We had just finished a spicy carbonara (one of my specialities) and I went to make the chocolate sauce to have with the chocolate sponge I had cooked but wasn't really paying attention. Tesco custard powder used to come in a yellow and red container with a red lid. Well that's easy and I am not likely to confuse that with the gravy which is in an all red container. So I picked the container out of the cupboard and was ready to spoon the powder into the jug to add the boiling milk when I realised it didn't look right. No one told me that custard now comes in a green and yellow container but SMASH still comes in red and yellow. Not that we use ready made mashed potato, it came from bodybuilder's cupboard and was approaching use by date, but I wonder what chocolate flavoured mashed potato would have tasted like. Any volunteers wanting to try for themselves I will send the rest of the tin to you.
I am not sure how that sums up the last couple of weeks but they do seem to have consisted almost entirely of some near misses and some downright disasters. The Greeks has stolen some of the more imaginative elves and the highest paid gardener in Lapland has won an award and got lots of publicity which he didn't deserve, but it's too late now. (Pedantic readers please note the apostrophe in the correct place).
So, Red Ed is the new Labour leader and delight of delights the title of the Great Blair's memoirs translates to Fahrt in German, or so I am reliably informed. I see that he appears to have donned Harry Potter's invisibility cloak again whilst the Middle East talks are going on - how much is he supposed to be earning to wave his magic wand over the Israel/Palestine issue? However this is NOT a political blog so please regard these comments as an abberation rather the expected norm. Where would we be if Santa had to be politically correct or worry about Elf and Safety (sorry couldn't resist that one - new readers go back about 2 years for an explanation).
Next Sunday is rather special for us and unfortunately we will not make it to our usual church service which is a pity as Elaine Storkey is coming to speak. Elaine was very good to us both during a difficult time several years ago and it would have been good to spend time with her again. It is the harvest festival so my advice Pat is to listen carefully.
Mrs Claus is now a great aunt - woo hoo - as I believe she would say. I am concerned that it may be affecting her in some way as she has begun to go round taking photographs of people's beds on her phone
The Gretna guys seem to be doing well, not sure exactly where they are at presently but I guess all will become clear in the fullness of time. The quiet man has however been far from quiet and seems to be becoming a major part of life again. It all makes for a very full world and not even a mention of crises at work and out of work
more cheer next time and maybe less cryptic clues
good luck blessed one
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Not keen on the spicy part of the carbonara there, but fascinated by the idea of chocolate potatoes. I may try that out.......but not with instant mashed potato which is a complete aberration in my humble opinion. I shall let you know how the experiment goes and see if it is best to cook the chocolate in a paste first before adding it.....or whether it might go entirely solid and chewy as it is wont to do when coming into contact with anything aqua in base. Son will think this a marvellous experiment in principle, but may baulk at actually putting it in his mouth...........xxxx
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