My mum has this story she likes to bring out now and then to embarrass me, as mums do. When I was young girl I was heard to say something along the lines of “When I grow up I’m not going to stay home and bake welsh cakes all day like you!” Quite why I got in to my head that mum spent her days baking welsh cakes is beyond me, she didn’t actually make them that often. Anyway, what did I do today? Yes – stayed home and made welsh cakes. It’s ok though because I also went and got my self some nice new boots and started the prep for making an Irish Whiskey Cake, I’m hoping that turns out well so I can take some for my parents when I visit on Saturday. So – here are the welsh cakes. They taste better than they look, promise.
Welsh Cake - like a scone but cooked in a pan rather than in the oven. If you are serving it with jam and/or cream you are being very English! Stop!
For the last few mornings I have been having toast for breakfast but to be honest, it’s not very satisfying, I always want to eat more of it and it never lasts me through to lunchtime not matter how close to lunch I happen to eat it. So today it was back to…..
In the mix: vanilla yoghurt, satsuma, museli and some fruit and seed mix
How it looks once I start eating
Lunch was a falafel wrap while we were out shopping in town – I didn’t have my camera with me but it was good. The side salad was pretty blegh however.
Spinach and Feta Couscous
Dinner, yes it was served in a Christmas themed bowl, it is never the wrong time of year for a Christmas themed bowl! This is spinach and feta couscous and is the first ever meal that I have cooked without really following a recipe. All the boys in my house (I’m outnumbered 3:1) really like it and it was very quick to make. In the mix: couscous cooked with some veggie stock for flavour, red onions, red pepper, cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, baby leaf spinach and topped with feta cheese. I didn’t eat all of the feta you see here, I’ve never had it before and although a little was fine I found the taste quite strong and almost musty. I definitely didn’t need nearly as much as you can see here so I left about half the feta. My 20 month old son could not get enough of this meal and he cleaned his plate. It’s nice to see him eat a dish so full of veggies 😀 what a good boy.
On a kitchen note – we have a new fridge coming on the weekend. I got it off ebay for £15. It says it has signs of wear and tear but the only thing I care about is that it works. For £15 if it works it’s all good with me. Currently we have a little under the counter fridge and an under counter freezer. We really don’t need all that freezer space as we barely keep anything in there. What we do need is a much bigger fridge to hold all our yummy fresh produce and to stop it going off so quickly. This fridge is double the size of our current one. I never thought I’d be so excited to get a household appliance.