Saturday, December 29, 2007
Ah, Christmas.
Phew, it's over! It's been great to have a holiday from work and also to eat lots of yummy food. Just a couple of quick things to share...
It was my work's Christmas Dinner and Dance a couple of weeks ago, and we were allowed to bring a guest. It was at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane (very posh!) and was a really great night.
Probably the best solution in the entire world to having far too many veges left over from the Christmas dinner. Mash them all up and fry them in the pan (my first attempt at bubble and squeak, yum!).
Also, Stu bought some chestnuts after I confessed that a couple of years ago in Australia I bought some from the markets but didn't know what to do with them and they just ended up sitting in a bowl on the table as a kind of centre piece. Unfortunately, one exploded in his face just as he was pulling them out of the oven (it's alright, he's OK, but you should see the state of the kitchen!) so to avoid further catastrophe he wore his sunglasses after that.
Finally, poor Fernando has had some trouble starting recently (cold weather = wet spark plugs) so we went out to have a look at him this afternoon, and Stu tried my helmet on. As you can se, it fits - perhaps he should have worn it for the chestnut operation!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone! xxx
Phew, it's over! It's been great to have a holiday from work and also to eat lots of yummy food. Just a couple of quick things to share...
It was my work's Christmas Dinner and Dance a couple of weeks ago, and we were allowed to bring a guest. It was at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane (very posh!) and was a really great night.
Probably the best solution in the entire world to having far too many veges left over from the Christmas dinner. Mash them all up and fry them in the pan (my first attempt at bubble and squeak, yum!).
Also, Stu bought some chestnuts after I confessed that a couple of years ago in Australia I bought some from the markets but didn't know what to do with them and they just ended up sitting in a bowl on the table as a kind of centre piece. Unfortunately, one exploded in his face just as he was pulling them out of the oven (it's alright, he's OK, but you should see the state of the kitchen!) so to avoid further catastrophe he wore his sunglasses after that.
Finally, poor Fernando has had some trouble starting recently (cold weather = wet spark plugs) so we went out to have a look at him this afternoon, and Stu tried my helmet on. As you can se, it fits - perhaps he should have worn it for the chestnut operation!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone! xxx
