You see, two very exciting (if you're me and your life is quite small and also you have a bit of a tendency towards hyperbole) days are taking place this week - Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day) and Valentine's Day (aka ridiculously overhyped and commercialised Day where Everyone is In Love).
My view on Valentine's Day has always been that I like to celebrate it in some small way - not, I hasten to add, to spend vast amounts of money, but just to mark it. I do this for Teenage Seren who wondered if her prince would ever come. Even this year, when my supposed prince has buggered off down the road, I won't let her down. So D and I are heading off to the Lakes to Be Romantic. We're staying in a hotel with a hot tub and everything - although D has already said that he doesn't see anything Romantic about sitting in a pool of warm water in the freezing cold when he could be supping a nice pint in a cosy pub. I kind of see his point. Anyway, we're away for the weekend, and on Thursday night I am going to his house for a pre Lakes Romantic Curry. I'm providing a side dish of delicious zero point mushroom curry.
The rest of the week, then...
- Monday: duck pancakes. I bought these to mark Chinese New Year which I believe was yesterday and then didn't end up eating them because, er, I had North African food instead. I know that these theoretically constitute a starter but they're my favourite part of the Chinese and I shall be ekeing out the duck with cucumber and spring onions to make them a bit less pointy.
- Tuesday: Pancake Day! D is coming round and we're making Yotam Ottolenghi's green pancakes with lime butter. That, my friends, is pancake day foodie style.
- Wednesday: I'm having fish pie and, goddamit, there will be peas. Lots and lots of peas.
Hope you have a lovely time away Seren. Take care of yourself xxxxx
ReplyDeleteAre you KIDDING? I'm super-excited about Pancake Day and Valentines Day - and let's face it, in grey old February we need every excuse to get excited.
ReplyDeleteI'm a purist when it comes to pancakes - lemon (lots) and sugar (a dash) all the way. And hoping M&S will do their lobster thermidor for Valentines Day - mmmm.
With you on the duck pancakes - my favourite too and I find most supermarket Chinese food is disappointing whilst these never are.
Px
Hope you have a lovely time away!!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited too...lol
Have a wonderful weekend away. I hope it is truly romantic and helps!
ReplyDeleteRe the fish pie, there MUST be peas - it's the law!!
Yellow card for the foodie pancakes though - it comes around once a year - leave them alone!!
Lesley xx
Love duck pancakes.
ReplyDeleteHave a great time away.
The Ottolenghi recipe sounds good...but pancakes have to be sweet - sugar and lemon, or my absolute favourite of ground almonds. Have a good weekend xx
ReplyDeleteThe mushroom curry sounds lovely.
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