Not exactly a restful day today but it will be very pleasant. Nearly all the family are converging in Chelmsford for a nice lunch together. It's going to be great!
Yesterday was so busy I didn't have time to feel my usual Friday afternoon tiredness. Plenty of paperwork to be getting on with, three meetings and then more paperwork as a result of that meeting. Next Friday will be no better - two meetings with 'outside agencies' - people from various support services assigned to a particular child - with resulting paperwork attached. Stll, it keeps me out of trouble, doesn't it?
It's still raining. Not right now but on and off. Yesterday we got lucky. They got all their playtimes fore and aft and it didn't rain at the beginning and end of school either. Plenty in between times though, some very hard. Proper April showers and no mistake! No need to use the hosepipe although, in fact, we don't have a ban around here, much to everyone's surprise. I'm really not sure why not but there you go!
My grafted tomatoes have arrive. Titchy little plug plants that I need to get into pots this morning and then keep indoors (on the window ledge, I guess) until frost danger time has passed, whenever that will be. It's still jolly cold at night but because of the cloud cover there's been no frost. I wouldn't like to bet on the chances of no more frost this spring though.
Well, better get going. There's a house to dust and sweep!
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Saturday, 28 April 2012
Sunday, 30 January 2011
Sunday evening and a link to a great recipe
I made just about the most delicious loaf of soda bread I've ever made this afternoon. It is the recipe that was on Baking Made Easy a couple of weeks ago and it's scrummy. Here's the link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/soda_bread_41394
The only thing I did extra was this: I'm sure I remember that she had some water in the oven to keep the baking environment steamy, so I did the same - actually she tossed some ice cubes into a baking tray at the bottom, I think, but I just poured in some boiling water. It's not mentioned on the recipe.
It made a huge loaf - DD, DG and I had half of it for tea and the other half is in two quarters now and in the freezer. DD was supposed to take one chunk home with her but she left it behind.
Definitely I will be making this again, starting in a fortnight when the family again descends on Chelmsford for a family lunch. I might make it a bread, ham and cheese buffet this time! A sort of posh ploughman's. Soda bread, 'artisan' oaty bread, cheesy scones - mmmmmm, it does sound good and not too tricky either.
EDIT: I wuz rong! The ice cubes/steam thingy was for the Grant loaf (another wonderful bread to add to my list for the buffet) but it worked so very well I will continue to do it when I make soda bread.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/soda_bread_41394
The only thing I did extra was this: I'm sure I remember that she had some water in the oven to keep the baking environment steamy, so I did the same - actually she tossed some ice cubes into a baking tray at the bottom, I think, but I just poured in some boiling water. It's not mentioned on the recipe.
It made a huge loaf - DD, DG and I had half of it for tea and the other half is in two quarters now and in the freezer. DD was supposed to take one chunk home with her but she left it behind.
Definitely I will be making this again, starting in a fortnight when the family again descends on Chelmsford for a family lunch. I might make it a bread, ham and cheese buffet this time! A sort of posh ploughman's. Soda bread, 'artisan' oaty bread, cheesy scones - mmmmmm, it does sound good and not too tricky either.
EDIT: I wuz rong! The ice cubes/steam thingy was for the Grant loaf (another wonderful bread to add to my list for the buffet) but it worked so very well I will continue to do it when I make soda bread.
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