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Mother's Day!
Mar. 2nd, 2008 11:11 pmI knew for reasons I can't be bothered to explain that Charles had bought me a present, but he forgot to give it to me!!
It wasn't until we were preparing the spuds this afternoon for roast potatoes for this evening's dinner that he suddenly remembered and said mysteriously that he had to see me upstairs. I refused to go upstairs until the spuds were ready and by that time he had forgotten again. He finally remembered at about 4.00 pm when he presented me with a cup of tea and a box of my favourite Thornton's Eden chocolates and a packet of chocolate ginger. He knows me so well!
So I have enough chocolate to keep me going for about three weeks, on a ration of one a day, although I had more than one today.
In return, I cooked us all a lovely free-range organic chook with roast potatoes, some surprisingly wonderful sprouting broccoli and superb gravy, even if I do say so myself. And as a bonus I made a syrup sponge pudding. I haven't made one for ages so it was a real treat, although the amount of extra golden syrup John ladles onto his portion worries me a bit. Sponge pudding is the only thing, apart from spinach and fish, that I ever cook in the microwave.
I wish I could remember where I bought the sprouting broccoli, because it was excellent - very fresh and succulent. I think it may have been in Lidl, which I find surprisingly good for vegetables.
This morning I made a batch of blueberry muffins. I had specially large blueberries that I bought from Costco and I put double the amount in. They burst during cooking and made lovely little rivulets of juice all down the sides of the muffins.
I found a recipe in the book which I hadn't seen before for blackberry muffins with blackberry liqueur and rose water. I shall make those next time I find some expensive imported blackberries!
Before I left the kitchen I made sure to put the remaining gravy in the fridge. I didn't want John throwing it away like he did the stock a couple of weeks ago.
We wormed the cats this afternoon. They all hate it, of course, but Phoebe takes it very personally and won't speak to us for days, except that she had to come round today if she wanted her share of roast chicken!
Charles and I both got covered in quantities of the Panacur stuff. I hope it doesn't bleach my ochre top. I bet it has!
It wasn't until we were preparing the spuds this afternoon for roast potatoes for this evening's dinner that he suddenly remembered and said mysteriously that he had to see me upstairs. I refused to go upstairs until the spuds were ready and by that time he had forgotten again. He finally remembered at about 4.00 pm when he presented me with a cup of tea and a box of my favourite Thornton's Eden chocolates and a packet of chocolate ginger. He knows me so well!
So I have enough chocolate to keep me going for about three weeks, on a ration of one a day, although I had more than one today.
In return, I cooked us all a lovely free-range organic chook with roast potatoes, some surprisingly wonderful sprouting broccoli and superb gravy, even if I do say so myself. And as a bonus I made a syrup sponge pudding. I haven't made one for ages so it was a real treat, although the amount of extra golden syrup John ladles onto his portion worries me a bit. Sponge pudding is the only thing, apart from spinach and fish, that I ever cook in the microwave.
I wish I could remember where I bought the sprouting broccoli, because it was excellent - very fresh and succulent. I think it may have been in Lidl, which I find surprisingly good for vegetables.
This morning I made a batch of blueberry muffins. I had specially large blueberries that I bought from Costco and I put double the amount in. They burst during cooking and made lovely little rivulets of juice all down the sides of the muffins.
I found a recipe in the book which I hadn't seen before for blackberry muffins with blackberry liqueur and rose water. I shall make those next time I find some expensive imported blackberries!
Before I left the kitchen I made sure to put the remaining gravy in the fridge. I didn't want John throwing it away like he did the stock a couple of weeks ago.
We wormed the cats this afternoon. They all hate it, of course, but Phoebe takes it very personally and won't speak to us for days, except that she had to come round today if she wanted her share of roast chicken!
Charles and I both got covered in quantities of the Panacur stuff. I hope it doesn't bleach my ochre top. I bet it has!
