Countdown to Freedom

LauraJo

moneycurious wrote: »

Hope today goes ok xxx

Ditto, hope all ok xx

misscousinitt

Hope everything goes as well as can be expected.

((hugs))

MCI

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Thanks for all your good wishes. Hopefully that's the last funeral for a good while

Chicken, parsnip and carrot casserole with roasties, spring cabbage for dinner. Really delicious (although I say so myself)

Beef flank tomorrow evening, with mashed pots and celeriac, green veg of some description.

Watching a recorded University Challenge and not doing too well at the moment.

I'm off for an early night and a quick update of the spending diary.

Night all, Tilly x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning, not sure where yesterday went

Grey sky today but I'm imagining blue sky, mild spring air and slight breeze to blow away the cobwebs. Lets hope I have a good imagination :rotfl:

Plans for the day:

Mr T is shopping at the market and L!dl
I'm making a dried fruit salad - not needed until Saturday night but the steeping helps the flavour - if that word is ok for non tea related activities.

PC survey monies in PP and claimed.

Miss T has investigated local college for beauty treatments and hair cuts. Plus meals - that's going on the February 'night out' list.

Absolutely no other news at the moment.

Almost the weekend :T

Tilly x x

edinburgher

Happy Friday Tilly - how does a dried fruit salad work?

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

edinburgher wrote: »

Happy Friday Tilly - how does a dried fruit salad work?

I'm just about to make I so will post the recipe

I think it's a lovely flavour and gives a good dessert, without the cost of fresh fruit (strawberries etc) in the winter which are way too expensive. Quite a warming type of dessert, but not heavy.

No clue of any of that makes sense but will post recipe in a while.

Good luck with job application by the way, and glad to hear the foot is improving.

Tilly x x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Ingredients:
150g Demerara sugar (I think any light brown sugar lurking would do)
400ml water
Peel of 1 lemon - finely chopped
1 cinnamon stick
1 dried lime cracked (does give a definite flavour but not sure it's worth buying a large bag for 1)
60g crystallised ginger, cut into matchsticks
6 soft dried figs - cut into 1/4s
6 dates, stoned, and cut into 1/4s
12 soft dried apricots, cut into 1/4s

160g tub of Greek yoghurt
5-6 cardamom pods, remove seeds and crush

Sugar, water, lemon peel, cinnamon, lime and ginger in pan
Bring to the boil, keep stirring to dissolve sugar
Once dissolved lower heat and simmer for 5 mins

Remove pan from heat, add fruits, put back on heat and bring to boil
Once boiling turn down and simmer for 10 minutes.

At this point, I divert from recipe, take fruits out leave in a Pyrex bowl (something which can take heat)
Then reduce the liquid until syrupy and glossy
Pour on to fruits and leave to steep

I think it tastes its best after a couple of days, or minimum 24 hours.

Serve with yoghurt, with crushed seeds sprinkled on top.

Really yummy

Tilly x

System

Delurking to say hello.... I've been eavesdropping for a while, and just wanted to tell Tilly that The Book People have a great looking DK book on offer at the moment for less than a fiver (sorry I am new, so not sure about links etc) called Home Brew Beer. Gets good reviews on Amazon. My OH may well be getting a kit for his birthday too, which is why I am mentioning it !! I am between homes at the moment and so technically mortgage free, but I am still cheering everybody on silently and wishing you all well x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Hi GreenInkPen, thanks for delurking, feel free to drop by whenever you're free. The more the merrier on this weird journey we're on

I'll check out the site as the kids and I are clubbing together for the kit for Mr Ts birthday, the book would be a good addition.

Many thanks,

Tilly x

Pearla*Merle

The winter fruit salad sounds utterly delicious... and I have all those things lurking in the cupboard and was only this morning thinking what on earth I could do with them (hooray!) :j Thank you!