+++ Whoops! Here comes the cheese! +++

doingitanyway

Glad your mind is thinking of things to do for yourself. 
Hope you find a NT with nice gardens

rtandon27

Sending a supportive hug & a virtual cuppa to help you through the Sadmin. 💗

jwil

Good luck with the sadmin.  

Visit to NT place with a nice garden will be lovely.

redofromstart

Thank you all.  Greenbee I generally either try to go to places on weekdays and/or go first thing in the morning if they are only open at weekends.  That said I did go into the local market town today and walked around a craft fair in the sunshine.  Lots to see, and a lot less tempting than plants but far too many people.

Plenty going on in the garden, lots of pretty things starting to flower especially the young plants I put in last summer which have bedded in nicely.  The strawberries (old and new - thanks Mum!) are flowering well in the polytunnel, lots of flowers and young fruit starting off.  The raspberries are romping away as well, third year for these ones so hopefully a good crop. 

I had made a beef casserole which we reluctantly had a portion of yesterday (with RTC jersey royals - glorious) but it is just far too hot for stew.  I will have to squeeze the rest in to the freezer and have done some chicken to have cold with salad. Caesar salad maybe.

doingitanyway

Your day sounds nice. I had a salad today as it felt to warm for hot food...

Seasidegal58

Yum!  You've reminded me to buy some Jersey royals......😋

redofromstart

Hope you found some @Seasidegal58

Salad here again @doingitanyway

i poached some chicken in the instant pot today which I then had cold with salad. Cheap frozen breasts, stock diluted enough to nearly cover them and then 12 minutes cooking time, half an hour release. Evil cat says it's the best chicken even, I quite liked it too and will make them again. 

doingitanyway

I ilke the sound of the poached chicken breasts. I have the IP too. Did you use the pressure cooker function? 

redofromstart

Yes @doingitanyway cooking them from frozen, just covered in stock and then 12 minutes under pressure and natural release.  I have seen suggestions that shorter time works but I didn't want to risk it.  They would probably be better pressure cooked for a shorter time not using frozen ones as you get that bit of ooze when you cook from frozen, but on the whole a good way to make not dry chicken for eating cold.  Vague plan to make coronation chicken with mine today as I have mango chutney and dried apricots. 

I went to L1dl this morning and picked up more frozen pretzels and then played freezer tetris till I squeezed them in. Also B0yes for wool (shh, naughty spending) and a replacement fly screen for the middle hall.  

doingitanyway

Thank you. I will try that. Must get some mango chutney