After writing the post yesterday I beans on toast with scrambled eggs. Protein, fibre and tastes good. I resisted the lure of bacon.

I checked my comments and email a couple of times more and spent time on a piece about Cromwell’s Head. I then made a light lunch and Julia went out. I stayed in and cooked Pasta Bake, Cheese, Onion and garlic Soda Bread and Rock Buns.

The bread took more liquid than usual and needed longer to cook. I think it was the new flour – needed more liquid. It was close to being undercooked, but just squeaked in as acceptable.

The rock buns were far too soft and  far too flat and smooth. They weren’t rock buns, but they were very nice biscuits. Somewhere there will already be a recipe on the net for them with a traditional name. They start with this recipe and I substitute 100g of vegetable oil for the 125g of butter. I also had to cut up about 60g of apricots to use as dried fruit as I was short of that too.

All in all, not very productive. Tomorrow I will prioritise the writing I have been avoiding. That’s the trouble with a list – you can still avoid things and tell yourself all is going OK.

It’s like the talk I’m preparing. I felt good at getting a complete outline down on paper, but I have not done anything much since, I really need to work at it a little each day. However, i cooked and baked today, which is good. It keeps me moving and adds to my repertoire.

No photos of the rock bun biscuits I’m afraid, they were just too good. Maybe next time.