Hello all,
it is a rainy Sunday here, I am itching to get into the garden but it is sodden after 2 days of rain and the
forecast has it raining till Thursday!
The cats are disgusted and are sitting on the door step waiting for it
to clear, a long wait! At least it is
warm and I can keep the door open.
Looking on
the bright side I won’t have to water it for a few days!
I haven’t been
in the mood for crochet, but have picked up a long term project, some
patchwork, long term, because it is being done by hand! I am not sure what it will be yet, I just
enjoy the activity.
There was a
break in the rain at lunchtime for all of half an hour, Ambrose (the black cat)
decided to wander off and got caught in the next downpour, it was so funny he
tore inside when it eased off and mewed at me so plaintively, I had to pick
him up in a towel and dry him he was soaked to the skin, poor boy, I sometimes
thinks he gets wet purposely so he can be wrapped in a towel and get cuddled
.
It has been
one of days where the kitchen is the nicest place to be.
I have been
freezing up punnets of lightly stewed tomatoes, zucchini and peppers ready for
winter stews. I have visitors coming
next Tuesday and decided to do some baking for the occasion. I made 2 slices, Eltham slice (a traditional
kiwi bake), and a variation of it. Eltham slice usually has coconut and
currants and spice and a coconut icing topping, but for the second one, instead
of currants I used chocolate buttons and
left the topping off. I will put the proper recipe up in the recipe page (see
buttons under the header.)
When I use
the oven, I like to fill it up to save on power. So I decided use to some
rhubarb I had picked between showers. I was going to make crumble for my
dessert. But I suddenly remembered a
cake I had seen on someone’s blog that had spoonful’s of rhubarb and custard in
the mix. I searched for it but just
could not remember where I had seen it as I hadn’t bookmarked it. Then I had a brainwave why not make it as a pie!
I was going
to give the rhubarb a blast in the oven but suddenly thought why not the
microwave, so I sprinkled sugar on the chopped up rhubarb covered with cling
film (used no water) and cooked for 8 minutes at 50 per cent power. It was a lot quicker than the oven
Next, I
made some custard up, but you could use ready made, it needs to be fairly thick.
Then, I
made some short crust pastry but quite short so that I could reserve some for
the crumble topping. I baked the pastry
blind so it would have a soggy bottom.
Then I put spoonfuls
of rhubarb and custard in the crust, I wanted there to be distinct patches of
custard and rhubarb.
I will
write the recipe up properly during the week and put it on my recipe page. I imagine you could use any stewed
fruit. I tell you it was delicious with
a spoonful of plain yoghurt.
My poor
diet has gone for a burton, sigh! But at
least I only had the stewed tomato, zucchini and peppers on toast as my main
course. (Who am I kidding, ha ha) and
probably will only have a cup of soup for supper.
I think I
have rambled on enough, so I will go and devour my tea and cake. Hope you all have a lovely Sunday whenever it
arrives for you, and yay I do believe the sun is coming out, well trying
to! I am hoping the weather forecasters
have got it wrong again!
A bit later, it was delicious and the sun didn't come it it raining again, oh well, at least we are not having the flooding that the Auckland region is.
If it's any consolation, I fell off the diet wagon too, Sharon. I love your patchwork, very pretty prints you are using. We had snow today, which I prefer to the rain. At least it covers all the mud! I'd say that you have some very lucky guests arriving with those good looking sweets!
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Jane
Thank you Jane, the material for the patchwork was a bundle of fat quarters I picked up cheap in an op shop about 2 years ago! It is still raining here but trying hard to clear, we dont get snow just a few frosts in the winters. have a great week.
DeleteLooks like you made the very best of a rainy day, Sharon! Love the picture of your cats! All waiting so patiently for the rain to stop! I checked the recipe for your Eltham slice - it sounds delicious! The pie looks good, too. Yes, the rain means you don't have to water the garden for a few days. Hope your week is off to a good start. Take care.
ReplyDeleteIt has finally stopped raining! The cats have been out all day and are only now starting to appear for their dinner!
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ReplyDeleteHello from the UK :-) Found you through Hope and Thrift. May I say how very much I like your tea pot cosy, it's absolutely lovely. Another retired woman here, hope you enjoy your retirement as much as I'm enjoying mine. Best wishes Lesley
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Hello Lesley, Thanks for your visit, Yes I am enjoying my retirement a lot, just having the time to do my crafts is wonderful and not having to rush everywhere and fit things in at the weekend is awesome.
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