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MsMarmiteLover aka Kerstin Rodgers.

Chef, photographer, author, journalist, blogger. Pioneer of the supperclub movement.

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It irritates me when things are sold without holes

It irritates me when things are sold without holes so they can be hooked up. So I spent last night drilling holes in my wooden moulds (for cookies, butter, ginger biscuits, jellies). People have smaller kitchens and so we need to use every inch of wall space. Blue shelf bought in a french videgrenier years ago. #kitchenalia #kitchendesign #moulds #pepperkakor #butter #jellies #collector #diycook #hooks #kitchendecor #londonkitchen #supperclub #supperclubs #tarttins #frenchstyle

Colour coding #1: finally got books up on the left

Colour coding #1: finally got books up on the left side of the chimney of my living room. Wall colour aquamarine pale and light by @littlegreenepaintcompany cookbooks, collected over the years. Wondered whether to go red before pink or the other way round. Still have some room phew! #supperclub #supperclubrefurb #cookbooklibrary #readyforlockdown #lockdown2 #londonflat #london #diycook #gowithin #femalechef #foodwriter #foodblogger #foodphotographer #colourcoding

Made a quick melanzana parmigiana last night using

Made a quick melanzana parmigiana last night using ready made pasta sauce. I wouldn’t usually because I find them too sweet but I have some jars left over from the government food boxes given to the clinically vulnerable during the first lockdown. As we are probably heading into #lockdown2 I’m not chucking anything away. But the sweetness worked with the slices of aubergine fried in olive oil. I added some garlic, salt and two torn up balls of discount mozzarella on top. Really delicious. I just fried the aubergines until soft and yielding in the centre and with crispy purple skin- I didn’t batter them which takes too much time and often makes the dish heavy. I’m so glad to have my kitchen back after redecorating. #covidcooking #governmentfoodbox #vegetarian #aubergines #eggplant #melanzana #homecooking #supperclub #diycook #mostlyfromscratch #recipe #aga #londonkitchen #winterfood

This is a loose adaptation of @lindseymbareham har

This is a loose adaptation of @lindseymbareham harira soup recipe. It’s warming, uses up my tomato glut and richly tasty. Fry a roughly chopped onion in olive oil until transparent, add a couple of cloves of garlic, then add 1.5 litres of veg stock. Add a pinch of saffron ground. Add a drained can of chickpeas and half a kilo of tomatoes. Let cook until tomatoes soften and pop when pressed with a wooden spoon. Then add 2.5cm chopped peeled ginger and two chopped preserved lemons. Add salt to taste. Serve hot with a scoop of natural yoghurt. I didn’t have any fresh herbs, but add whichever you have. I feel like I’m coming down with a cold so this warmed me to my bones. #soup #winterfood #autumnfood #harira #preservedlemons #supperclub #heartysoup #storecupboardrecipes #recipe #vegetarian #vegan #northafrican #tomatoglut #ginger #supperclubchef #london #sourfoods #tangy

I’ve stencilled the stairs going into the kitche

I’ve stencilled the stairs going into the kitchen. Blue and white/cream is a strong theme in my kitchen with blue and white willow China which I’ve collected over the last 20 years. I started my supperclub in 2009 so all that kitchenalia collecting came in useful finally! Still got lots to do around the house. Paint the new shelves in the living room. Hang my pix up. Still more cleaning of dust ( sanding floors is the filthiest job). Painting french doors inside and out and the sash windows. I need to repaint and repair all the windows outside but that might have to wait till the weather is better. #diy #supperclubrefurb #supperclub #femalechef #interiors #stencils #kitchenalia #cutlery #teapots #london #londonflat

The last few chillies and tomatoes from my garden

The last few chillies and tomatoes from my garden plus 2 chewed courgettes for which the squirrels have acquired a taste. In the background you can see my bergamot shrub which has finished its summer hols outside and now in for the winter. I had dozens of potential bergamots on it but only 2 have survived. Can’t wait to use them in January. Am about to plant out the winter pansies. It’s wet but not cold so after a stressful & upsetting week I’m de stressing (grrr Camden fucking council and grrrr workmen) in the best way I know.
#londongarden #supperclub #gettingreadyforwinter #diycook #readyforlockdown2 #londonflat #femalechef #lastoftheharvest

Ah the satisfaction of getting broken things fixed

Ah the satisfaction of getting broken things fixed, niggles ironed out, repairs etc done, finally. Got a carpenter in to put a drawer under this table which has been missing it for 20 years. I found a nice bronze handle in the shed which I polished up. This gives me so much pleasure. And you can never have enough cutlery drawers I find. #diy #refurb #london #repairingoldfurniture #diycook #supperclub #supperclubrefurb #carpentry #londonflat #kilburn #kitchenaliaddict #stuff #sparksjoy

Polishing small brass mirrors I’ve collected ove

Polishing small brass mirrors I’ve collected over the years. Marble sideboard- bought for £100 in an antiques depot in the Yorkshire dales. Big mirror- currently stripping it- bought in paris for 35 euros. Still looking for cheap white/cream long curtains in silk or linen. At the moment I’m using my old ikea canvas ones which aren’t quite long enough so I turned them upside down and hung them off drapers hooks in antique brass bought from Czech Republic on eBay. #cheapaschips #diycook #harlots #mirrors #fleamarketfinds #interiors #london #supperclub #supperclubrefurb wall colour aquamarine pale by @littlegreenepaintcompany

Got this coffee table this morning, white marble t

Got this coffee table this morning, white marble top and turned legs, for £20 this morning off Facebook marketplace, which is my new obsession. I had to drive an hour out of London to byfleet. It was a Galician/Colombian couple who were selling it. After 46 years in England they are moving back to Spain. They were selling lots of Spanish restaurant gear too as they had a restaurant which had to close down recently. They gave me two paella tins and a metal grill for roasting arepas. The lady gave me the ultimate Spanish tortilla recipe too! #stories #covidstories #diycook #diy #supperclub #supperclubrefurb #smallbusinesses #facebookmarketplace

Getting there. This is where my supperclub The Und

Getting there. This is where my supperclub The Underground Restaurant takes place. I will be doing a big blog post this week showing you all the work I’ve done over the last 6 weeks. Still got lots to do but at least I’m not living in a quarter of a room now, with a small pathway to my bed. #diycook #refurb #supperclub #london #kilburn #norfweezy #painting #sandingfloors #notquitefinished

Bread and butter pudding, with rose jam, saffron a

Bread and butter pudding, with rose jam, saffron and pistachio. Inspired by yesterday’s interview with @ckbk’s @mjcockerill. This is his death row pud! For next weeks print edition of the @hamandhigh #pudding #britishfood #britishchef #femalechef #supperclub #london #norfweezy #desserts #baked #homecooked

The last of the summer tomatoes & poblano chillies

The last of the summer tomatoes & poblano chillies. A lovely but exhausting day in the garden. Finished at 5, marmite on toast, hot bath, now in bed with fresh linen. I’m driven to improve my home and garden right now. #tomatoes #gardening #londongarden #september #diycook #supperclub #london #chef #interiors

I hope you aren’t bored with stencils and #diy a

I hope you aren’t bored with stencils and #diy as opposed to food and travel but this is what I’m doing & while the flat is a mess, I’m living on hummus, tinned tomato soup & pot noodles. I’ve finished stencilling the borders of the hallway and now I’m starting a pattern on the centre. I’m using @earthbornpaints tester pots to create a subtle pastel effect, inspired by Edwardian decor for my 1906 flat. I’ve been living in crocs & painters overalls for the last month- a uniform I rather enjoy (big fan of dungarees). Once I’ve finished stencilling, I will varnish this with water based varnish which will darken it a little. To get this pale floor I used @rustins.ltd 2 part wood bleach, then @woca_denmark_uk_ireland wood lye in white. I think hallways can be quite dull, transition rooms, so making the floor and or walls a point of interest is a good idea. It’s like the cover of your book, you are welcoming people in and introducing them to your style.
#diy #interiors #floors #decoration #stencils #hallways #diycook #londonstyle #supperclub #pastels #bleachedfloors #woodfloors

I’ve discovered @earthbornpaints which are breat

I’ve discovered @earthbornpaints which are breathable and clay based. They smell lovely, like a potters studio, while drying. I’m going to repaint my kitchen with ‘sandy castle’ . This paint is ecological and natural, no damaging chemicals. It goes on in a creamy thick coat. A pleasure to use. My kitchen is the heart of my home and my supper club. #diy #refurbishing #supperclub #ecofriendly #claybasedpaint #natural #lockdownrefurb #redecorating #justdoit #wfh #diycook

Stencilling tiles around the Aga, on the concrete

Stencilling tiles around the Aga, on the concrete plinth. #blueandwhite #diy #refurbishing #stencils #painting #farrowandball #ultramarineblue #supperclub #diycook

I was impressed with the vegan offering @neat.burg

I was impressed with the vegan offering @neat.burger in Camden lock. Nice packaging, graphics, staff and most importantly food. Everything is vegan but doesn’t taste vegan at all- the cheesy chips are properly meaty. I like the pickles and sauces. This is an initiative by racing driver @lewishamilton good to see he’s investing in something worthwhile. I’ll be back. On this occasion I was invited as a guest but was not paid. I haven’t been posting much recently as I’ve been living in #diy chaos but this was great food after a hard days work. #vegan #london #burger #camden #guest #veganfastfood #hungry #feedme #foodpackaging

This is me now, the #diycook doing more #diy than

This is me now, the #diycook doing more #diy than cooking for the present. I’m going to add an interiors section to my blog. I’m teaching myself lots of skills. It’s hard work but I’m used to that. If I can do it you can do it! #lockdownqueen #diyprojects #sandingfloors #carpentry #drilling #painting #filling #concreting #plastering #makinggood #stencilling #makingyourhomeahaven

Icecream in bed. Council flat damson and milk sorb

Icecream in bed. Council flat damson and milk sorbet- really intense. Frozen brownie. What to watch? #homemade #resting #cleansheets #sorbet #damsons #floorsanding #heatingon #britishsummer

Beach hut glory in Brightlingsea, Essex. The Briti

Beach hut glory in Brightlingsea, Essex. The British seaside is staycation heaven. A hut costs at least 40k & you can’t stay the night here. The sun was shining, the kids were playing in the shallow pool, people were on fold up chairs drinking wine, the tide was out, and beachcombers combed for crabs. #travel #staycation #essex #uk #britain #beachhuts #coast #seaside #iphoneography #travelblogger #travelphotography #lockdown #covid19 #2020

Possibly the last bbq of the summer. Achiote and w

Possibly the last bbq of the summer. Achiote and wild fennel infused side of salmon. Served at Tuesday supperclub, cooked on the @biggreenegguk which is now broken? #supperclub #pescatarian #bbq #london #summervibes #achiote #wildfennel #frommygarden #woodfired #supperclubchef

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