Christmas in July

Well it seems that everyone is having Christmas in July lunchs, dinners and parties.
I want in on the roast turkey, potatoes, yams and stuffing action.

I think I will start with eggnog

Foamy Hot Eggnog

• 4 cups milk
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg, plus additional for dusting
• 1 cup dark rum

Instructions

1. Heat milk in a medium saucepan over moderate heat (do not boil).
2. Whisk together eggs, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg in a large bowl. Gradually whisk in 1 cup hot milk in a slow stream. Whisk egg mixture into remaining milk in saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring, until it thickens and registers 170° F on an instant-read thermometer.
3. Blend in small batches in a blender until frothy. Divide rum among 8 heatproof glasses and top with eggnog. Dust top with nutmeg.

Yum!!!

Friday night live at Casa de Nisbet

Well here we are.

Friday is here at last.

Prom night

EAT THE VEGETABLES FIRST !!

Ok I know that the prospect of eating the vegetables seems kind of bland in comparison to the prospect of eating the beer battered chips and lamb steak but really it is the best option.

You see as I discovered tonight if you eat the yummy steak first followed closely by the delicious beer battered chips (purchased implusely after seeing them on the ad) and then what was left? the vegetables. And how apertising did they look after I have taken my sweet time to eat the rest of my meal? not very!

So my solution to this mamoth problem is to make yourself eat the vegetables first. Trust me it will make your whole meal better.

:)

Tom's chicken

Since it was such a sucess the last two times he served it I thought it was only right to let the world have access to it.

Chicken tenderlions with sweet plum sauce

1 kg chicken tenderlions
flour with salt pepper to taste
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup port
1/2 cup plum sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp seeded mustard

Toss chicken in the flour and shake off excess. Heat oil in a large pan then cook half the chicken at the time until golden brown. Remove from pan and keep warm. Add plum sauce, soy, mustard and port to the pan, scraping up the browned flour into the sauce. Cook for one minute and then add chicken back to pan and stir. Serve immediately with rice.

Winter Solstice

Finally it is Friday night and the weekend is here!

Wednesday of this week was the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year.
That sounds bad until you realise that it also means it was also the longest night in the year!! All that time to sleep.

I have been very sleepy this week and I am blaming all the night!! With that much darkness how could I not want to sleep all the time?

Speaking of which......zzzzzzzz

In case you have forgotten

I wasn't sure if you all remembered how beautiful my wedding dress was. So here I am as a reminder.

Some might say I went over the top. But I think it was just right.

The public urinals of Rothesay

These victorian fixtures are located at the pierhead "Public Convinence" at Rothesay, Isle of Bute, just off the west coast of Scotland. I went here with my Mum and Grandma on my holiday. We all crept into the mens to have a look at the famous toilets. It was hilarious.

Shoes for Ness

How cool are these?

Perfect for your collection Ness

still sick

the fish are still sick

I think we will need to go back to the vet to get some more drugs for them

:(

not happy Jan.