Tonight's tea is.....

Chicken pie. Simple. In keeping with with who I am. Vegetables, undecided. Several minutes thinking about pud, then had a mini brainwave, in keeping with who I am...Howzabout, I thought, if I whack together a plain Victoria sponge cake mixture but add some almond essence and a little chopped apple....so that's what I did. After a 45 min bake it looked very good and I expect it will taste very good too especially as I scattered some chopped walnuts on top, only a very few walnuts mind you because they are the King of Nuts and can't be thrown around willy-nilly.
I'll cut a nice wedge, pop it on a willow plate and serve with a spoonful of ice cream.

Yesterday's sweet colourful explosion was WHOA!!!!! A real kid's treat of an afters. Thick with raspberry blancmange, sliced Swiss roll and a can of fruit cocktail then topped with canned Nestles cream and mini baby marshmallows. A carnival of a trifle. 10/10 Food doesn't have to be grown on your own allotment to taste divine.

At the other end of the spectrum..I bought a secondhand copy of Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book. An excellent read. Lots of literary quotes, simple recipes and a lifetime's experience. Wonderful. I feel it will be so liked, it may get stained.

Other tasties...
Watched American Idol and am so pleased my two favs are in the last 24. My favs being Jacob Lusk and James Durbin. Big voices which will leave the voters either captivated or deaf. Screamers and belters aren't a problem for me, I love watching singers spew up their gizzards.
Jacob is a burly black gospel type guy and James is a heavenly handsome screamer who has bad hair and Tourettes. Both men are just the way I like my entertainers. Either touched by the Lord or just touched.

Also saw a doc about clothes designer the late Alexander McQueen. Why do creative minds turn on themselves?
Or was it that his beloved Mother had died...?
Mother.

Another feast was a magnificent three hour fest of Horror supplied by our very own Mark Gattis. (League of Gentlemen) I Loved every second of this fantastic thrill and information packed documentary, clips galore, great interviews with the likes of John Carpenter and other movie supremos. So whipped to a frenzy was I that I lost track of time.
Was wonderful to see a clip of Night Of The Demon,( a much loved devil worship pic of mine) and was excited hearing about and seeing snippets from Amicus productions like Dr Terror's House of Horror....
Especially loved listening to actor David Warner talking about his time in The Omen.
My bar of Cadbury's Dairy Milk was relegated to second place...

Other weekend rides weren't as bloodily awesome but supplied respite from total evil. I watched a BBC4 prog (recorded) about the King Jame's Bible. Always delightful seeing enthusiasts enthusing. My pick of the prog was..... loving hands, placing ancient browning bibles onto off white cushions for their protection...


Did I mention my 'new' book? Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Cranford'....(30p)

Gaskell gossiping to a critic said "An old lady said to one of my cousins...' I have never been able to spell since I lost my teeth'.."

Lovely!

I don't know who that old lady was but I bless her English heart x

Now I must fly....................