The Mock Turtle

I finally made the poha rice. Did not disappoint. There’s also my Christmas cake that I forgot about until my SIL mentioned it yesterday.

So vibrant Wendy!

Yours too Pip. I haven't touched my Christmas cake either. I've still got to put marzipan on and melt chocolate on it but I might give it one last feed and leave it until easter weekend until I 'ice' and begin consumption.

I had a very filling and flavoursome Vietnamese chicken noodle soup.

Looks really good Disco. Good amount of beansprouts.

I made Meera Sodha’s rose harissa chickpea stew with burnt Swiss chard (although my Swiss chard wasn’t burnt because I was too hungry to cook it any longer) I liked it but everyone else prefers the Alison Roman chickpea stew. More veg in this one though.

Today was worthy of a big lunch. Nigella fried chicken sandwich with pink pickled onions.

That looks great Pip. I’d also like Disco’s mirin salmon please.

That looks terrific, Pip! I keep meaning to make this and deciding that it’s too much faff. Is it faffy?

I’ve got shawarma and chips in the oven right now

Absolutely very little faff.

Thank you. I will get over myself and have a bash then

Here is my shawarma with chips, pickled cucumber, caramelised garlic yogurt, tahini yogurt (which tasted just like hummus) and pomegranate drizzle. I passed on pitta because I wasn’t in the mood and I’m really glad because there was loads without it!

That looks amazing!

The fried chicken only needs marinating in the yoghurt for 30 mins if you’re in a rush, like we were last night. Or you can marinate it overnight. Then it’s just a case of frying.

I love that Nigella sandwich and yours looks amazing, Pip. Stomach GROWL!

I'm imagining the flavours of your Edith in my mind's mouth

I would like all the things please.

I have entirely forgotten to plan anything for my family to eat this evening. Whoops. I hope past-squirrel has left a gift for future-squirrel in the freezer .

#prayforfreezerfood.

I'm doing Soupanuary - why yes I have made this up - so I'm having another soup plucked from the freezer tonight. I have no idea what flavour because I haven't labelled them.

Sourdough base pizza!

Phwoar!

You can totally see where my oven’s developed a hotspot.

Made the Ottolenghi sweet potato shakshuka. Looks terrible, tastes amazing. Really recommend it!

We made steak, oven fries, roasted broccoli and café de Paris sauce.

Cafe de Paris sauce ALL DAY LONG