The hand is a little lighter due to less bandages and the stitches are now out. The back of my hand still needs to remain covered until the skin has a chance to knit together but all in all it is so much better and the best thing is I can drive again.
On Tuesday evening we had our June Supper Club evening and this month the theme was Portuguese. We started with a prawn, chorizo and butter bean dish with crusty bread. That was followed with an amazing fish stew. We had Mateus Rosé to drink which is a very well known Portuguese wine. For dessert I made Pastéis de nata or Portuguese Custard Tarts. I have never made them before but I will definitely make them again as they were extremely delicious. We had a glass of Port to go with them.
The conversation ranged from light hearted to heavy debate. Our next theme will be Indian cuisine. Now who doesn’t love a good curry but we all agreed that dishes can be spicy but not overly hot. I am thinking I will do a couple of vegetable side dishes and make mango lassi.
We have a hosepipe ban here in Devon which is making hydrating my garden a long chore of filling up the watering cans to water all my fruit and vegetables as well as my planters and pots.
The Rhubarb I bought back in the Spring is definitely taking longer to establish despite continued watering. I’m still waiting for flowers to appear on my potatoes and the courgette is very slow. The tomatoes are now beginning to flower and are probably looking the best of my vegetables at present.
The sweet peas are now at the point of picking a small handful each morning to keep the continuous growth. I now have a posy of them constantly on my kitchen island where they sit in one of the tins with the crocheted Stylecraft garden party tin covers from last year.
Last night as Georgina was working Mia and I tried a different tofu dish. I had marinated it all day in a mixture of oyster sauce, sweet chill sauce, sesame oil and some miso paste. I then popped the blocks into the air fryer for around 10 mins and then topped it with the last of the marinade and gave it another 10 mins. I served it on top of sticky rice and sprinkled chopped spring onions and toasted black sesame seeds on top. We also drizzled extra soy sauce on the rice.
We actually ate outside as the evening was very pleasant, hence the very strangely lit photo 😜
July is nearly here, I cannot believe how quickly the months go and it’s going to be a really busy month so I have a feeling it is going to seem to go even faster. I need to remember to take time out to just sit and enjoy my life and where I live.
Whatever you are up to this week remember to take time to just be in the moment and enjoy being alive.
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