The Canal Town of Stone and the Farmers Markets | Quest Vlog #17

[@petermarshall1953]

Cute cute cute doggie......we have a 17 month old cocker spaniel called frankie.....he keeps us on our toes.....keep safe.....

[@anthonybelcher8569]

You have awesome little lights around your narrowboat cabin

[@NarrowboatChef]

They’re fantastic! They light up the whole boat but only take a tiny amount of power!

[@ronnielloyd4676]

Stone is great. The Star pub is a very old and traditional canalside pub with the interesting attribute of having more different levels inside than any other pub...so beware the steps! You were nicely pink cheeked in this video Maggie, it must have been cold! :) The cratch board of the Opera House and the Kilns was lovely! Not sure Ryan deserved that extra tablet! :)

[@NarrowboatChef]

We agree, Stone is a lovely town! 😁

[@davidwilkinson4799]

Hi Ryan and Maggie. Another great video. I made the beef stew this week and it was absolutely delicious. I added suet dumplings. What you may not know about the recipe is that it also works when cooked and eaten in a house!!!

[@NarrowboatChef]

Haha, wow, really? In a house? 😂😉 Glad it turned out nice and you enjoyed it, dumplings do make a stew much more awesome!

[@vadmal5210]

Even the shortest storys about the cut is intresting. Thanks

[@NarrowboatChef]

You’re welcome 😊

[@samknight2968]

Love that you've been to Stone on the cut, if you guys read books, read 'Narrow Dog to Carcasson' by Terry Darlington. Great book (and I'm no reader!) and Stone is where it begins. It's a true story too. 😊

[@NarrowboatChef]

Heard of that one!

[@paulstanding7267]

Hi both just catching up on your back vlogs nice place it looks never been one day we might get 👍👍

[@motorhomenarrowboat1]

What a lovely couple you are indeed .Love your videos.

[@NarrowboatChef]

Thanks!

[@jugglerjim01]

Quality wanderings 😎 Whilst in Stone you should pop in to The Royal Exchange (dog friendly) and say hello to Michelle, and Joule's is pronounced like 'jowls' rather than 'jewels', and it is now brewed in Market Drayton after someone bought the rights to the name. 😁

[@NarrowboatChef]

Interesting! We knew someone would let us know in the comments! Thanks 😊

[@FiddlingwithmyWhistle]

Very coooool... those place mats looked great

[@NarrowboatChef]

They did, unfortunately we don’t have a table to put them on!

[@FiddlingwithmyWhistle]

@@NarrowboatChef they looked so good, you could hang them on the walls as art... LOL

[@NarrowboatChef]

Haha, very true!

[@antipodeanadventures8423]

Terry Darlington is from Stone. He's the guy who sailed his narrowboat across the channel and around USA. His books are great.

[@NarrowboatChef]

Haven’t heard of him before

[@antipodeanadventures8423]

@@NarrowboatChef lol They are very funny books. He is British but resonates well with our humour.

[@lewisgardner1660]

Lovely couple indeed

[@NarrowboatChef]

Thanks Lewis!

[@patriotu.s.a6846]

My daughter lives in North Dakota where they have a serious chill factor as well😂😂😂

[@NarrowboatChef]

Oh, I bet they would! The wind just makes everything even colder! 😂😂

[@sylviapage8572]

The dog is so cute. I have a dog just like the brown one you met at the market, I also have a black one and a ginger one! I made the stew for May parents and the6 had it for lunch today. My father said it’s as good as his ham hock broth, so praise indeed. I’m not keen on tablet it’s too sugary for me. Thanks for another great video.

[@NarrowboatChef]

Pleased to hear your parents enjoyed the stew! We enjoyed the tablet, it was a nice texture, but yes, very sugary! We could only eat it a bit at a time

[@stevemusgrave2000]

It is a delightful town as you say. Been there a few times over the years. They did have a lovely Italian restaurant there near the lock, La Bella Napoli, shame about it is I believe it's gone. Stone's loss I'm afraid. Never mind, we have Narrowboat Chef stepping in for a while at least.

[@NarrowboatChef]

There is another Italian restaurant along the high street which we tried back in summer last year which is quite good, but I think these Narrowboat Chef people are better 😉😂

[@s1nb4d59]

Just love the music you guys play (loved the christmas tune) and your both fantastic people,keep up the vlogs.

[@NarrowboatChef]

Thank you! 😊

[@beckyholmes8519]

Hello from Oregon I love your vlogs I am anxious to try the potato leek soup it looks delicious.

[@NarrowboatChef]

Hello! 👋 Thanks, let us know how the soup goes!

[@normanbarnoff3055]

Hi. I decided to try making bread ( after your last video) and after trying all the stores I had no luck finding "strong flour" here in Windsor, ON Canada. No luck with the flavoured flour or ones with seeds like in your video. I did manage to order Bobs red mill flour from Amazon.ca . I enjoy your videos. Regards Norm

[@NarrowboatChef]

Hi Norm, if you can’t find strong bread flour you can use just normal plain flour - we did it the other day with plain flour and the loaf still turned out fine, it makes very little difference 😊 For the seeded and flavoured flours, you might be able to find packets of sesame seeds, linseeds, poppy seeds, etc and mix a small amount into the dough. Let us know how you go when you make it!

[@Mark-ct5dh]

What fun! It was great to tour Stone with you!

[@NarrowboatChef]

And you didn’t have to contend with the cold! 🤣🤣

[@Mark-ct5dh]

It was -18 degrees Celsius here in Thornton Colorado🇺🇸 this Morning. 😆

[@NarrowboatChef]

Brrr... bit colder than us then! 😂

[@carriea4868]

Wow, that ice is very thick. Love Stone, it has some great op shops 👍🏻

[@NarrowboatChef]

I got some gloves from one of the op shops... it was freezing! 😂

[@Dub_the_Viking]

I have seen all episodes, very nice and uncomplicated, In the future, I intend to live on a narrow-boat so all information is welcome. have experience with rent narrow-boat. I know that a cook swears by cooking on gas, ever thought about the use of a diesel cooker? (for example, Wallas) I do not like the littering of gas cylinders, more efficient with fuel, insurance is much cheaper and it saves space. Greeting Dub - from the Netherlands The weather is just as wet here :-)

[@NarrowboatChef]

Hi Dub, glad you’re finding the videos useful. We hadn’t thought about a diesel cooker but might look into it as we plan to update the kitchen at some point. Thanks 😊

[@ronnielloyd4676]

Hi Dub :) (And M&R) We have a narrowboat without gas, and rely on electric cooking which is OK as we have a huge generator connected to the engine, but I have considered a diesel hob and oven. Better than gas I think :)

[@ronbearman4661]

Yet another interesting vlog loved it

[@NarrowboatChef]

Thanks 😊

[@rwbimbie5854]

Scottish Tablet: Sounds like a repeat of the infamous "We needed to get more IceCream, cause we ate it all the afternoon we bought it"

[@NarrowboatChef]

... you know us too well... 🤣😉

[@dragondodger8322]

Thanks for the info, I do enjoy markets.

[@NarrowboatChef]

We love them, so many interesting things to find!

[@llessibm]

Notwithstanding (big word) the connection with Sydney Opera House and the Potteries, wasn't that a beautiful cratch board window !

[@NarrowboatChef]

It certainly was. I think we need one 😁

[@patrickjobling8676]

Rightyo .. time to rewrite history ...once a jolly chef camped by and old oak canal spyed opon a bunch of sheepies .. thought to himself .. youll come awaltzing Matilda with me sheepies .. there may have been some peskiee nzl influence involved... 😁jolly good carryon pip pips

[@NarrowboatChef]

🤣🤣🤣

[@FrazzledPup]

They need tshirts that say: I got Stoned.

[@NarrowboatChef]

😂 I’m sure there’s a store somewhere that does!

[@borderreiver3288]

GET YOURSELVES A NICE WOOLEY HAT....IT WAS EASIER TO TRANSPORT POTTERY AND SAFER AS fewer BREAKAGES THAN BY ROAD....

[@JonMadsen70]

:)

[@rwbimbie5854]

8lb dog, 20lb Swan... the numbers dont look good in a fight

[@NarrowboatChef]

She’s too scared anyway!