Monday, December 24, 2007
Christmas Eve
I wish they'd stick with the traditional service though, I hate all the trendy bits they put in.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Saturday
That reminds me of a few Christmasses ago when we were having lunch with a group of friends and I was asked to provide the dish for a Vegan. Horror of horrors; but I did come up with a sort of nut roast thing bound together with Tahini, encased in dried aubergine slices with a centre stuffing of chestnuts and cranberries. And, would you believe, he didn't turn up! We dished it up as a second stuffing and everyone, even me, enjoyed it.
I expect you are all working hard at your portfolios, which is really an excuse to boast that I've done all mine bar a little editing and the critical essay.
Hope you all survive the festive season unscathed. It's the time of the year when I am especially glad my, admittedly minimal family, live a good way away.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Monday
I don't know how you who are working manage, well I do, I would just have had to be more efficient than I am now! I think I was when I was working, and of course when it was for work, I always had a secretary to do the leg work for me, though I often did it myself, it took as long to explain what I wanted as to do it anyway.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Saturday
I am fascinated by the way people built these houses. As I think I've told you before I'm well off the road and how they actually got huge slates like these up to the house defies belief. When we had the alterations done we used the slate dividers from the shippon to make the additional flooring, and I know the builders had considerable trouble moving them. They did put insulations under those which adds to that room being warm.
Actually, with the exception of one wall in the middle of the house all the walls are two moderately good stone outers filled up with rubble, it only stands up by the sheer weight. As I said one end wall is a good 4 feet, the other end the same and the front and back walls about 2 and a half feet. If you want to put in a new pipe you just make a hole in the plaster then wriggle the pipe through till it comes out the other side!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Friday
Actually I'm not sure it is that. I come from a religious family but have been a devout atheist for many years. If I were to be truly honest I would send out cards for December 21st, the shortest day, always a day I mark off in my mind, and it was of course a celebration long before Christmas was.
Perhaps I'll do that next year, design and print cards especially, what do you think?
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Thursday
Monday, December 10, 2007
Monday
SPICEY PORK
If pork, well marbled, boneless shoulder chops, but chicken, quorn etc. does equally well if you want to reduce the fat content.
1tbls Rice vinegar or dry sherry
1 tbls Sesame oil
1 egg
1 dsst spoon corn flour
Chopped garlic to taste
Chopped ginger to taste
1 tbls Rice vinegar or dry sherry
1 tbls Sesame oil
Chopped garlic to taste
Chopped ginger to taste
6 tbls Tomato ketchup
1 tbls Worcester sauce
(Sweet chilli sauce optional)
Preparation
Stir well into Marinade, leave to stand for 20 minutes to 24 hours as convenient
Stir sauce and leave sauce to stand as well
Add well stirred meat, a little at a time, till it is all well browned.
Add sauce, stir in, heat till bubbling and slightly reduced