The temperature has crept up to a balmy 1 degree C in sunny Somerset. Every tree, plant and surface is glazed with a sheen of ice. But today is a ‘doing’ day. We are re-insulating part of the attic with the shiny ‘space blanket’ style insulation. We had a not so little furry critter in residence last year. Thanks to the efforts of the pest controller, it was dispatched, but we had to remove a lot of our brand new insulation as result.
We started the day with hot porridge with cinnamon apples, topped with a small amount of brandy cream left over from Christmas. The apples were chopped and microwaved with some brown sugar, a knob of butter, cinnamon and some lemon juice. The porridge was made with soya milk.
We love shopping, wrapping and opening our Christmas presents, but today is the day that we have to ‘find a home’ for them… the hardest day of the year. :o) Tomorrow the decorations have to come down. However it is very nice to re-discover that the house is bigger that we thought it was.
A lunch of Udon Noodle and White Miso soup. Food for the soul. We visited Japan in 2008 and had a wonderful experience. We want to go again but until we do, we like to remind ourselves of our best holiday ever.
Obviously at this point, the Nutta starts to feel this post is getting too virtuous for everyone, and this needs to be redressed by CHOCOLATE! So here is her little afternoon snack (balanced with some fruit). The little box is one of my ’12-days of Christmas’ Hotel Chocolat selection from my Beloved. Today was Cherry and Caramel, and Mocca and Amaretto. These have been such a treat.
An exciting afternoon transporting our recyclable cardboard to the Recycle Centre. However, after further investigation of the attic by my beloved, it appears that we have another furry critter in residence. The pest control man will need to be called again and the insulation will have to wait. Drat.
The evening meal was our final bitsa meal of the holiday. Puff pastry, chicken breast, sausage meat and mushrooms combined with some garlicky white sauce and baked in a hot oven for 30 minutes. Not healthy, but hot.
The cupboards are now clear of the naughty stuff and tomorrow is our first weeks shop of the new year. I am looking for this weeks new recipe, to make sure I have the ingredients.
Nutty as a Fruitcake 