Mince pies – time to start testing
Yes, it’s Wednesday, sometimes called “Hump Day” according to the internet. This may be true in the USA but here we just call it Wednesday. It wouldn’t be accurate for me anyway, as a lot of my working life has encompassed Saturdays and Sundays. The track is Wednesday Week by the Undertones. It’s one of those songs that you remember when you put it on. Otherwise it just slips you mind.
Not much happened today. I did a few minor bits and pieces and looked for my motivation. Unfortunately I couldn’t find it, but I did find some cheese on toast and two boxes of junk to sort out. I now have just one box of junk, so it hasn’t been a wasted day. However, do not fear – I still have plenty more to sort out.
Foodwise, I am on 22 plant based food sources, with four of them being things I didn’t eat last week. I’ve not made such a thing of it this week as I did last week. Avocado for lunch and a decent helping of veg for tea tomorrow night should see me most of the way there. I haven’t planned as well as I did last week so I may have a few things less than last week but it will still be over 30. It feels a bit like failure, but you can’t keep finding new things to eat without proper planning. This week I thought I’d just coast along and see what happened, so I’m not too disappointed. I have still done 30.
Baking tomorrow – Julia wants cheese scones, I want banana and walnut loaf and I’m thinking of doing an apple bread pudding. Then maybe a rice pudding, fruit scones or a ginger cake. It’s a case of using all the oven space. If I’m going to have the oven on I may as well fill it. The main problem will be finding enough energy to eat it all.
It sounds like your baking plans are going well, Simon! The oven helps heat the house, too.
Slightly erratic, but I am making slow zig-zag progress.
I like your scheme to make full use of the oven when it is on. Very sensible. I hope the pans are found, and the plan proceeds.
I carried out part of the plan. I now have more loaf tins. We admitted defeat and bought two more.
I never lack energy to eat
🙂 Baking plans are currently on hold due to our inability to remember where we put the rest of the loaf tins when we moved. If I don’t find them I will proceed without the ginger cake and do taht next week.
You’ll get there. In other news I made a nice leek lasagna last night
Leeks are very versatile, and one of the few things I can grow successfully from seed. I( must spend more time thinking of leek recipes now you have mentioned it.
I did a simple bechamel, smoked Gouda and thyme.
Simple? That’s several levels above my definition of the word!
Flour butter whisk over low flame milk slow thicken
You’ve clearly not read what I am capable of in the kitchen. 🙂 I will, however, add it to my future plans as it’s nice to feel somone has confidence in me. 🙂
Baking is way harder. The only thing is making sure the ratios are right. Proportionally I use 1 tablespoon flour to 1 of butter, then 1/2 cup of milk. If you have the right amounts you should be fine
🙂
Impressive effort
If you are referring to the baking plans – they had to be postponed as I mislaid some baking tins. 🙂
🙂 Ah, well, it’s the thought that counts
In the ned I worked around it. My next post will report. 🙂