That is Blob this week. She's been up against it at work - trying to meet deadlines. She's been rehearsing a presentation, creating an on-line training course and training people up in London - but still she spends hours poring over books in order to plan a menu for next Saturday.
So far she has come up with the following:
Starter - Half a Beef Tomato, scooped out and stuffed with diced feta, tomato and cucumber - dressed with a balsamic vinegar, oil and mint dressing, served with posh lettuce. (That's what she calls the lettuce leaves you get in bags in Sainsburys!)
Main - Loin of Pork, stuffed with Apricots, Pine Nuts, Celery, Onions, Cream Cheese, Coriander and Pepper.
Served with - Red Cabbage cooked with Apple, Cranberries and Port. (Not sure if she wants to make this herself, or buy it from Ikea, and yes, Ikea strangely enough sells large jars of this. Minus the Port obviously but she would add that in if it comes to it).
Also, Carrots cut into batons, part boiled then finished in the oven in Butter and Honey.
And not forgetting spuds - shes going to quarter the potatoes and bake them with chopped spring onions, salt and pepper.
Then to finish shes going to make one of her amazing Pavlova Roulades, probably with Strawberries, Whipped Cream with White Chocolate Chips and a Summer Fruit Coulis. But she's still deliberating the filling.
No doubt another several hours to be spent leafing through her Gordon Ramsey - although, I reckon that she spends more time poring over the pictures in her Gordon Ramsey than the recipes. I too would like to know why he spends so much time taking his shirt off!
She also seems to think that she is going to make bread rolls so she can serve them warm straight out of the oven. Taking on a bit much I think but she won't learn.
I only show an interest because I like to help. And from experience I can help lick the butter and honey off the carrots and then try and run off with the crackling whilst she is trying to save the carrots.
Life is sweet!
Roll on Saturday.
Luv
Bob
Sounds YUM! xx
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