Day Out In Bearstone Fruit Farm - Market Drayton 2020

It's the time of the year in UK for the strawberries. So we decided to visit the local fruit farm last week, which was a good decision.

There is no entry fee, you simply pick your fruits and the pay for the weight you have picked. From the stall next to the car park you can get free containers/ baskets to collect the fruits.  

There were loads of strawberries ready to pick. Vibrant, Elegance, Cupid and Symphony are the strawberry varieties they had in the farm. Out of them Cupid strawberry variety seems to be more sweeter than others. Following are some clicks I took while picking strawberries. 

Barley Crop In Bearstone Farm

Barley Crop In Bearstone Farm

Broad Beans Crop In Bearstone Fruit Farm

Following is a small video clip I made while I was there,

The cost for the strawberries were very cheap, comparing to the supermarket prices. Also Bearstone Fruit Farm have card payment facility, so it's very convenient. 

Bearstone Fruit Farm also have Raspberries, Tayberries, Blackcurrants, Blackberries but on the day we visit they had only strawberries & gooseberries only. Might visit them again in few weeks time for the Raspberries.

Please visit Bearstone Fruit Farm web site http://www.bearstonefruitfarm.co.uk/ for more details.

Enjoy!

Day Trip To Mam Tor in Peak District 2020

In England, with the Corona virus lockdown relaxes, we decided to go for a hike in Peak District last weekend. After doing some research, came across the Mam Tor circular walk.

View of Edale valley road from Mam Tor

We started the journey on a Sunday morning and after 1 hour drive from home, we came to the Mam Tor National Trust Car Park. Here you can park the vehicle safely and pay for it though "pay by phone" app, which was very easy and convenient. 

National Trust Car Park Mam Tor

We started our journey from the Mam Tor National Trust Car Park towards the hills of Mam Tor under the cloudy sky. 

Following are some photos I took while we were there,

On the way back to the car park we took a short cut went bit of off road and came across "Winnats Pass" a hill pass and a limestone gorge in the Peak District. Following are some amazing photos of "Winnats Pass" I took,

So if you are looking for day out in peek district, Mam Tor is highly recommended.

Enjoy!   

Sri Lankan Watalappan With Easy Recipes

Last month while we are in lockdown me & my wife decided to make a popular Sri Lankan dessert dish, Watalappan. We tried recipes from two popular Youtube channels.

In our first attempt we tried Apé Amma Youtube channel, "Rice cooker watalappan" video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4risaAKKLrU). Following are some of the photos of our first attempt,

 

In our second attempt we tried a recipe from "Cooking With Wife" Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLvA0QsHMQg). Following are some photos of our second attempt,

Both the watalappan recipes are tasty but second recipe with "Cooking With Wife" Youtube channel one came more colourful & more delicious.

Enjoy!  

Sri Lankan Chicken Kottu Home Made

While in covid-19 lockdown, we made another popular Sri Lankan street food dish Chicken Kottu. Here are some snaps,  

    

Got the recipe from Youtube channel Apé Amma. Please see link below,

Recipe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVBypouZw54&t=482s

Enjoy!

Sri Lankan Egg roti / Biththara roti with easy recipe

In these covid lockdown days me & my wife decided to make some Sri Lankan street food that we missed a lot. 

Sri Lankan Egg roti also know as Biththara roti is popular street dish which is hard to come by as lot of restaurants are still closed. We used M.R kitchen YouTube channel Egg roti /Biththara roti recipe to make them, below are photos of the yummy outcome.  

M.R kitchen YouTube channel Egg roti /Biththara roti recipe was easy to make and taste was exactly taste like the one you find in the restaurants. We also experimented few of them by adding grated cheese, which make the recipe to another level.

So rather than waiting for the restaurant to be open give it try on this quick recipe of Sri Lankan Egg roti / Biththara roti. 

Recipe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_DHrKfpgVc

Enjoy!

Road trip to York in 2020 - Part 3 (York)

After viewing the York Railway Museum, we decided to explore the ancient cathedral city of York. After a short walk form the Railway Museum we came across the ancient Roman wall. There is an entrance staircase to the York wall and decided to explore it. Below are some photos I took, 

Entry point to the York Wall (Micklegate Bar)

Daffodil Flowers growing beside the York wall

We walked on the part of York wall for around 15 minutes until we came to end where exit near the Skeldergate Bridge over river Ouse. The water level was high due to the storms that landed in UK several days ago, and seen several families of ducks with their chicks enjoying the sunny weather.   

River Ouse

Skeldergate Bridge

Ducks in River Ouse

Skeldergate Bridge & River Ouse in York

After walking another 10 minutes we came across a magnificent view of Clifford's Tower, the keep of York Castle.  

Clifford's Tower from afar

Clifford's Tower entrance

     

Entrance to this is not free, I think it cost £6 per adult ticket. From the top you can view the surrounding York city clearly.

View of York Castle Museum

Surrounding View from Clifford's Tower

After several hours of walking around the city we felt tired and decided to walk back to the car and go to the airbnb place to have a rest. On the way we come across several parks with blooming flowers as it was early spring.

After resting that night, next morning we decided to cut our journey short and head back home as it was started to spread Covid-19 virus in UK. After one week returning from York, UK government decided imposed the lockdown in UK. Although we did not manage to explore all the places in York, we are thinking going to revisit York again once everything get back to normal.

Enjoy!