Rudders at Home

So, this week in my grocery box I received some peaches. I’m now halfway through making a peach cobbler. I got the recipe out of my mom’s Cooking for One or Two book, of which she gave me a copy what seems like ages ago.  I’ll have to let you know how it all turns out. I originally was going to just bake the peaches with just some butter and brown sugar, but decided I’d try out a cobbler. Paul has been wondering what a cobbler is since I married him, so I suppose I should show him at some time.

I made strawberry ice cream last week. It wasn’t the greatest, but it was just a simple little recipe – as basic as strawberries, cream and sugar – how can you go wrong? I wanted something that I could just do after work with no real thought. It turned out fine – when I say fine, I mean Paul ate it up no problem. Next time I’ll have to make real ice cream. The same night I made a green bean and tomato pasta dish from my River Cafe book as well. I know! I’ve been a cooking fool recently!

And in other, more interesting news, we go to the states this week, and we’re bringing the folks back with us. We’ve got an itinerary just about ready to go, and we absolutely cannot wait!!

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Yes, I’ve harrassed Paul enough that we’ve got the new stuff up – not necessarily running to spec, but it’s up. I think we’ll sort the rest out at the weekend, or hopefully, optimistically, over the next couple of days. See you soon.

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Oh yes, we pretty much did. We returned late last night from our weekend away in Scotland. A good trip, we went up to see Paul’s folks, make sure they’re still alive, and remind them how much they miss us. Oh, ok, maybe not, but it was a good trip. It wasn’t a long weekend for us, so it was just a short trip. We left Friday after work, and didn’t arrive at his mom’s until after 3am!! So, I’m not lying to you when I say we drove all night! The ride home was a bit better. I helped break it up a bit by driving a bit on our way out of Scotland. First time I’ve driven our car for any real length of time, and I do have to say I really enjoyed it.

Strawberries are in full swing here, so I made a shortcake to take up north with us. Shortcake really isn’t a thing here like it is at home – I guess I mean more mom and dad’s than anything. Most people here seem to be happy just eating strawberries with lovely double cream, but I’ve got enough of my mother in me to think that strawberries need a shortcake. I do have to say her recipe is the easiest thing in the world to mix up, so it’s no wonder I’m now becoming real convert! I’m going to do something a bit different later this week, though. I’m getting local strawberries in my weekly box from Abel and Cole and I’m intending to make strawberry ice cream. Yes, they may do better in a pie, but Paul does like his ice cream.

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