julie Posted December 10, 2013 Posted December 10, 2013 Devi Your carrots look good ! They never turn out very well here either. They say you need sandy soil, and ours isn't sandy, it's just plain old dirt . Carrots used to be my favorite snack when I was a kid . I need to start eating more of them and less cookies . That'd be neat to have fruit tress in your yard too . Quote
Devi Posted December 10, 2013 Author Posted December 10, 2013 Those carrots are very well behaved . Mine always are puny, and never grow in one direction, even when I try to sieve the soil/compost, to get rid of the stones. Lemons look really good too. Oh they still do that for me, I had two grow around each other. It was like a puzzle piece that you could take apart and put together again. Quote
Devi Posted December 11, 2013 Author Posted December 11, 2013 Devi Your carrots look good ! They never turn out very well here either. They say you need sandy soil, and ours isn't sandy, it's just plain old dirt . Carrots used to be my favorite snack when I was a kid . I need to start eating more of them and less cookies . That'd be neat to have fruit tress in your yard too . Yeah we had to feed the soil here first, with sheeps poo and potting mix. We have clay soil here so its hard to dig as well. Quote
Devi Posted December 11, 2013 Author Posted December 11, 2013 I make a decent lemon chicken, and sometimes I eat raw carrot sticks with peanut butter or cream cheese. Yum! Quote
Athena Posted December 12, 2013 Posted December 12, 2013 Congrats on the chicken! Can I ask how you made it, is it chicken with a lemon sauce, or what do I imagine with 'lemon chicken' . It sounds delicious anyway. I've never eaten raw carrot sticks with any toppings, I always have them on their own. It sounds like a good idea but I have to lose weight so will keep eating them on their own. Quote
Kidsmum Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 I make a decent lemon chicken, and sometimes I eat raw carrot sticks with peanut butter or cream cheese. Yum! I used to love carrot sticks with hummus, so yummy !!! Quote
Devi Posted December 13, 2013 Author Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) Thanks! I just chuck some chicken in an oven bag, add some lemon slices and squeeze the juice in, finely chop some garllic, and a pinch of mixed herbs and add a spoonful of butter to make a sauce. Bake until cooked in the oven which roughly takes 15mins. Give the sauce a quick whisk in a jug and serve the lot with rice and veg. Oh and take out the lemon slices. Edited December 15, 2013 by Devi Quote
Signor Finzione Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 Ohhh this sounds delicious Devi! *drools* I love food. Quote
julie Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 Hey Devi Just a quick shout out to say howdy. Thinking of you ! Quote
Devi Posted December 15, 2013 Author Posted December 15, 2013 I am well impressed Devi! Ohhh this sounds delicious Devi! *drools* I love food. Thank you both. I like cooking from scratch when I can. I like to know what goes into my food. Quote
Devi Posted December 15, 2013 Author Posted December 15, 2013 Hey Devi Just a quick shout out to say howdy. Thinking of you ! Awww, you are so sweet. I hope you are doing better yourself now days. Quote
Devi Posted December 15, 2013 Author Posted December 15, 2013 Little update. Today my brother and his wife came over for an early christmas dinner as they are going away over christmas/new year. Well we made an Italian style feast with a couple of other favourites. They gave me a box of books that I can open on christmas day. Super excited now and can't wait to see what titles they are. My sister in law also gave me a bag of photography magazines, which are costly and a luxury for me, so to be given a years worth is just amazing. Quote
julie Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 Wow Devi It sounds as though you had a wonderful day. So nice of them to come have an early Christmas dinner with you. What type foods did you guys have since it was Italian items ? Any tasty desserts ? And NOW you will have a nice surprise box to open at Christmas . That will be fun for you . I'm doing ok, thanks for asking . Quote
Chrissy Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) That sounds like a lovely visit, and what great pressies! Edited December 15, 2013 by Chrissy Quote
Marie H Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 A box of books on Christmas Day, what a lovely present! Quote
Devi Posted December 16, 2013 Author Posted December 16, 2013 Well we had the works, roast turkey with gravy and cranberry sauce on the side. Antipasto dish with prochutto, salami, ham, olives, grisinni, artichokes. Brie, Camembert and blue vein cheese. The odd one out was Yorkshire pudding, but its a favourite of ours so had to be included. What else... Oh we had a panettone baked with custard, and i made a chocolate cake for the couple who dislike dried fruit. Oh how could i forget the veggies, there were carrots, broccoli, sweet potato, roast potatoes and peas, and my sister in law made home made bread. Phew! Great thing is we have food for the next few days, so little to no cooking for me! Quote
Signor Finzione Posted December 16, 2013 Posted December 16, 2013 Oh god, this sounds GORGEOUS! Just to clarify: did you have the Yorkshire pudding (one of my favourites) with the turkey or with the antipasto? I have to wait another 9 days for mine . . . unless you fancy sending some of your leftovers my way?? Quote
julie Posted December 16, 2013 Posted December 16, 2013 Devi It sounds as though you had quite the feast. That's a nice thing about those big dinners, too. Lots of leftovers so not much cooking for the next few days . Quote
Athena Posted December 16, 2013 Posted December 16, 2013 I'm glad to hear you had a great day, Devi ! Quote
Devi Posted December 16, 2013 Author Posted December 16, 2013 Oh god, this sounds GORGEOUS! Just to clarify: did you have the Yorkshire pudding (one of my favourites) with the turkey or with the antipasto? I have to wait another 9 days for mine . . . unless you fancy sending some of your leftovers my way?? With the turkey and gravy. We ate the lot! We had the grisinni sticks and home made bread with the antipasto... Such a weird name. Quote
Devi Posted December 16, 2013 Author Posted December 16, 2013 Devi It sounds as though you had quite the feast. That's a nice thing about those big dinners, too. Lots of leftovers so not much cooking for the next few days . It was, and we have another one to go on christmas day! I am already feeling like i never want to see food again... Quote
Devi Posted December 16, 2013 Author Posted December 16, 2013 I'm glad to hear you had a great day, Devi ! It was one of the best days I have had in a long time. Quote
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