Cauliflower Cheese - Susie’s Favourite Recipes

Susie’s Favourite Recipes

Cauliflower Cheese

1 Cauliflower
40 g (1 1/2 oz) Butter
45 ml (3 level tbsp) Flour
300 ml (1/2 pint) Milk
100 g (4 oz) English Cheddar Cheese
Freshly Ground Pepper

* Trim and rinse cauliflower.

* Grate cheese.

* Cook cauliflower in fast boiling water until just tender. Drain and place in an oven proof dish.

* Melt the butter in a pan, stir in the flour and cook gently for 1 minute.

* Remove from the heat and gradually stir in the milk.

* Bring to the boil, stirring until the sauce thickens.

* Add 3/4 of the cheese and season to taste.

* Pour sauce over the cauliflower and sprinkle remaining cheese on top.

* Put under the grill to brown.

* Enjoy!

House Sparrow - Waveney Wildlife

House Sparrow

The house sparrow is probably the most familiar of British birds and is largely dependent on the food and nesting places found in gardens.

Characteristics
The male House Sparrow has a grey crown, cheeks and underparts, black on the throat, upper breast and between the bill and eyes. The bill in summer is blue-black, and the legs are brown. In winter the plumage is dulled by pale edgings and the bill is yellowish brown. The female has no black on head or throat, nor a grey crown; her upperparts are streaked with brown. The juveniles are deeper brown, and the white is replaced by buff; the beak is dull yellow.

Habitat
Found from the centre of cities to the farmland of the countryside, it feeds and breeds near to people. Where there are no suitable man-made structures the House Sparrow will build a domed nest in a hedge, bush or tree.

Behaviour
Although the Sparrows' young are fed on the larvae of insects, the House Sparrows eat seeds, including grain where it is available. In spring, flowers, especially those with yellow colours, are often eaten; crocuses, primroses and aconites seem to attract the house sparrow most. The bird will also hunt butterflies.

The Sparrow's most common call is a short and incessant chirp. It also has a double call note ‘phillip’. While the young are in their nests, the older birds utter a long ‘churr’.
B.A.B.

www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife

Charity fundraising show in Bungay 21st May

Charity fundraising show in Bungay in aid of disability charity

A night of music and entertainment is taking place at the Fisher Theatre in Bungay next Wednesday (21 May) in aid of Suffolk based disability charity Optua.

The Fundraising Showcase is being organised by local student Heather Willis who lives in Lowestoft. Heather has pulled together a programme of entertainment from her talented group of friends, including harp and piano performances, singing and comedy.

Tickets for the show will cost £5 with all profits going to Optua’s leisure service which provides activities and events for people with learning, physical and sensory disabilities in Suffolk.

The show starts at 7pm and tickets go on sale from this weekend. The theatre box office is open from 11am to 3pm on 01986 897130.

There will also be a prize raffle on the night with a top prize of a signed England shirt.

Heather Willis says: “I love performing and being involved in entertainment and music. I wanted to put on a show for a local charity and chose Optua because they help people with special needs.”

Sue Clements, Fundraising Manager at Optua, said: “We’re very grateful to Heather for organising this show in aid of Optua and hope it’ll be a great success! It’s also a chance for local people to find out more about what we do and we’ll be there providing information about what Optua and our leisure service does.”

For more information about Optua visit www.optua.org.uk