Being domestic today

[wiseheart]

Which means getting up at an ungodly time to get to the supermarkets before they'd have sold out everything on offer. I was fortunate in that aspect today, although I also bought some rather price-y stuff. Like Cheddar, for the first time in my life, as it is a required ingredient in the coronation quiche. If I'm about to leave out the beans, at least I'll have authentic British cheese.

I got done so early that Mum - who'd had a bad night, the poor thing - was still in bed when I came home, so I did some work on the textile book until she decided to get up after all. We did our morning routine, then watched German daytime TV while I continued sewing my Wichtel. 4 of them are finished now, save for the little bells I still have to get from somewhere for their hats. noadvertising says the bells are obligatory, so I won't be able to replace them with pom-poms (although I still might if nothing else helps).

After lunch, which consisted of leftover carrot soup and some cheesy buns I bought at Aldi, I started rearranging the shelves in the anteroom that serve as our pantry (as the people designing our 10-storey concrete buildings didn't saw it necessary to include a pantry in the design; clearly, they were men who never had to cook). Well, rearranging is too big of a word, most likely, as the ordering principle remained the same. I just put all my spices, Puddingpulver, Suppenwürfel and Tütensuppen in order of their "best before" date. I also discovered two 250-gram-packages of dried plums that have run off last month, so I moved them into the fridge, where they'll happily live for another couple of months without going bad, if previous experience is any indication.

I talked on the phone to my friends Evie and Elise (the latter of whom's awaiting the birth of her 5th grandchild any time now), so it was a productive day, both work-wise and socially. Tomorrow there will be much baking. As there will be at least two recipes I've never tried before, I'm a tad nervous, but let's hope they'll turn out well.

Comments

[meathiel]

I had to look up the recipe for the coronation quiche ... I have to admit I think it's a bit of a weird thing to have for a coronation.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Well, Elizabeth II's coronation chicken was a fairly weird dish, too. And Charles is proud of being eco-minded, so eating veggies is probably a statement.

[artemis10002000]

Good luck with the baking! I'm eager to hear how your new recipes turn out. Pantry space really is forever a pain, and has only become more so in these past years that we need to be hoarding again what we can get on sale.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it is really annoying sometimes.
If the things turn out any good I'll post a picture.

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Good look with the baking!