... and Sunday wasn't exactly freezing, either

[wiseheart]

28°C in the darkened flat (we had all Venetian blinds down from late morning on), 32-33°C outside - or so the telly says. We didn't go out. Well, not any further than the rubbish chute at the end of the corridor. That's Mum's daily walk. She does half the distance using her crutch only. She's a fighter.

We also prepared the lovely cherries my friend Evie brought us on Friday to be frozen. Mum didn't dare to eat them raw as they were a tad hard (although very yummy), so we put them into the freezer for later. I made some cherry ragout from a couple of handful of them, to go with today's Topfenknödel.

The rest of the day will be spent with preparations for tomorrow's cleaning frenzy, which will include the windows, too. Joy! The best weather for such efforts, right?

I did a tiny bit of crafting early in the morning, though.
Here are Pages 24 and 25 - the latter with the flap closed because the inside is still unfinished:



The recipe in the foreground will go into the pocket on the left.

Oh yes, and thanks to the nice, hot weather, the goddamned bugs have crept out of hiding again - so it's killing time in the house!

Comments

[medievalrosalie.livejournal.com]

What is cherry ragout, please? A sort of jam or pastry or... stew?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It is simply cherries cut in halves or quarters, cooked with a bit of sugar and spices of your choice and then thickened with corn starch or gelatine.

[medievalrosalie.livejournal.com]

Oh I've eaten that! I think it was called something different, but there's a recipe from Boke of Gode Cookery which is medieval which has something like that. It was absolutely amazing!