MiamMiam Musings III

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Musings

I hope you're enjoying the random ramblings!

To recap … remember “where has all the flour gone” - a red letter day, check this out :

 

It has become a ritual, down the aisle beginning with the eggs and then a great gaping whole where the flour used to live – I thought I was having a moment, as they say. It took all my self control not to shout with joy and run up and down whooping as I went – not a pretty sight!

I took this as a sign of hope in that very slowly there may be a chink of light? How strange that your mood is lifted by the sight of a bag of flour, a sobering thought – on a lighter note I think it's time to celebrate … with cheese scones!

Here's the musings menu for the week :

Ham hock stack – roasted leftover

cooked Charlottes or any new potatoes, cubed

as the base for the stack - use a ring to build the stack.

Add the ham hock and then complete with a poached

egg

Scallops and prawns, stir fried in teriyaki sauce

serve with egg fried rice

Slow cooked braised steak and onions

with mashed potatoes and parrots

Cauliflower cheese with optional

chorizo or smoked bacon for the meat eaters

Chicken curry, noodles and flat breads

Fish, chips & peas – my way

Baked cod loin with hoi sin sauce

potato wedges seasoned and mushy peas

Lamb with mint sauce

Stir fried shredded white cabbage and onion

with Balsamic vinegar

Roast potatoes

Petit pois

They say everything comes in threes – since the beginning of lockdown :

Number 1 - from nowhere our electrics tripped – resetting just knocked them out again. Long story short thank goodness my electrician is on speed dial, someone, somewhere was smiling, he answered the phone! Well that was an exciting couple of hours – it's process of elimination – the net result of which is … the dishwasher is no longer with us. A telephone call to Bosch, explained, quite rightly, that they were only responding to items deemed to be necessities – ovens, hobs, fridges and freezers. In a moment of madness we said, hey we'll just revert to the old fashioned way and do it by hand. It seemed like a good idea at the time … three weeks in and I'm saying – privately and in jest of course – I'd like to know who decided that a dishwasher isn't a necessity!

Number 2 – three days later and I'm about to start my favourite household chore – NOT – the ironing. Guess what … the electrics tripped again … the iron is no longer with us – can you see a pattern emerging? I'm beginning to twitch every time I go to switch anything on. Thank you Amazon although I suppose I could have justified leaving the ironing to pile up because I didn't have an iron … nice try!

Number 3 - the day after I'd done the weekly shop H went to move my car to get to his and … yep you've guessed - it wouldn't move, another long story short, the rescue squad were called and then a Volvo mechanic, who asked me have you put petrol in recently? Answer – yes, gulp! I can't repeat what I thought – suffice it to say my blood ran cold. A sprint indoors and a rummage for the receipt confirmed that I'd not done the unthinkable and filled my car with diesel … phew! The indignity of watching my car being towed away on a low loader was ridiculously traumatic, like losing a limb. For goodness sake get a grip!

The tide turned, I no longer have a pile of ironing, my garage re-opened its service department and the fault was fixed and I got my car back in time to do the next shopping run, all this excitement is too much.

Just before I go, I have an update on “Marmite Smooth Gate” … the quest continues. It helps when you have family in a different part of the Country. In my case my Sister, Whizzer and grown-up Nephews, Lucas and Nathan all live in the North West. Lucas is also my Editor and IT Consultant and like me a lover of both Marmite and Peanut Butter – I now have them all on the case – they love a challenge – watch this space. Of course it may be that we have visitors from outer space who have never experienced either delight and become addicted, commandeering supplies as they leave the production line! Well really.

Stay safe and well,

Love xxxx

P.s. I mentioned cauliflower cheese in the menu …