tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post6650294966274875433..comments2024-03-28T18:27:22.849-07:00Comments on Codlinsandcream2: Soup WeatherBovey Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-66885607414580710522018-03-18T05:30:17.521-07:002018-03-18T05:30:17.521-07:00Hi Sarah - weren't we inventive mums? As Elai...Hi Sarah - weren't we inventive mums? As Elaine said, parents have it easy these days with their kids plugged in to all sort of electrical gizmo's! Your carrot and ginger soup sounds yummy and lemon drizzle cake is one of my favourites.<br /><br />I haven't had meatballs for ages so may rustle up a batch next week. How lovely to sit and enjoy Howard's End and sit and quilt to your heart's content. One of my favourites is a reasonably (2012?) version of "Lorna Doone" - I caught the 2nd half of it on tv recently and want to watch it from the start again and fortunately have it on DVD.<br /><br />Let's hope spring returns (and STAYS) next week.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-37280442715120765612018-03-18T05:25:09.649-07:002018-03-18T05:25:09.649-07:00Hi Elaine - I saw Lincs had it bad - again. We ar...Hi Elaine - I saw Lincs had it bad - again. We are on the edge of the weather again (thank goodness) - enough snow to enjoy knowing it shouldn't be with us tomorrow.<br /><br />We certainly had the knack of keeping the kids amused on long journeys - on motorways, they had to look for the most unusual vehicle, and I can remember still doing this (for a laugh!) when I took eldest daughter and her friend into England to stay with a good friend, after their O levels were over. <br /><br />Your broth sounds good (I have a cupboard full of dried pulses and stuff to use up) - today it is Minestrone though.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-55431154200509553412018-03-18T05:22:10.617-07:002018-03-18T05:22:10.617-07:00Oh dear Pat - even we have snow this time, but not...Oh dear Pat - even we have snow this time, but not very much and I've just walked up the hill. It's laying in some places more than others but the roads are OK and it's nothing like as cold as it was last time the Beast visited. Keep warm.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-13641292741252496822018-03-18T04:28:59.969-07:002018-03-18T04:28:59.969-07:00I make a lot of soup BB - so shall add that recipe...I make a lot of soup BB - so shall add that recipe to my soup book.<br />The weather here is dreadful - three or four inches of snow drifting in the strong east wind.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-36900013033514218312018-03-17T23:20:06.454-07:002018-03-17T23:20:06.454-07:00We missed out on that mild day, it was bitter cold...We missed out on that mild day, it was bitter cold here in Lincolnshire, yet mild in Norfolk which is 'just down the road'. It is definitely broth weather - and sort-of broths are my favourite. I made one using an old packet of dried peas plus random bits of veg, quorn and oatmeal. I topped my husband's portion with shredded bacon and he didn't realise the broth was otherwise vegetarian. <br />Oh, the joy of long car journeys, although these days don't parents simply plug their kids into a dvd or an electronic device of some kind? :) We used to do endless singing games and on quiet country roads the old guess what colour/type of vehicle we'll see next. <br />I hope you have plenty of broth left for today. Bring on spring!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-38236065028184492582018-03-17T13:08:18.340-07:002018-03-17T13:08:18.340-07:00Oh my goodness I remember those counting games. I ...Oh my goodness I remember those counting games. I used to get mine counting milk tankers, hay lorries ... and seeing who could make a polo sweet last the longest. It certainly has been soup weather today and yours looks especially tasty. It was homemade carrot and ginger for us, then homemade lemon drizzle cake at teatime and a lazy Saturday supper of spaghetti and meatballs in tomato sauce - meatballs and tomato sauce both out of the freezer as I just could not be bothered to go shopping today. In fact I spent the afternoon hand quilting while watching the 1992 film of Howard’s End which was glorious - costumes, gardens, houses, acting all completely sumptuous. I cannot believe I was at the allotmrent yesterday afternoon in full sun and at a quarter to six a group of us were still chatting outside the hut while watching the sun go down. When will this winter end? Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230327066600698804noreply@blogger.com