Another small step
Jun. 28th, 2025 09:53 pmI've processed the lavender and the cherry pits. For the latter, I had to switch on the oven in the morning, on the lowest possible setting, as they'd never have dried out properly otherwise. We don't want mouldy pits, no, Preciousss!
Since the oven was running anyway, I postponed Topfenknödel and baked up the spinach and feta parcels instead; the ones in puff pastry that I had bought during Lidl's Greek days. They were very yummy. I was afraid the feta would be terribly salty; luckily, it was not. This is a 1000-gram-bag, so we'll have at least two if not three other meals out of it - without actual cooking. Yay!
In the late afternoon I made the dough for some scones. It's an unusual dough, using créme freche, and it has to rest in the fridge overnight. I'm curious if I'll be able to use it properly in the morning. *fingers crossed* If it works, we'll have a soup and scones for lunch.
In the early evening I all but emptied the balcony because the second part of the cleaning is due tomorrow. Just the balcony and the anteroom, but considering how much stuff we keep on the balcony, moving everything back in place will take days - considering that it literally took days to move them into the study/craft room to begin with. And people wonder why I hate housework...
Anyway, it was a busy day (we had the laundry to do, too), but I'm content with all the things I've managed. I even talked to H. in-between, which was nice. We can talk endlessly about crafts and baking and things like that. *g*
Since the oven was running anyway, I postponed Topfenknödel and baked up the spinach and feta parcels instead; the ones in puff pastry that I had bought during Lidl's Greek days. They were very yummy. I was afraid the feta would be terribly salty; luckily, it was not. This is a 1000-gram-bag, so we'll have at least two if not three other meals out of it - without actual cooking. Yay!
In the late afternoon I made the dough for some scones. It's an unusual dough, using créme freche, and it has to rest in the fridge overnight. I'm curious if I'll be able to use it properly in the morning. *fingers crossed* If it works, we'll have a soup and scones for lunch.
In the early evening I all but emptied the balcony because the second part of the cleaning is due tomorrow. Just the balcony and the anteroom, but considering how much stuff we keep on the balcony, moving everything back in place will take days - considering that it literally took days to move them into the study/craft room to begin with. And people wonder why I hate housework...
Anyway, it was a busy day (we had the laundry to do, too), but I'm content with all the things I've managed. I even talked to H. in-between, which was nice. We can talk endlessly about crafts and baking and things like that. *g*