoodbankAtChristmas #Foodbanks Day 1: Tinned soup

This week's (from 2018) @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social Farro, pumpkin and chestnut soup Easy to make, very tasty and filling. I used pearl barley as I could not find any farro. We had it with both parmesan and red chilli flakes for lunch. www.theguardian.com/food/2018/no...

Had an interesting walk from Kegworth to Castle Donington with John. Learned about the history of both villages & the RAF base that is now East Midlands Airport. Came back via Hemington and Lockington. 4 churches & some good views on the way.

Back volunteering at a wet Market Bosworth Country Park parkrun as barcode scanner with John as this week's RD. Many thanks for all the generous donations for Hinckley Area Foodbank over the last 2 weeks which were collected by Ros today. #LoveParkrun

This week's (from 2018) @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social Tiramisu www.theguardian.com/food/2018/no... Gorgeous! Really smooth and soft with a delicious creamy filling. I'm making this for my Christmas dessert this year.

I've read along with Agatha Christie’s #ReadChristie2025 for November & managed 3 versions of Cat Among the Pigeons: the book in Poirot The Post-War Years, ITV’s Poirot Collection 7 DVD & the audio book read by Hugh Fraser.

Had a lovely walk with John to complete the Stainforth and Keadby Canal. Started at Thorne and walked to Bramwith Lock & the junction with the New Junction Canal and the River Don Navigation. We hope to return to explore more of the area soon.

Had a great morning visiting Sandall Park junior parkrun volunteering as timekeeper with John as a marshal. Great to see everyone enjoying themselves today. Many thanks for making us so welcome. #LoveJuniorParkrun

Volunteered at Market Bosworth Country Park parkrun event 150 on finish tokens with John as first timers' welcome & barcode scanner. It was a wet one today! Big thanks to all for the fab amount of food collected for Hinckley Area Foodbank. #LoveParkrun

Dropped off our Delivery Joy Christmas gifts at Dunelm today.

Delighted to volunteer as stewards again at this year's St Barnabas Hospice Light Up A Life torchlight parade with John. Lovely atmosphere as always. ✨💛🔥

This week's (from 2018) @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social Caulifower with cumin and ginger. www.theguardian.com/food/2018/no... Never a big fan of cauliflower but this was really easy to make and very tasty. We even had homemade cucumber raita with it.

Back volunteering at Aylestone junior parkrun as funnel manager with John as first timers' welcome & barcode scanner. Great to see everyone enjoying themselves today. #LoveJuniorParkrun

Had a lovely linear walk on the Shropshire Union canal from Autherley Junction to Brewood with John. Lots of rural views on the way. We've now walked the route from the junction with the Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal as far as High Offley.

Delighted to get to visit Haughmond Hill parkrun (our third attempt!) to recomplete the West Midlands again with John this morning. A lovely single lap route through the woodland with some steep ups and downs. Many thanks to all today's volunteers. #LoveParkrun

This week's (from 2018) @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social Panini al latte (milk buns) www.theguardian.com/food/2018/no... Superb! Easy to make & beautifully soft inside with a sweet crisp top. Split & filled with delicious Baron Bigod cheese. Also had some filled with cherry jam. I'll make these again.

Explored the East Midlands Airport trail with John. Some lovely art work and lots of interesting information about the local area & history of the airport. It was much more rural than we expected.

This week's (from 2018) @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social recipe www.theguardian.com/food/2018/oc... Chickpea and salt cod soup Substituted the chickpeas with white beans and used hake as I could not find any salt cod. A really tasty and filling lunch - even though it's not Friday!

Had a lovely walk on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal with John from Thorne to Crowle. More wide views across the flat rural landscape. A few dog walkers & cyclists, an interesting lift bridge & tractors moving sugarbeet from field to farm.

Had a great morning visiting Pontefract junior parkrun volunteering as timekeeper with John as barcode scanner. Great to see everyone enjoying themselves today. Many thanks for making us & Bi11 'Bill' boomerang 🪃 so welcome. #LoveJuniorParkrun

Fab walk on the Selby Canal with John from Haddlesey flood lock on the River Aire to Selby lock on the River Ouse. From rural views to industrial heritage with beautiful autumn colours & the occasional glider overhead. Had time to explore the town too.

Thoroughly enjoyed our rescheduled visit to Selby parkrun with John. A flat out & back along the edge of the airfield. It felt appropriate to swap my usual finish song for Al Stewart's Flying Sorcery. Many thanks to all today's volunteers. Plus we got to collect Bi11 boomerang too! #LoveParkrun

After two previous weather-related postponements John & I are finally getting to the last of our summer 2025 Friday parkrun ‘lucky dip’ locations! Tomorrow we’ll be at 🥂Clink, clink... Selby parkrun #LoveParkrun

As @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social column is taking a break I'm cooking along with recipes from each corresponding week in 2018 (the year before I started). So this week it's Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino– midnight spaghetti www.theguardian.com/food/2018/oc... Neither made nor eaten at midnight!

I've read along with Agatha Christie’s #ReadChristie2025 for October & managed 5 versions of Towards Zero: the book in Agatha Christie 1940s Omnibus, the DVD in ITV’s Marple Series 3, BBC Radio 4's full cast adaptation, the audio book read by Hugh Fraser & the play script.

Had a lovely walk through Sheepwash Country Park, on the Walsall Canal and along the former Gospel Oak Canal with John. Stopped for a fabulous pie lunch at Mad O'Rourke's Pie Factory. Then back along the New Main Line.

Had a great visit to Sutton Park junior parkrun event #2 volunteering as funnel manager with John as timekeeper. Great to see everyone enjoying themselves today. Many thanks for making us so welcome & good luck going forward. #LoveJuniorParkrun

Back volunteering at Market Bosworth Country Park parkrun on finish tokens with John as this week's RD. Great to see everyone enjoying themselves running, jogging, walking & volunteering in the sunshine today. #LoveParkrun

This week's @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social Leftover polenta biscuits www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oc... Easy to make - even if I did have to cook some polenta for the occasion! Mine were definitely more bread pudding than flapjack in consistency and turned out not quite sweet enough for us.

Had a lovely walk on the #StainforthAndKeadbyCanal with John from Keadby lock on the River Trent to Crowle. A very straight section with wide views across the flat rural landscape. Managed to avoid most of the rain too!

A rare solo return visit to Beacon Hill Country Park parkrun for me volunteering as barcode scanner. Great to see everyone enjoying themselves today. Many thanks for making me so welcome again. #LoveParkrun

This week's @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social Baked leek and egg gratin www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oc... An easy to make meal. I've never baked leeks before never mind as tree stumps! We had it with green salad topped with a vinegary pomegranate dressing. Delicious!

Ooh, look.... 👀 The Christmas Day 2025 & New Year's Day 2026 parkrun UK and parkrun Ireland special events lists are up! www.parkrun.org.uk/special-even... www.parkrun.ie/special-even... #LoveParkrun

This week's @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social Red peppers stuffed with orzo, tuna, capers & herbs www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oc... Delicious! Used celery fronds instead of capers, managed to find orzo & even remembered the basil leaf! I will be making these again. The Albanesi bakery looks gorgeous.

Explored the remaining section of the #OakhamCanal with John. Started in the town centre then out to the countryside where the canal is still visible. Loads of really interesting information about the history of the town, canal and people via the audio walk.

A weather enforced change of plan due to #StormAmy so back volunteering at Market Bosworth Country Park parkrun as barcode scanner with John stepping in as RD. Big thanks to all today's volunteers - it was a windy one! #LoveParkrun

This week's @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social Pizzette with courgette, mozzarella & mint Easy to make, delicious & perfect size. Made an extra one with oil, salt & rosemary (added after baking). I'll definitely be making these again And another book for the wish list! www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oc...

Back volunteering at Aylestone junior parkrun as first timers' welcome, warm up lead & funnel manager with John as this week's RD. Great to see everyone enjoying themselves today despite the slight autumnal dampness! #LoveJuniorParkrun

Had a fab visit to Southport parkrun with John and all the #CowFest 🐮tourists. A twisty 3 lap route around this lovely park & lake passing the observatory & playground. We stayed for breakfast in the café too. Many thanks to all today's volunteers - it was busy. #LoveParkrun