The date and walnut cake is lovely....the cheese bread awful. It was a non-yeasted quick bread made with SR flour, it was, oddly, both crumbly and heavy, it plunged to the bottom of my stomach like a big lump of stodgy suet pudding, bloating me for ages. Not one of my culinary successes, I'll stick to yeast breads in future. I shan't waste it though, I'm leaving it to dry out for a couple of days then will whizz it to breadcrumbs and freeze it. It can be used to top pasta bakes or fish pies etc.
We're off on our shopping trip to Taunton when husband gets home from the gym around 10 am. I've been going on about things I want in The Range, and have just realised that the store near Proper Job (where husband particularly wants to go) isn't The Range, it's Matalan. Bummer! Matalan does do some homewares but I prefer the things in The Range - I want a new shower mat, some more hand towels and a large bed fleece. There is a Range in Taunton, but it's right over the other side and not really near where we're going....never mind, hopefully I can get what I want in Matalan. Otherwise I'll order it on the website.
We've just found out that 2 elderly residents here on our sheltered housing scheme died within a few days of each other last week, we knew one of them slightly but not the other. I guess it's inevitable when one lives in a community of elderly people. We did see an ambulance come down last week - again, that's a fairly regular occurrence. Several of the residents have daily carers, one near us has carers in 24/7 on a rota basis. I suppose you could say husband has a 24/7 carer too!
It felt a bit warmer yesterday - having said that, I didn't go out anywhere, other than in the garden with Betty....we have to keep an eye on her out there or she'll be digging in the flower beds. We're actually forecast a few sunny spells today, although the weather forecasters keep saying the temperature is colder than normal for this time of year.
I didn't sleep well at all last night, Betty kept leaping up hearing imaginary noises - well, noises only she could hear. She seemed very anxious and couldn't settle, for whatever reason. I had to put the light on and stroke her, talking to her quietly for a while till she eventually settled. Perhaps she was having bad dreams?! She seems fine this morning, whilst I feel like death warmed up. 😞
I like soda bread but I guess adding cheese changes the way the mixture behaves although, having said than, cheese scones can be as light as a feather and they are fairly similar. Never mind, Sooze, I love the idea of cheesy breadcrumbs. I bet they will taste delicious.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the shopping - a shame it isn't the Range. xx
I hope you manage to get what you want from Matalan. I like to see and touch what I buy. I hate buying on-line, but sometimes there's no option.
ReplyDeleteI hope Betty (and therefore you) has a better night tonight. I wonder what disturbed her? xx
Do you have a Dunelm near you, I always find that they are great for all sorts of housey things.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny you should say about Betty reacting to imaginary noises at night, as my son was saying the same thing yesterday about his two Labradors. They had him up at 1am and then 2am last night for no apparent reason, not good when you have to get up for work at 4am!!
I wonder if Betty was having nightmares? I do hope you managed to find what you needed from that store. Sorry the cheese bread was a failure.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.