… a bit of fun.
The
stocking filler and the Rocky Road fest!
Each
year when we travel to visit the family we take an extra – a
stocking filler if you will. Over the years it has been a luxury
panettone, amaretti biscuits or posh crackers for Christmas Day.
My
idea for this year began when a friend of mine was waxing lyrical
about the Middle Eastern version of Rocky Road and so I decided I'd
make her some as a Christmas gift. That gave me the idea for the
family “extra” - Rocky Road - me and my big ideas.
I
made the Middle Eastern version batch first since I had to deliver to
my friend before we left for the holidays and I decided my
hairdresser might like it too - I froze the rest.
I
should have realised that it was a tall order – leaving aside the
Middle Eastern version I made two more batches of original Rocky Road
and divided it into eight containers, bagging the remainder to
transport, the thought then occurred – will it all fit into the
car with all the stuff we have to take … blind panic!
Here's
what my kitchen looked like :
First
family visit was to Daughter in Law (Dil for short, it's much easier
and so much more affectionate!) - Granddaughter, Partner and Great
Granddaughter call in – that's four containers delivered. We left
another two containers for Son and Dil to be passed on on Boxing Day.
The final two containers delivered other Son and Dil – a great
sense of achievement I can tell you.
Fast
forward to later in the day …
…
and an extract from a text received from our Granddaughter :
… the
Rocky Road is the nicest thing Lee has ever
eaten
in his life!
I think that definitely guarantees a repeat order!
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