November the month of hope

3 November 2013

OK so it is along time since I posted  but I have become full of good intentions with the dawning that it is almost Christmas and action needs to be taken.
So here are the resolutions for the next 6 weeks:

*I am going to make Christmas cards with the help of the grand daughter and send them

*I am going to write a little book called the little sauce book for a small present as money is short     and  I am always being asked for sauce recipes
I have actually started the plan for the little book but I tried to do it on line but I am such a technical cluts  that I have had to give up.  But now it is a work in progress, the sections are planned with layout in my head and the recipes keep galloping through my brain in the middle of the night.

*I am going to plan a meticulous menu for the boat which will last us a month with out having to shop ashore
There are many books for 'boaties' as to how to prepare for a long time at sea but most of them do not realise that the continual demand for 'fresh' vegetables and do not take into consideration the complexities of storage and available fridge and freezer space.

So it is written and has to be done......

Quiet day at home but this evening it is use up the fish in the freezer day. So, it is curried tuna pie sounds hideous but it will be delicious, I hope.

Sauté half a leek, one chopped onion in 2 tbsp of butter until soft and then add six chopped mushrooms and 1 tbsp mild curry powder.

Add ½ cup plain white flour and stir until combined and add 1 cup milk and stir until the mixture thickens.  You may need to add a little more milk if it is too thick.

 

Add 500 grams firm white fish and ½ cup frozen peas and gently heat until fish is cooked about 5 minutes.

Serve with mashed potatoes or rice.  

The rabbit has had more babies even before she has weaned the five that she has with her.  Early weaning for them I am afraid.  The rabbit family is growing and we now had 15 rabbits and it is hard to know what to do with them as the grand daughter is reluctant to let any of them go.  I wish she was as keen to clean and feed her friends.

The dog has killed another chicken, I just wish he would eat them and not just leave their lifeless bodies for me to find in the ivy patch.