The Simple Bare Necessities feat. Gratitude & Recipes

greenbee

ooh... gin and bitter lemon

It's also quite nice very cold with ice and a lemon/orange/lime/cucumber depending on the preference (or the gin)

beanielou

When you find where to buy the extra 'oomph' Please Please let me know
Glad that the foodbank box has finally been emptied.
Doing my stink at mine tomorrow. Not looking forward to it as it is always so cold

beanielou

I am a raspberry gin lover
Was lucky enough to get some for my birthday

rtandon27

Tried some rhubarb gin recently - it was lush!
(Not a mother so fair to say it won't lead to ruin! ):D

Greying_Pilgrim

Good Evening :hello:

Thanks for all the tips on gin pairing I shall be sure to bear them in mind

INOD - there will be custard, DH is just clearing the decks

beanie - is there no heating? Or no funds to switch it on?

I am a pillock When I talk about bobotie, I mean 'my' version of bobotie, which I pair down 99% of the time to be the lentil version of the 'meat' part of the dish. I rarely make (even a veggie) version of the dish with the topping, which doesn't seem dissimilar to moussaka..... Of course, this is a much more convoluted dish than my version, and I can see how you might not want to make it - veggie or meat. I make a spiced lentil and red kidney bean creation that is not dissimilar in appearance to chilli or savoury mince or cottage pie filling.

Anyhoo, tea was a baked tattie, bobotie and scrummy, buttery, HG (not by me) savoy cabbage. Nom, nom Clean plates all round The tatties were microwaved first and then put in the oven with the apple crumble (windfalls) and a fruit cake.

Today i am grateful for these 3 things;

HG produce, gifted

BG having fun and gaining confidence

for volunteers

Ta for popping in, reading and teaching me bad habits...... hic! Greatly appreciated by me, if not altogether appreciated by my husband.......... :rotfl:

Greying XX

beanielou

Thanks for being grateful for volunteers :j :j
The heating does not heat the FB well.
Luckily(!) the shifts are not too long.

Greying_Pilgrim

Good Morning :hello:

beanie - always happy to take me cap off to volunteers :T I was pondering whether I encounter more activities that wouldn't happen without volunteers because of state withdrawal on so many fronts; or whether I've shifted so far away from consumerism, that my life is much more on a home-spun, make-your-own-fun, community-endeavour, plane, which relies heavily on volunteers Dunno the answer, but I appreciate the work that volunteers - often unseen or unknown - do

Right, woke up at the rise of dawn, or perhaps it was earlier And so decided to utilise my time wisely and have had a stab at completing a task from me admin 'mountain'. Dunno if I am compos mentis at such an early hour, but I've made a start. It's always easier to edit 'something' that stare at a blank sheet of paper

I've no idea what the weather is doing outside, but as long as it is not raining, I plan a good, long, walk up to the retail park to gather a few bits.

We're back to a single cup of coffee today, and as I've drunk that already, I'm on water here on in. Wish me luck :rotfl:

Tea this evening will be a buddha bowl featuring egg as the 'main' - probably an omlette. Everything else will be from stores or the freezer.

Right, can't think of anything else :money: I'll have a list for my shopping, I'm not indulging in retail therapy (as if..... ) So best vamoose.

Ta for popping in and reading. Appreciated. Greatly

Greying X

Cheery_Daff

Good luck with your coffeeless day Greying! :eek: and enjoy your walk

Hooray indeed for volunteers :j I've usually done some kind of volunteering or other and I'm not at the minute and it feels odd. Gave up the last thing (treasurer for community allotment) to concentrate on moving house and now I have a little more time again I'm waiting til we move to see what's what. Mind you, I'm saddling myself with a long commute so time will be more limited. But I'll see what's what when I get there

Salivating reading about your food For various reasons I didn't really have any tea last night and am now right proper hungry. Should probably get out of bed and do something about it rather than lying in bed telling everyone :rotfl:

Also most impressed with you tackling admin so early in the morning! :T

Have a good rest of your day

rtandon27

Admin before sunrise?!? :eek:

You sure you've not been at the gin???

Greying_Pilgrim

rtandon27 wrote: »

Admin before sunrise?!? :eek:

You sure you've not been at the gin???

I think there's a strong possibility I would have been using the anglo-saxon vernacular dictionary if I'd been on the gin..... All that was written was done so stone cold sober, I'm pleased to report

Greying X