Ouch, should never have had that brandy. Got up at 9am to teach down at the sailing club but got there and it was cold, misty, and my head was killing me. Called it a day very early and headed home, wanting tea, my bed and a good book.
However we are playing hosts tonight, as a friend is staying over and it’s as good excuse as any for a cooking session. I’ve never tried much Indian cooking but since our guest is a vegetarian it was a logical choice and a good excuse to learn. We did some recipes and settled on mulligatawny for the soup course, a lentil and spinach main course and curried chicken for the carnivores among us. M’s ex was also over – it might seem odd but we’ve become fast friends and he comes out with some genius conversation points.
Delia Smith’s mulligatawny recipe was examined and rejected for being too bland, but some on and offline research was done and we found something that was acceptable. A quick trip to the local market turned up everything apart from curry leaves, but we dispensed with those and the dishes still came out well. All in all it was a success, but we’re going to be eating leftovers for some time to come.
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