Had a very pleasant weekend, with a mate visiting for a few days. So we did a lot of touristy stuff, including having afternoon tea at the Red Lion in Salisbury. Well, it was pissing down with rain, and we were hungry.
We also bought our own weight in pork products from the butcher in Fish Row, which I cooked over the next couple of days, culminating in a traditional Sunday roast. It was all very civilised.
Today I have mostly been doing domestic stuff and eating leftover roast pork.
Back to work tomorrow, which I am looking forward to. Especially as I am staying at Middle Sis' house, which will be great.
And Mr WithaY comes home next weekend, all being well. Yay.
So. Not much news. Sorry.
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Showing posts with label pork. Show all posts
Monday, 3 November 2008
Sunday, 30 March 2008
Porkers
That's what we are, here in the WithaY household. We decided to have a slightly impromptu* dinner party on Saturday night, and Mr WithaY did the most fantastic "belly pork with stuff on it" dish.
It's a Rick Stein Mediterranean recipe, and basically involves making up a marinade/paste thing out of garlic, rosemary, chilli, loads of black peppercorns and olive oil, rubbing it all over the meat, leaving it to itself for many hours, then roasting it slowly in the oven. Bloody great, it is.
I did my becoming-famous Indian baked yoghurt pudding, and we got through a lot of port. Great fun.
This morning (even allowing for the clock change) has been very lazy and relaxing. We lounged about on our respective sofas and watched "Paint Your Wagon" on TV, which was excellent. Perfect lazy Sunday morning viewing.
No other plans for today except doing the washing-up as and when I feel like it, and possibly doing some sewing if I can be arsed.
Other news: Got my car back, after having to fork out over £240 for a service, new brake bits and some other stuff. Gah. And it still has to have the mystery possibly-terminal problem looked at.
Most depressing.
On the bright side, the weather today is glorious, and I think we have a lot of birds nesting in the garden. Hurrah.
*i.e: Invited people on Friday night if they happened to be free on Saturday.
It's a Rick Stein Mediterranean recipe, and basically involves making up a marinade/paste thing out of garlic, rosemary, chilli, loads of black peppercorns and olive oil, rubbing it all over the meat, leaving it to itself for many hours, then roasting it slowly in the oven. Bloody great, it is.
I did my becoming-famous Indian baked yoghurt pudding, and we got through a lot of port. Great fun.
This morning (even allowing for the clock change) has been very lazy and relaxing. We lounged about on our respective sofas and watched "Paint Your Wagon" on TV, which was excellent. Perfect lazy Sunday morning viewing.
No other plans for today except doing the washing-up as and when I feel like it, and possibly doing some sewing if I can be arsed.
Other news: Got my car back, after having to fork out over £240 for a service, new brake bits and some other stuff. Gah. And it still has to have the mystery possibly-terminal problem looked at.
Most depressing.
On the bright side, the weather today is glorious, and I think we have a lot of birds nesting in the garden. Hurrah.
*i.e: Invited people on Friday night if they happened to be free on Saturday.
Friday, 1 February 2008
Pork
That's what I went and bought today at the butcher's.
Mmmmmm. Pork.
I am planning a lovely Sunday lunch in celebration of the safe return of Mr WithaY from the shark-infested depths of the Red Sea. He's not back yet, and I'm not entirely sure if he'll be home tonight or tomorrow, so I thought a nice Sunday lunch was a good plan.
And I am off to the pub in a bit. One of our lovely neighbours just rang up to ask if I would like to join them for a drink.
So I will.
We had a snowstorm this afternoon for 20 minutes or so. It went from being clear sunny glorious weather to being dark and snowy, then back to clear and sunny in a very short space of time.
It has been bloody cold though. I had 3 extra blankets on the bed last night. Which was handy when I had the terrifying zombie nightmare.
Oh yes, once I have got round to uploading my photos, I will post a few on here.
With Daleks.
Mmmmmm. Pork.
I am planning a lovely Sunday lunch in celebration of the safe return of Mr WithaY from the shark-infested depths of the Red Sea. He's not back yet, and I'm not entirely sure if he'll be home tonight or tomorrow, so I thought a nice Sunday lunch was a good plan.
And I am off to the pub in a bit. One of our lovely neighbours just rang up to ask if I would like to join them for a drink.
So I will.
We had a snowstorm this afternoon for 20 minutes or so. It went from being clear sunny glorious weather to being dark and snowy, then back to clear and sunny in a very short space of time.
It has been bloody cold though. I had 3 extra blankets on the bed last night. Which was handy when I had the terrifying zombie nightmare.
Oh yes, once I have got round to uploading my photos, I will post a few on here.
With Daleks.
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