The New Year got off to a great start! Instead of entertaining at home we visited a couple (in the Manchester area) who were among my best University friends in Glasgow many moons ago. The main point was to catch up with them after 18 months; in that time between us we have had both parental bereavement and serious parental illness.
My mate is a good cook so I will mention the menu in passing:
Sunday lunch (Old Year's Day/Hogmanay)
Cock a leekie soup with bread and a great cheese platter. The soup was great but I really enjoyed the cheese. There was an unfamiliar Dutch cheese, even unknown to my 'Nederlands' wife, and one I had never previously tried which was smoked Cheshire. I love non-plastic smoked cheese and this tasted really good. Sorry I do not know where you can buy it.
Sunday dinner
Moussaka (apparently a genuine Cypriot family recipe from his former colleague)
Home made raspberry icecream
Monday lunch (New Year's Day)
beef and ale pie with spuds and cabbage (resulted in beery farts down the A34 from one of my sons!). Tasted good (I am not good with pastry and admire those who get their act together).
Tuesday was horrible - back to work again! Loads of it.
Wednesday was even worse. I have had an intermittent cold/cough for the last month which ebbed and flowed; in more than one sense. It finally degenerated into fever and headaches too. After a day in bed, I am bouncing back. At least this is minor winter stuff and nothing to complain about - wrote too much already!
Now my wifey is in Holland for the weekend and hungry sons are asking for jambalaya and filet steak warm salad for the coming two days. I had better stop sneezing by tomorrow or it will be tinned soup! Or a very hot curry to help my cold.
So much for 2007 week 1.
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