The best meal of the day

Everyday i start the day with breakfast like many millions worldwide do. I am a creature of habit poached eggs on toast but no ordinary toast i make my own bread. Finding out that Walnuts are good for me i make my bread and chop up some Walnuts to my bread.

Here is where i start first i go and pick some Chives from the bottom of the lane.

Next it's a chunk of extra mature cheddar cheese.

Finally it's the eggs and cook until the yolk is hard. I don't like a soft runny egg so it's always got to be hard.
On top of my toast i put some Tomato ketchup that i make myself but this latest batch i used Smoked Paprika to add a smoky taste.

Cheese boards

At a market i go to i mentioned to a customer that i was making cutting boards. She joked or i think she was joking that she wanted one in the shape of the State in America that she comes from.
All boards i make have to get at least 8 coats of Mineral oil because it is being used for food. All boards are made from Chestnut because it's a good wood fro making cutting boards.

This board is is in the shape of a State in the USA. Before it was oiled i took the board for the lady to see and she was very emotional when she say it. Now it's ready i will take it to give to the lady

This board is actually Portugal . Because of the shape i have had to order a special sanding machine to make these boards a little easier to make.

Finally we come to the Iberian peninsular. This board was not to difficult to make but my new sander will make it so easy to make more.

A very strange sound

On Wednesday of this week i came out of my house first to go downstairs to put my washing in the machine. The second time i came out it was to go over to see Chicco.

Each time as i came out of my house the first thing i noticed and to be honest it concerned me . There was no sound not a bird or the people picking olives down in the valley. not even a sound from the traffic on the main road although some distance awa.

Not far away you can always hear the loggers at work but Today. Nothing it was a very strange feeling complete silence.

What about the sell by date

I have been selling Himalayan rock salt now for quite some time. Today on the company site i order from i read some information about the salt i was about to order. It seems that the various salts from the company i use have a use by date.Why i ask when they have been taken from the grounds where they have been for Millions of years.

 If the salts have been in the ground for Millions of years Why do they need a sell by date. If they have lasted for Millions of years why after the sell by date should they be thrown away???