we were in here dancing to David Bowie

It was amazing. To the extent, mmm should we test this? Yes!!! Err, we need another one.

Way hay!!! When does dancing in the street come on?

i feel like that about this toffee pecan cloud of lovliness
i shall keep an eye out next time im in lidle.
i love tiramisu.

Nite all, x

Morning all! Hope you are feeling better today tk. It's a lot warmer here down sarrrf so I may be able to omit a layer of woollens today Just a tad less polar bear-like

Afternoon all, it's actually really warm and sunny here, and my head is beginning to feel a little less like a cauldron of boiling mucus!

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You're doing well tk! Just need to honk all that mucus down your nose

Enjoy, chins

did yu think tk's mucus was lovely soup?

Afternoon Sillies!

Have got the ham on and got a bag of home made marzipan's in the post from a friend so am binge eating them with a cup of tea

How are you are all feeling today?

Hope these hot toddies will warm you up and sooth those sinuses!

I'm feeling well today thank yuo planets! Although it's so minging out I am under the slanket again resting up. The jobs outside will just have to wait.

Corrr....are you doing the cheesy leeks with the ham?

*slurps hot toddy*

oh that's good! it's grim here too

having an enforced change today, no leeks or cheese in the fridge
today it will be braised red cabbage i'm cooking with apple and red onion, mashed swede, carrots and bread sauce. I figure if a make loads i won't have to cook tomorrow!
it's dark already here

That all sounds absolutely lush! Try a tiny bit of chutney in your cabbage. Goes a treat

oh really? not tried that.
i do Delia's recipe with garlic, spices and red wine vinegar it is soooooooo yummy!
maybe the vinegar and sugar and spice giive a similar flavour?

Probably, I just boil the cabbage, drain and mix in a small teaspoon of spiced pear and apple chutters. LUSH!

oh right i layer the cabbage with apple and onions in a large casserole dish. each layer gets a sprinkling of the garlic sugar spices then when it's full pour on red wine vinegar and shove it in the oven for a couple of hours!

I'm not patient enough for that one !

well it does about 12 portions so i eat it for a few days and then portion it up for the freezer in individual portion size boxes/bags!! so you cook once then it's just a quick re heat whenever you want it again. It's so delicious it really is worth it. Doesn't really take any more effort cos you still have to chop the cabbage no matter hoe it's cooked!!

the swede is the worst for chopping i'm so feeble it's a bloody nightmare to peel and chop that wee bugger up

I'm rubbish at swedes and big butternut squashes, I can barely get the chopper through them. I've always been a bit feeble!!

Just made a quick dinner of defrosted king prawns, rice, chilli, onion and garlic, with peas, broccoli and chopped cherry tomatoes. Delish and very fast!

ooooo tasty!!
i've forgotten when i put the ham in the slow cooker. I know i planned to have it in by 2pm but i think i got distracted so i think it was in just before 3pm
i wish whoever stole my brain would return it

ooo dinner sounds nice!
i love a chinesey style stir fry i might do one with some of the left over ham...
i'm drooling over the thought of bread sauce at the moment

I've had so much bread sauce this week with all the turkey dinners I am satiated with it for the moment. A rice stir fry is so easy and you can bung in literally anything you have. With chopped cold ham I would do a chopped omelette, onion, peas, tomatoes and some toasted cashew nuts....with plenty of soy sauce!

i haven't had any bread sauce for days i have chronic withdrawal
also first ham of the new year!!!
must go and stir my cabbage and it's going to take forever to peel that effing swede!! they taste so lovely but by golly you have to work for it!

don't forget Bowie on later!! it clashes with the new thing Taboo so i'm gonig to watch Taboo on catch up i think in case it's rubbish, cos then i can watch Man Who Fell to Earth... after Bowie doc!

I'm doing the same as you and hoping I can stay awake for the film after the documentary. Taboo can be downloaded!

45 minutes to peel that bugger! and i nearly lost a hand!!

i suspect i might shed a tear or two during the Bowie thing.