Saturday, 17 July 2021

The real thing … Tuesday morning breakfast

or is it brunch?

Remember me telling myself at the outset to “get a grip”?

I'm out shopping and excited at the thought of the kids' visit. As usual I have my list or should I say lists!

Picture the scene – I'm in front of the racks that hold the pre-packed bread, staring at the Warburton's thick sliced white when fear strikes and I have a pixie on my shoulder, whispering in my ear … do you have enough food? How many loaves of bread do you need – one or two?! Seriously I stood in front of the racks for what seemed like an eternity and I couldn't decide whether to buy one or two loaves – really! Yes, really.

Common sense prevailed and I bought two – how pathetic!

I made the right decision. After arriving on Sunday afternoon the kids were hungry and I made them sandwiches. On Monday, after going out for breakfast they needed sandwiches at lunchtime and … on Tuesday morning I made them Croque Monsieur without the ham! Plant based spread can be used in cooking so perfect instead of the traditional unsalted butter to lightly fry the Croque Monsieur. I spread the Warburton's bread with a dairy free Dijon mustard – Grey Poupon and then added the Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese, lightly fried the sandwiches on both sides and served. A note about the cheese – cheese with trace levels of less than 0.5 grams of lactose such as Cheddar or Parmesan can be digested by many people who are lactose intolerant. The more mature the cheddar i.e. “extra” the better.

The Croque Monsieur may not have suited the purists out there but who cares – rules are meant to broken – or adapted.

I don't mind admitting that I was stressed – it's a long time since I felt pressure and really it's nothing compared to what, in my case, I've always done. It just goes to show how hard it has been and it's going to take a while to get back in the saddle.

Can I make a suggestion – when you're thinking about entertaining give yourself a break and keep it simple, very simple – you won't be sorry.

Exhausted!

P.s. A message from Cheryl … just wanted to say that I have eaten more fried cheese and mustard butties since being at yours than is probably healthy but soooo good.

My reply … hey, they're a favourite here too – you could add finely diced onion – delish!

Ooooo!

Up next … a new ice cream

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