Pancake Day

Shrove Tuesday (also known as Pancake Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday. It is 47 days before Easter Sunday and this year falls on 12^th February (today!). The word shrove is the past tense for the English verb shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one’s sins by way of confession and doing penance.

Pancakes are a way of using up rich food such as egg, milk and sugar before the fasting season of the 40 days of Lent. I have made my pancakes today.  I used a Delia Smith recipe Canadian Buttermilk Pancakes with Maple Syrup. They were of course delicious!

 

The next question is what am I going to do for the next 40 days of Lent?

I am so hungry I could eat a...

So for the past month we have been hearing about certain foods being 'contaminated' with horsemeat and later it transpires that some food is actually horsemeat

It made me start thinking about what I actually do eat...

In the past month I have been more or less confined to my flat and I have only been shopping once (I did a big shop before my confinement!). I have managed to eat three meals a day and some fruit. I have mainly been drinking water and fruit juice. I have eaten breakfast every single day for the past 18 days - that has to be a record on my part. I have returned to the childhood favourite/staple of Weetabix (but no added sugar to my bowl and covered in semi-skimmed milk). I have had limited access to chocolates, sweets and cakes...and I don't miss them. I seem to eat mostly salmon and salad, salmon and rice, salmon and noodles or salmon and potatoes. Am I sick of salmon yet? No - it is delicious baked, fried or grilled. I guess when the salmon runs out I will have to start on the chicken. From time to time I dip into a pot of Rachel's organic low fat vanilla bio-live yogurt. I am not sure if it is doing me any good but it passes the time and fills the stomach! I have had the privilege of eating freshly cooked moimoi - heavenly!

I am not sure when I will be able to make it to the supermarket next. However when I do, I am going to have to completely revise my shopping choices. Of course, other people have talked to me about this before but I think perhaps I have been too stubborn for my own good.

Now I need to think about dinner for tonight...

The Party

It's February and I am in 'recovery' mode. In the spirit of this - I created a few musical stories. Thought this one was fun!