Still here despite the nasty virus. Grateful for village I’m in as there are many small food shops and all that we need during isolation. Fantastic that I can contact friends in North East and Northern Ireland. Had first FaceTime coffee and cake with new friend in Northern Ireland - first virtual cake I’ve had - actually I made the mini Victorian sponges - proud of myself.
Thankful that I have time to plan an interesting meal for me and my brother and his wife - had Persian dish called Fesenjan made from chicken (should have been pheasant), toasted walnuts, pomegranate and cardamom, cloves, cinnamon. Tonight I attempt my first South Korean chicken dish made with a Korean chilli and fermented rice paste with a tangle of noodles - local small Sainsbury sells the paste - begins with a G but is totally unpronounceable.
Love the butterflies that are in the garden at the moment - taken pictures of a comma and a peacock- I’m sure there’ll be other species during this coming week which is meant to be warm and sunny as we head towards Easter time - I hope more folk in the world contemplate the real Easter - Christ’s sacrificial death and resurrection so that we might know for real our Creator. The ponds frog spawn has now turned into a heaving mass of tadpoles - I wonder how many new frogs will survive.
Just heard from a Master Chef contest who originates from Somalia that she is willing to cook the Hinds family a selection of her dishes in celebration of getting through the virus - this will be fun - hopefully I can muster up 12-15 of us to go.
