A Hustle & A Bustle

I've been waiting for this and at last it arrived. A full day in the kitchen. A day when dishes were prepared, consumed, stored for later use and the foodie foundations for the upcoming weeks were laid.

It was about three weeks ago that I had this delightful day but I am only just getting around to posting about it. I had to fit it in as soon as I could as we are doing some work on our kitchen and before I know it the counter tops will be wrenched out and who knows when the space will be workable again.

Anyway, it was super day and I can't wait until another one pops it's head around the corner.

We prepped for a mammoth jam making session.....

...using ingredients that have the WI's approval of course......

....while the Strawb's began to ready themselves........

.....LBH's mother very kindly prepped a chicken for me. We chilled or froze the pieces and turned the bones into a stock that would add flavour and depth to a risotto I had brewing in the back of my mind......

......I started on the lunch, using some Scottish lamb from our local butchers......

....and of course this little contraption got lots of use......

....we started on a fresh berry dessert that was meant to be a giant cake of sorts but ended up looking much more like Eton Mess....

.....which reminds me I really do need to get around to ordering a new whisk attachment for my mixer. This way hurts the arm......

 

.....the jam was coming along nicely......

 

....and the stock was ready to be frozen and kept until needed.....

 

....the lamb was finally tender and the lunch delicious. A new recipe of mine that I'm rather pleased with.....

 

.....and so, after all that I knew I had a sofa and a television that was waiting for me to plop down onto and exhale. The carnage can be cleaned up later. The work was done, the food had been consumed. It was now time to rest, it was a Sunday after all.

Comments

[Runorqzw]

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[Gena]

Oh it all looks perfectly yummy Cherry! I am desperate to make strawberry jam before its too late, do you have a preffered recipe?

[Jeanne]

What a fab Sunday! Reminds me of when I still lived at home and my mom and I would cook Sunday lunch together. And lucky you with the new kitchen :) I'm working on our landlord - I live in hope.

[writershand]

That looks like a sumptuous settee Cherry. Will we be seeing your living room on your blog. Can't wait to see what you do with that fireplace at Christmas time.

[Lori]

now you gone and did it Cherry!....I'm hungry. lol!
Wonderful, yummy pictures...we have to go to the health food store to get the good sugar like you used for jams here.
unbleached and only light handling of it....yum.

[Belinda]

It sounds like a lovely afternoon, and you covered all of the bases...sweets, savories, stocks, jams. You were a busy bee. :-) Those strawberries look like little summer treasures, and I bet you couldn't resist sampling a few before they made it to the jam making process!

[Marie]

I do so love Sundays when I get home from church and have nothing to do but putter in my kitchen! It's a flurry of activity and I love every minute of it! It's also really good to sit down and relax in front of the telly afterwards! We've had some really good Welsh lamb here recently. I've not tried Scottish yet but if it's anything like their beef I bet it's some good!