Oh wow Obelixx - that sounds simply divine and very, very indulgent. We have just taken delivery of our Christmas cheese. The farm where it is made is just down the road and it is the best cheese! Fen Farm - they are getting quite famous now!
I can have some now as I also bought some for a do last week and there was some leftover. The Suffolk Blue is beginning to drip off the plate. I love cheese! (And I also love chocolate @Busy-Lizzie!).
I used to make a tiramisu with Tia Maria. Mmmm. My tiramisus are very sloppy affairs.
Gosh, how decadent @Uff. Our Xmas cake keeps staring at me whenever I open the kitchen cupboard door but so far I am resisting. However I couldn't resist the warm, freshly cooked jam doughnuts that winked at me through the baker's door this morning. My excuse is that a friend may pop in later and I needed something to offer her. I'm scheduling mince pie making for tomorrow so they'll keep nice and fresh.
Consternation early here - I have completely forgotten about the Xmas tubes of Smarties I usually buy for everybody, an old tradition for us going back to their childhood - the fact they're now in their 40's and 50's has no bearing on the matter! Oops! Don't really want to brave a shop just for those. I wonder if they'll remember.
I've cleaned the bathrooms and OH has hoovered, just got the kitchen to do now. Decorations and tree will be done tomorrow when I feel like it.
Cold today but no frost I think. We're forecast rain later.
Goodness knows what the Welsh Government think they're doing fining people for going to work, yeah, how's that going to be regulated? Absolute bonkers!
It's the only way I enjoy Camembert @Dovefromabove. I don't like it or Brie or other bland, squidgy cheeses and I don't like Epoisse either - described as Camembert with attitude but not my thing. Heated up with goodies transforms Camembert to something luscious and, believe it or not, I got that recipe from a Texan friend in Brussels.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Well I spent the morning battling with this monster, it's the last one and the biggest of this years harvest.
This got reduced to this after roasting in the oven. Ok I can't keep up the lies.🤥 I had to do it now because nearly half went to waste. I kept looking at the good side on the shelf in the shed, if only I had turned it round earlier.
Oh that’s a shame @Allotment Boy but it’s a fine looking squash … what variety is it? … I keep checking our smaller ones … Honeybear and Uchiki Kuri … and so far we’ve not lost any … just as well cos there’s no room to store any in the freezer at the moment … it’s full of Christmas 😂
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My daughter baked the christmas cake she is bringing a month ago, and has been adding spiced rum once a week. She covered it in jam and marzipan a few days ago, and sent me pics. Looks yummy.
Oh that’s a shame @Allotment Boy but it’s a fine looking squash … what variety is it? …
Ah well bit embarrassed about that too. I thought I was growing butternut squash, but it's self saved seed. So I think it might be my own hybrid between B N squash Hunter, and pumpkin spellbound, as I grew both the previous year.
My son's birthday today, as well, Dove. When he was small he never wanted Christmas decorations up before his birthday. He always wanted to claim his birthday was different to Christmas. He is 53 today and now lives in Spain.
The bonny side is a good looking pumpkin @Allotment Boy . Must remember to go and check the shallots and garlic hanging in the ruin and give the walnuts a shake.
We had a heavy frost last night so OH brought our pumpkins and squashes in from the rack where they'd been sunning themselves on the south facing front wall of the house. No damage so far except for one spaghetti squash I knew had been chewed by slugs.
Have just picked the last two, huge heads of broccoli as their centres looked a bit frosted. They'll make a lovely soup for tomorrow's lunch. Now we have to wait for side shoots to grow and produce new heads. Happy to say that some of OH's Brussels sprouts look blown. He's the only one who likes them. Even the chooks won't eat them!
No Xmas cake here but I have made a cardamom spiced carrot cake with raisins, pistachios and almonds for my neighbour wo has a broken wrist so can't bake at the mo. Cooling now so will top it with a cream cheese frosting and take it round tomorrow.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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I can have some now as I also bought some for a do last week and there was some leftover. The Suffolk Blue is beginning to drip off the plate. I love cheese! (And I also love chocolate @Busy-Lizzie!).
I used to make a tiramisu with Tia Maria. Mmmm. My tiramisus are very sloppy affairs.
Consternation early here - I have completely forgotten about the Xmas tubes of Smarties I usually buy for everybody, an old tradition for us going back to their childhood - the fact they're now in their 40's and 50's has no bearing on the matter! Oops! Don't really want to brave a shop just for those. I wonder if they'll remember.
I've cleaned the bathrooms and OH has hoovered, just got the kitchen to do now. Decorations and tree will be done tomorrow when I feel like it.
Cold today but no frost I think. We're forecast rain later.
Goodness knows what the Welsh Government think they're doing fining people for going to work, yeah, how's that going to be regulated? Absolute bonkers!
This got reduced to this after roasting in the oven.
Ok I can't keep up the lies.🤥
I had to do it now because nearly half went to waste. I kept looking at the good side on the shelf in the shed, if only I had turned it round earlier.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Looks yummy.
We had a heavy frost last night so OH brought our pumpkins and squashes in from the rack where they'd been sunning themselves on the south facing front wall of the house. No damage so far except for one spaghetti squash I knew had been chewed by slugs.
Have just picked the last two, huge heads of broccoli as their centres looked a bit frosted. They'll make a lovely soup for tomorrow's lunch. Now we have to wait for side shoots to grow and produce new heads. Happy to say that some of OH's Brussels sprouts look blown. He's the only one who likes them. Even the chooks won't eat them!
No Xmas cake here but I have made a cardamom spiced carrot cake with raisins, pistachios and almonds for my neighbour wo has a broken wrist so can't bake at the mo. Cooling now so will top it with a cream cheese frosting and take it round tomorrow.