James and Alasdair rolled in at about half past midnight on Saturday morning after attending James’ leaving do. They were not too much the worse for wear, but were carrying two large donner kebabs which they consumed immediately. I feared for their intestines but they were both quite well in the morning, so maybe the greasy kebabs successfully counteracted the alcohol.
Heather and Ewan came over on Saturday evening for dinner. I had made and frozen lots of lasagnes last week for our Skye weekend but ended up not taking them because a third of our group were staying in the hotel so there wasn’t room for our whole group of 12 to have a communal meal in the hostel on the Friday or Saturday evenings. So it made sense to have lasagne for the main course, and I provided bruschetta with a variety of toppings, and Italians meats and a salad to start. I did feel that these old favourites were only too familiar to our guests, however they seemed very happy and spoke highly of James’ home made bread. For dessert I wanted to make use of our copious crop of rhubarb; I harvested it and stewed it and then consulted Delia Smith for a recipe, using her “Complete Cookery Course” which has stood me in good stead since I got married in 1985. I decided to go for her “rhubarb fool” which is a very simple recipe topped with sliced stem ginger in syrup. I wasn’t sure how it would taste but to my surprise and gratification it turned out to be rather tasty, and Heather declared it “refreshing.” Heather and Ewan both really liked it and so did we, so I will definitely make it again.
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