Husband's taking the car for MOT first thing this morning, he'll be out for 2 or 3 hours afterwards so I've got the morning to myself. I'm not going to spend the time worrying about the car, so will be keeping busy. I've done a list of jobs for this week and hung it up in the kitchen.....let's see how many husband feels inclined to do!
I'm having a cooking/baking session today. Last night I took out some stuff from the freezer.....some homemade shortcrust pastry, enough for 2 open pies and a sheet of (bought) puff pastry. Some sausages, a pack of bacon, smoked basa fillets and crabsticks and a couple of slices of leftover sourdough which I'll blitz to make breadcrumbs. I'm going to make an open fish pie using the smoked basa and crabsticks, mixed with cheese sauce and topped with herby breadcrumbs. I'll air fry some sliced courgettes, red onion and red pepper and mix with some diced bacon, feta cheese and a couple of beaten eggs, to go in the 2nd flan. The puff pastry sheet I'll cut into 6 and score a border round the edges....spread the base with a layer of skinned sausagemeat mixed with tomato puree and top with the rest of the diced bacon, I'll cook the tarts for about 10 or 15 mins, then take them out and crack an egg on top of each. Another 5 or 10 mins in the oven to set the eggs. We'll have 2 of the sausage and egg tarts with salad for dinner tonight, everything else will be frozen. So that'll be another 6 meals in the freezer, it's filling up nicely now.
A moment of drama yesterday evening - Betty came running in from the garden with a small dead baby rabbit in her mouth - no idea whether she'd caught and killed it or whether she just found it. Just like a cat, she didn't want to let it go and a bit of a chase around the lounge ensued before she finally dropped it. Yuck.
Bit of a fraught weekend what with one thing and another, hence why I didn't post anything. Suffice it to say that my supply of patience is not bottomless, and gritting my teeth is wearing them out!
Enjoy the time on your own. Here's hoping your husband decides on several jobs - and does them! Dead things in the house isn't nice. I remember once our daughter shouted up the stairs that there was a pigeon in the living room. What she failed to say was that one of our cats had caught and killed it and brought it in. Feathers everywhere! xx
ReplyDeleteOne reason (among many) I won't have any pets. Unwanted little gifts - yuck indeed.
ReplyDeleteYour cooking adventures sound really tasty!
xx
I really need to do more cook-ahead meals here, as well...makes life so much easier!
ReplyDeleteSweet Betty! Lol You never know what they'll find.
hugs
Donna
I hope you enjoyed your time alone, and that lots of cooking was done. Hoping Hubby will take a look at the list and do a few things.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.