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

EssexHebridean

The first sniff of sunshine and I'll try and get washing out if I can. On the towels front I tend to stick them in the dryer every few washes and that keeps them soft enough for us. 

redofromstart

In other Old Style fashion, I've actually remembered to put some chick peas in to soak for tomorrow.

redofromstart

And the scores on the doors are:

18 hours soaking, changed water half way and then again just before I switched the pot in, 5 minutes instant pot, and then left for a few hours till I took the lid off = nicely cooked

thanks @themadvix

redofromstart

A good day exploring a new to us local nature reserve. My new favourite local walking place. 

On the way back we hesitated at the two plastic pubs serving all day food but instead went home and I did chicken and bacon in the air fryer for a warm salad. 

The tastiest meal this week was roasted butternut squash with tomato and chilli puy lentils and crumbled feta. Quartered the BNS lengthways, drizzled olive oil, salt and into the oven till soft (30-40 minutes), chopped some red and yellow peppers into inch cubes, olive oiled and 10 minutes in the oven. Passata with onions and garlic in, warmed, chilli paste, paprika, bit of marigold cooked for ten then added the peppers, once the BNS was nearly ready added two pouches of puy lentils and then reduced it till it thickened. BNS, with the lentils on the site and a sprinkle of feta. Lentils reheat well. 

themadvix

Ooh that sounds lovely Redo - no puy lentils here at the mo, but have screenshotted that to try another time! Thanks for sharing!

EssexHebridean

That does sound really tasty. It's when I see recipes like that I regret that MrEH is a lentil-refuser. 

Good to know that the chickpea cooking worked well - I'm a few frozen tubs away from needing to do another batch myself. 

redofromstart

I can't see why it wouldn't work with green lentils either, I just happen to have some pouches of puy that I bought on offer a while back.  The meal that set it off was puy/BNS and goats cheese with balsamic, but was a little too dry.  The leftover lentils worked well with poached eggs.

redofromstart

I am feeling quite inspired on the garden front (randomly as a result of a prolific survey yesterday!) and want to do some rescue pruning on the espaliers but of course it is raining.  Meh! Might play in the polytunnel instead.

greenbee

So did you?

I chopped up a whole lot of the dead bamboo and took it to my mum's to put in her garden waste bins as they are due for collection on Monday and were empty!

redofromstart

Nope, I trimmed a pile of chocolate vine off the fruit trees in a gap in the rain.

i also need to fill 2 paid for green waste bins before Tuesday