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A social Monday
Aug. 26th, 2013 11:28 pmIt was a Bank Holiday today, the last before Christmas and we had visitors.
First Paul, and later Michael and Christopher - they did overlap for a while and it was all very social.
Adrian baked a smashing cake: "White chocolate and raspberry melting cake", a recipe by John Whaite, last year's Great British Bake Off winner.
It was superb. The sponge was unusual: made up with melted butter and white chocolate, and with whole raspberries in the mix.
Adrian put the ganache not just in the middle but also on the top. I think he improved the original recipe!
I managed to make something as well. My first bit of baking/cooking in 9 weeks!
Orange Natas (Portuguese-style custard tarts) from the same book.
They were very well received, and I'm glad I baked them, although I found it quite exhausting with my limited mobility.
(And this evening I made tomato and basil crostini).
I like this picture of Adrian with the evening sun
And now I have to get in the mood for work (from home) tomorrow. Tomorrow morning I'm also going to see my GP to get a referral letter (hopefully) for some private physiotherapy through the medical insurance I have from work. Nothing wrong with the NHS (they have been excellent and I am very grateful) but it's really to speed things up.
First Paul, and later Michael and Christopher - they did overlap for a while and it was all very social.
Adrian baked a smashing cake: "White chocolate and raspberry melting cake", a recipe by John Whaite, last year's Great British Bake Off winner.
It was superb. The sponge was unusual: made up with melted butter and white chocolate, and with whole raspberries in the mix.
Adrian put the ganache not just in the middle but also on the top. I think he improved the original recipe!
I managed to make something as well. My first bit of baking/cooking in 9 weeks!
Orange Natas (Portuguese-style custard tarts) from the same book.
They were very well received, and I'm glad I baked them, although I found it quite exhausting with my limited mobility.
(And this evening I made tomato and basil crostini).
I like this picture of Adrian with the evening sun
And now I have to get in the mood for work (from home) tomorrow. Tomorrow morning I'm also going to see my GP to get a referral letter (hopefully) for some private physiotherapy through the medical insurance I have from work. Nothing wrong with the NHS (they have been excellent and I am very grateful) but it's really to speed things up.
