Hello there ...
thank you for all the lovely comments on the last post ... its so nice to read your thoughts on the blog. I try and keep it a bit 'allsorts-y'...
bit of this ... bit of that ...
I guess its how my mind works anyway ...
after all I am a Gemini!
Today it has been colder ... and the winds are back.
The remains of our 'use it up' tea ... Lentil and Bacon soup .... Hubby P demolished it before I thought to take a pic .... and some cheese and a surprise bit of ham.
Hubby P wandered in earlier with gift of a small gammon joint .... from a friend ... a single chap who likes to cook ...
but invariably makes too much ...
especially at this time of year.
He thought I could make some soup ... or something?
How very nice ... we haven't had Ham this Christmas ...
and I am certainly not too proud to turn my nose up at good food...
I shall make him a nice cake in return ... he likes a nice cake ..
After tea I gathered together what I had in the way of veg ...
Dropped a knob of butter in the soup pan and chopped the onion... couple of sicks of celery and couple of carrots small ... and softened them in the butter.
Chopped the remaining ham ... added that.
Added a stock cube... water and a handful of lentils .. and simmered for half an hour or so.
Then I added two portions of the cheapo AF mushy peas that I had put in the freezer.
One nice big pot of pea and ham soup for tomorrow.
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Another thoughtful gift this year was a large box of lovely fruit and nuts ... the sort I would not buy for ourselves (Hubby P usually has to have reduced 'yellow sticker' nuts after Christmas) ....
my sister ...
she knows me well!
At this time of year its so nice to have something refreshing ... something bursting with goodness ... after indulging in all the stodge and sugar.
It gave me a bit of a kick up the 'you know what' .... and I dragged my little wonder machine (my juicer) out of the cupboard and gave it a freshening wash.
Oh the magic of the green juice ... how refreshing and stodge busting ... just love it.
I don't have set recipes ... I just tend to juice what I have .. most days I put some kale in (I have it in the garden) and apples for sweetness. Carrots are good and cheap ... and cucumber gives lots of 'fresh' tasting juice.
Its nice this way because its always different ...
A pick me up for the long wintry weeks ahead ...
here's hoping it fends off all the nasty cold and flu germs that are going around.
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So how are you faring .... has the tree come down?
are you still wading through the turkey?
My flowers are lasting well ... considering the heat from the fire ... blue roses have gone .. all but one.
Do take care ... and keep warm .. or cool .. I believe its unbearably hot in some parts of the world....
What a topsy turvy place we all share!
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