Caroline Thomas

@caromthomas.bsky.social

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Getting more political as I get older! European and Remainer. Proudly woke. Cat mum to Tarragon and honoured Sausage Aunt to Chance & Daisy. Actual aunt to two adorable niblings. No DM’s unless I know you, please.

A tabby cat with his front paws crossed, relaxing on a grey-ish blanket with cream patterns, on a blue sofa. There are neutral walls and a radiator in the background.
Lamb epigrammes recipe, from my mum.
A bottle of Riesling with a blue cap and a label with a cartoon woman with black hair and red lips, saying “Shhh it’s Riesling” in a cartoon bubble.
Spears of asparagus on a blu plate, with salad leaves and herb hollandaise. Grated Parmesan over everything. Knife on the plate.
Green lentils and quinoa cooked with a stock cube and some white miso, half an avocado with lime juice, the final Asian-style slaw with extra sesame seeds and baked salmon with togarashi sprinkled on. It’s in a cream oblong box, sitting on a white desk.
A photo of a packet - it’s dark brown with light writing on it. In large it says teffie. Above that it says chocolate date brownie and in small text it says The naturally delicious teff snack.
A grumpy looking tabby cat, Tarragon, sitting on a storage box on a green armchair. There are some clothes showing in the top left of the photo.
A white bowl filled with lettuce, green lentils & quinoa, roasted yellow pepper & shallot, sun dried tomatoes, mixed olives, chicken and avocado with a basic vinaigrette. All mixed up ready to eat!
Photo of windows from inside. Outside it’s bright, the sky is blue and there are trees with green leaves in the background.
A face on photo of a one-eyed daschund, Errol, looking straight at the camera.
A white bowl of loaded fries - shredded duck, spring onions & cucumber with hoisin sauce & sriracha drizzled over. There’s a fork top left with a chip on it, ready to be scoffed.
A photo of a bag of Torres black truffle crisps.
A picture of a low building (pub), with black railing gates in the foreground. Behind, a wonderful blue sky and the sun is shining on buildings.
A sunny day in Devon, blue skies and wispy clouds, trees and grass and hills in the background.
A photo of a town street, with The Plymouth Gin distillery on the right.
Orangey coloured gumbo with white rice in a white bowl. There’s shredded chicken, chorizo and green pepper visible.
A white plate with rare tuna, wasabi, soy and mash.
Navy Sneex, a heeled trainer
A very dark blue paint test area (F&B Hague Blue) next to wallpaper with a tropical riot of leaves and birds in blues, greens and red.
AI text suggesting alternatives to a discontinued Penhaligon shower gel.
A dvd cover which has Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine on it. Caine is dressed as Sherlock Holmes, Kingsley as Dr Watson. The dvd title is Without A Clue
A tabby cat sitting on cream carpet, glaring up at the photographer
Lamb epigramme recipe from my mum’s recipe book.
Part of a menu, most importantly, spiced cauliflower.
A tabby cat lazes on the back of a grey sofa, basking in the sun coming in through the windows. There are houses behind trees in the background.
American style pancakes with butter and maple syrup with excellent streaky bacon from Pipers Farm, on a white plate on a red background with cutlery at the side.
Cold roast turkey, half a small baked potato, celeriac remoulade, Asian style slaw, broccoli salad & cranberry sauce on a white plate. Knife & fork strewn across the top.
Picholas Cage (Christmas ornament of Nicholas Cage as a gherkin) hanging in a Christmas tree
A tabby cat is glowering at the camera, blaming everyone for everything.
A triple cream Brie is fitting snugly into an orange Le Creuset lidded ramekin. It’s sitting on an oak counter with the cheese wrapper and a Global knife in the background.
A tabby cat in the top left corner of the photo. He’s a bit fuzzy but this is the best in a series of selfies he managed to take while playing a game on my iPad.
A plate of slow-roasted carrots with tahini lentils, green herb smash & pita chips (recipe from Yasmin Shah’s glorious book Sabzi). Full disclosure, I had to swap the parsley for coriander and je ne regrette rien.
Porcini risotto with Parmesan cream on a white plate, reality behind. There’s a scattering of parsley over the top. This is in a lovely restaurant in Turin.
A tabby cat sitting on the floor looking up at the photographer with a very judgemental gaze.
A recipe for cinnamon pears - pears, castor sugar & cinnamon!).
A photo of a smiling blonde wearing glasses.
A page from a treasured recipe book, painstakingly typed by my parents and bound back when self publishing didn’t exist. It shows the ingredients for Jane Grigson’s Black Forest cherry cake, with a correction to the amount of chocolate in green ink.
A suitably seventies looking Black Forest gateau on a patterned plate. There is grated chocolate and brandy-soaked cherries on the top. The plate is sitting on a wood kitchen worktop with some kitchen paraphernalia in the background.
A page from a cookery book with a recipe for Chocolate & cherry cske.
Homemade sausage rolls sitting on a Silpat-lined half sheet pan. There’s a fishslice on the pan for scale and because I was in the middle of using it.
Shooting target mounted on cardboard with .22 holes (mine) and .45 holes (my brother’s)
Two piles of presents, colour coded from the givers, waiting to be opened. They are sitting on a large oak table that our dad made.
A bookshop window with copies of Spare and How to kill your family on display.
Photo of an Elvis & Kresse boho bag in turquoise and yellow.
A photo from the Waitrose website, showing a packet of Torres black truffle crisps.
High heeled blue sneakers.
A tabby cat is in the foreground on a red, white & blue checked blanket. There are other sheets and blankets behind him, running along a white wall. In the distance, a man in trousers, T-shirt and cap is diligently painting the wall.
A gold mouse holding a bulb, making a lamp.
A tabby cat is watching the tv intently. It shows Alex Horne sitting on a throne, at the start of Taskmaster.
Two fans with water helping to humidify. Lots of books and a proper fireplace in the background.
Chocolate brownies with a caramel layer showing through. In baking paper with the wooden surface just visible.
Heavy rain coming down in a courtyard with a red acer in the centre.
Looking over a pub garden - there’s blue parasols, a red awning and garden furniture in the grass, with trees in the background and wispy clouds in a blue sky.
Picture of a navy “The Icon” Sneex shoe.
A tabby kitten is yawning widely and appears to be smiling. He’s in a cat donut, surround by grey material.
Close up of an iPhone screen showing battery, WiFi signal and exclamation marks circled in green.
A large bed with white linens and grey accents on a wooden panelled floor, against a strong teal blue wall. Bedside tables with lamps, art on the walls and patterned curtains are just visible.
Two miniature daschunds, one brown-ish and one ginger, are lying on a red plaid blanket on a green sofa with lots of cottagey stuff around them.
A tabby cat is on a blanket with a paw tucked in. There are curtains and a speaker in the background.
Photo of a packet of Togorashi, Japanese 7 spice mix.