While virtually all of Melbourne and pretty much most of Australia are immersed in football grand finals of one code or another I will be watching something else. I have not one zot of interest in any type of football so I have rented the DVD pack of the second season of Downton Abbey. It runs for 544 minutes so I will hunker down at home out of the suddenly wintry elements and have myself a little palooza !!
This cookie was seen, bought and eaten last weekend at the market. It was shared by 5 of us. No loaves and fishes act reqired either. We all got generous slabs. This handspan cookie was not only enormous, it tasted delicious too. It was oatmeal, date, choc chunk and apricot and we actually all, by popular demand, shared a second one. It went so well with our coffee and made a perfect breakfast.
Just posting these pictures makes me yearn for another one [or two]. I may well have to try and recreate a batch at home this weekend for the cookie monsters.
I played hookey today and took a day of holiday, so no work for me. Instead I ate scones and jam and cream and watched the boats and the ducks on the river !
Luckily it was a lovely fine day as the wait for any type of food or drink was interminable plus they had run out of endless things on the menu, thankfully not their warm and fluffy scones though.
This stationary bus has been at Vic Market selling hot jam doughnuts since I was a child. Just the hot sugary emanating smell takes me down memory lane. There is always a queue and we joined it this morning. Nothing has changed either since I was little - one bite and there is sugar all over your mouth and chin !!
This week I used a pumpkin bread recipe but cooked it in a deep slice pan. It became transformed into a pumpkin brownie and the only way for us to stop eating it was to leave the house,
I eat carbs and I do not adhere to any rulings of when and where to eat them. Most of my standby recipes are based around carbs as are most of my favourite comfort foods. Sad but true ! Rice pudding and cheesy potato casserole are certainly on my list of reliable recipes that family members will eat quite happily and often. This week I made both and tweaked both ! My traditional rice pudding had colour and texture added with organic blackcurrant jam swirled through it and the stand by savoury potato dish had green and red pepper strips plus chili marinated fetta as delicious additions. To me the bland carbohydrate is just like a beige linen suit, just crying out for coloured accessories !! The fashion police may well disagree !!
and it was microwaved, no explosions either, though everyone's microwaves heat differently !
1/3 cup water
dash white vinegar
1 egg - prick yolk with skewer
cover cup loosely with glad wrap
microwave 77 seconds on high
I served mine on a Caesar salad last night
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