Day 76: First Bolognaisse

It is the ultimate trail of destruction. Jim, Petra, and Baby Alex came to visit for lunch today, and they do baby led weaning to introduce him to food. Today, he was introduced to Auntie Mel's pasta bolognaisse. After The Imp repeatedly put his pasta back into his bowl, he actually ate every last bite.

First Bolognaisse

Day 69: Evening Snack

I don't normally have a snack in the evening, but I really fancied apple slices dipped in condensed milk.

Evening Snack

Day 46: Taco Night

I decided to change things up for dinner today. The only thing resembling Mexican that we do is mince and veg with fajita seasoning on a bed of tortilla chips. I randomly spotted a taco box set and fancied them, so checked that they were wheat/gluten free and off we went. They're an absolute hit with The Imp! She's asked for seconds, and has even eaten the lettuce and grated carrot of the salad mix that I've bought (she hates carrots, but I figure that I can hide them with stuff like this).

Taco Night

Day 42: Scones

I've had definite success this weekend with my gluten free cooking. Yesterday, I successfully made gluten free dumplings to go in my homemade chicken and vegetable soup. I've tried them in the past, and they've just ended up like doughy lumps, but my attempt yesterday ended up perfect. The same goes for my attempts at scones today. I've tried to make gluten free scones in the past, but they were really thin and as dense as hockey pucks. As you can see from the photo of cheese scones, today's successful attempts are almost as thick as hockey pucks and have the proper consistency of normal scones, and they taste amazing. I realised, when making both recipes, that I was trying too hard. They didn't need the extra liquid that gluten free flour normally calls for, and I need to be a little lighter of touch and not overwork them.

Scones

Day 20: Wrong Cat Food

I order our cat food online because it's the only way to get the food that suits the two moggies best. I always order the same food, same flavour, same website.  Enough to last us for two and a half months. Shame that I didn't pay close enough of attention when I ordered the other night, because I accidentally ordered the Light version instead of the Chicken. Oops...Loki is normally extremely picky about food, especially with the flavours, but from this photo, I don't think that it will be an issue. Those are their bowls in the background, as The Imp was getting ready to feed them. That is our twenty litre storage tub that he has his head in.

Wrong Cat Food