Hello there ...
There is definitely a nip in the air now ...
I think we can say winter is well and truly here ..
Time to wrap up ... keep warm .. and eat well ..
Eating well doesn't necessarily mean spending a fortune on expensive foods ...
we just have to give it a bit of forethought and ..
'rock the Thriftiness ... '
Hubby P spent this morning selling at the car boot ...
I knew he would come home cold and hungry so whats more comforting than a heap of warm scones with lashings of butter...!
Scones are cheap and so easy to make ....
Whilst I was in the kitchen I prepared the veg for tea ..
I gave the carrots and potatoes a quick wash before I peeled them ....
it may seem a bit daft ...
but you see I wanted to boil them up for the chickens dinner ..
and ...
save the veg water for my soups.
Nothing wasted if I can help it ..
So here is a nice jug full of veg-y water/stock ..
and whilst it was still hot I added a big handful of broth mix .... you know dried pearl barley lentils peas etc.
The broth mix will get a head start softening/cooking and all will be ready .. sat in the fridge to use for soup.
Chickens were happy with their warm veg-y mash ....
And I picked up two lovely fresh eggs ...
Oh ....
and we had cheese scones ...
another of Hubby P's favourite.
The trick is to add a teaspoon of mustard to the mix ..
that way you only have to add a smattering of cheese ..
I used just the hard end of a block of cheese .. grated up and mixed in it was fine.
And for something different and random ...
who remembers these ?
I found them in an old button tin the other day ...
They date from 1937 ... all that time ago ... I wonder how long it has sat in that button box.
Anyone know what the flower depicted on the front is ..
what it represents ?
Of course we are talking George VI on the throne ... a handsome profile dont'ya think..!
What I will do with these thrupenny bits I don't know ..
they are just ...nice to handle .. nice to hold.
As I stepped out the door today ...
The air was fresh .. crisp .. and the sky blue.
The sun low in the sky but shining brightly ... a nice day!
Bye of now x
