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Peggy wrote: "I'm on a surprise weekend away. We were given a destination to drive in this morning and there we got the actual destination. We're in the south of Belgium, the French part, in a beautiful region c..."
Sounds wonderful Peggy! Hope you had a wonderful trip.
Sounds wonderful Peggy! Hope you had a wonderful trip.
Thanks everyone! Breakfast was delicious, as expected. We spent Sunday exploring a nearby old city (more like a town) and its surroundings, and on the way home Monday stopped in another cute town. We were so lucky with the weather! It was raining until Friday and it's raining now, but during the 3 days we were away it was sunny and 22C! We even had lunch outside on Sunday and Monday.
Why is it that food, eaten outside in the sunshine taste soooo good? Glad you had a great time Peggy ;-)
Travis wrote: "I had a dream myself, my wife, her aunt, some other people o can't recall and rusalka and lexx went to the Sydney opera house and then to a casino All my wife wanted to know was did rusalka bring ..."
LOL! Those would be cultured chickens.
Kathryn wrote: "Why is it that food, eaten outside in the sunshine taste soooo good? Glad you had a great time Peggy ;-)"Yep, fresh air adds flavour to everything!
Rusalka, I can't believe you didn't bring your chickens to the Opera!
Travis wrote: "I had a dream myself, my wife, her aunt, some other people o can't recall and rusalka and lexx went to the Sydney opera house and then to a casino All my wife wanted to know was did rusalka bring ..."
LOL I love her priorities! They so should have come along. "All on black!" "No, Rus. On the table, not the chicken"
And I will happily show you guys the Opera House if you want to come visit. One of the people who lived in our flat is a chorus member at Opera Australia too who sometimes perform in there.
Oh dear - so I am not in the hubby's good books....
We do a lot of batch cooking and put the meals into old takeaway containers. Now, I am normally pretty good at labeling up what is being put in the containers but epic failure tonight!
We thought we were going to have a spicy Nacho Feast, (that is what the container said), and rice was made to go with it. Problem is, it isn't Nacho Feast, it is Bolognese, which my hubby is not a fan of - oopps, ( it is my favorite though lol). Never had it with rice but there's a first time for everything!
We do a lot of batch cooking and put the meals into old takeaway containers. Now, I am normally pretty good at labeling up what is being put in the containers but epic failure tonight!
We thought we were going to have a spicy Nacho Feast, (that is what the container said), and rice was made to go with it. Problem is, it isn't Nacho Feast, it is Bolognese, which my hubby is not a fan of - oopps, ( it is my favorite though lol). Never had it with rice but there's a first time for everything!
Lol Kathryn! I rarely label stuff that I put in the freezer (ours is not very big) but there have been times where I had to defrost the food to know whether I should make rice or pasta ;-)
We never used to label the containers but I got a bit fed up thinking I was coming home to a chicken curry and ending up with a beef stew! We have a chest freezer in the garage which has been a real time saver for us. We both work longish hours so rarely cook anything from scratch during the week. We have saved money in the long run as we are less likely to cave and buy a takeaway.
We usually cook for 2 (more like 3, but my partner tends to eat for 2..), but if we made more and there are leftovers I put them in the freezer (or, depending on what it is, one of us takes it to work the next day). I have to eat by myself once a week so that's perfect to get rid of the left-overs. When I have to cook for myself on one of those days I usually make 3-4 portions so that I have something for the following weeks as well. And especially in autumn/winter I often have home made soups in the freezer.
I am definitely looking forward to making some soups now that the fall weather is finally upon us.
I declared soup season open last Wednesday with a yummy carrot soup. :)
I made zucchini soup and pumpkin soup so far. I just love soup!!
My first soup this season was a coconut curry soup two weeks ago :)
I've got a ham bone (with lots of ham) in the soup pot on the stove. I'm thinking either a ham and corn chowder or a lentil/pea/barley and ham soup. I could do both, I suppose.I find it difficult to cook for myself. If I do make a casserole, I end up eating it for several days until it's gone. I've tried portioning it out and putting it in the freezer. But, the next day, I raid the freezer.
I made minestrone recently and I plan to make a new pumpkin soup recipe soon. I’ve already bought all the ingredients. I’ve never made pumpkin soup, but the recipe looked really good.
Oh Kathryn I have had that same problem many times. LOL I am so bad at labeling what I freeze. I usually guess what in the container. As to Bolognaise with rice I actually make a casserole with rice and leftover sauce it is one of my husbands favorites.i>Kathryn wrote: "Oh dear - so I am not in the hubby's good books....
We do a lot of batch cooking and put the meals into old takeaway containers. Now, I am normally pretty good at labeling up what is being put in ..."
I bought this box with all the ingredients you need for pumpkin soup. It said it would take 35 minutes to make... It took me almost 35 minutes just to chop everything up!! If you count the cooking times in the instructions it added up to 30 minutes, which would leave you 5 minutes to chop up a pumpkin, 2 carrots, 3 cloves of garlic, 3 shallots, an apple, some herbs, and squeeze an orange. I know I'm not very fast with a knife, but who could manage that?!
Sounds like the prep time wasn’t very accurate for your recipe, Peggy. Maybe they didn’t count prep time at all.
Controversial opinion: I hate soup. I also don't label things in the freezer, and sent Lexx the other day with Char Kway Teow to work, and you should have seen the email I got oozing disappointment that it was Chicken and Jollof rice.
I still reckon it's better than the day he took a container of stock to work. So he should be feeling fortunate.
Stock??? LOL. You put him on a diet!
Sandra wrote: "Stock??? LOL. You put him on a diet!"In an very salty, unappertising way lol
Talking about soup...made Moroccan chickpea soup. I add kielbasa to it and serve it over rice - makes a nice meal.
Oh Rusalka! Stock?? Now that would have gone down like a ton of bricks if I did that to David. He would go nuts lol.
Prep time for making anything from scratch can be very time consuming. I invested in a small electric blade which I now use for my carrots, peppers, onions, celery - well pretty much anything I can't be bothered to slice or chop. It works really well for sauces and soups.
All this talk of soup is making me hungry - I quite fancy leek and potato.
Prep time for making anything from scratch can be very time consuming. I invested in a small electric blade which I now use for my carrots, peppers, onions, celery - well pretty much anything I can't be bothered to slice or chop. It works really well for sauces and soups.
All this talk of soup is making me hungry - I quite fancy leek and potato.
Gourmet cooks, you! My idea of soup-making is buying the (gourmet) ready-made soup (not canned or packet, though) from our local supermarket. The laksa is beautiful. The chicken noodle, too, but with added chicken. My husband makes divine pea and ham soup. Can’t think of soup now though in our weather downunder. It’s Salad Time!
We get some really nice soups from the supermarket too Shirley. I'm not very adventurous in the kitchen so if we want a really nice Thai soup etc., we buy the fresh ready-made.
I am super excited - for Christmas this year one of my besties and I are going to see The Nutcracker at the Royal Albert Hall on 30th December rather than buying each other a gift. Here is the link,
https://www.royalalberthall.com/ticke...
Looks amazing!
I am super excited - for Christmas this year one of my besties and I are going to see The Nutcracker at the Royal Albert Hall on 30th December rather than buying each other a gift. Here is the link,
https://www.royalalberthall.com/ticke...
Looks amazing!
Ooh, lucky you! I love ballet and the Royal Albert looks very swanky :-o
What a great idea, Kathryn. Enjoy!
Kathryn wrote: "We get some really nice soups from the supermarket too Shirley. I'm not very adventurous in the kitchen so if we want a really nice Thai soup etc., we buy the fresh ready-made.I am super excited ..."
I'm sure 'The Nutcracker' will be amazing, Kathryn. Have you ever been to the Royal Albert Hall before? It's lovely!
I have never been to the Royal Albert Hall nor have I seen a ballet live. London will also be very festive as it is only a few days after Christmas.
Kathryn wrote: "I have never been to the Royal Albert Hall nor have I seen a ballet live. London will also be very festive as it is only a few days after Christmas."Oh, you are going to love it! What a treat!
I do like the Nutcracker. But it is the only Ballet I have ever attended. It is on my bucket list to see another Ballet. I love them but unfortunatlyt my family and friends are not interested. So I will just have to keep watching the ones they stream at the cinema
I love soup and generally have it for my lunch when at home. I don't use recipes but use it as an excuse to use up leftover vegetables . I have a habit of always making spicy soup. I might try some recipes now and maybe freeze a couple portions. Rob doesn't like soup so I only get to eat it when I'm home alone. Haha.It was Rob's birthday at the weekend and it's mine today. I'm 40! We went to Longleat Safari park on Saturday which was excellent. Sunday roast with the family. Spa day on Monday with my cousin which was so needed. Had my first tattoo done yesterday. So I'm having a good birthday week so far. I'm actually on a course today but it's a light hearted one and should be good fun. No idea what I'm doing this evening yet. Depends on the pussy cat. We had to take him to the emergency vet the other night as he hasn't been eating and had some abdominal pain. Must be something about the boat. Haha.
Hope your puss is feeling better :(What an action packed birthday weekend! I sounds wonderful. Fabulous 40s, enjoy 😙
Happy birthday, Sarah! And I hope Beans gets better soon.
Happy 40th Birthday Sarah! Life starts now! I hope you continue to have a wonderful day and that your little cat is feeling better soon.
Happy special birthday Sarah - have a fun evening!
Happy 40th Birthday, Sarah! Have a lovely day! I hope Beans feels better soon.
Kathryn wrote: "I have never been to the Royal Albert Hall nor have I seen a ballet live. London will also be very festive as it is only a few days after Christmas."You will have a great time, I'm sure. I can't think of a better location to see a ballet, particularly so close to Christmas 🙂
Happy happy happy birthday, Sarah! Have a wonderful day :D
Happy birthday, Sarah! I hope you have a great day and that Beans gets better soon.
Happy birthday Sarah 🎉 mine was yesterday (Oct 22) lol
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