Tuesday 9 April 2013

Spring ? Soup Recipe


09th April 2013



Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • garlic clove, peeled and chopped
  • 250ml/8¾fl oz chicken or vegetable stock (more if necessary)
  • 200g/7oz broccoli florets
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • drizzle cream, to serve 


    1. Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the garlic for 1-2 minutes.
    2. Pour the chicken or vegetable stock into the pan and add the broccoli florets.
    3. Bring to the boil and reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10-12 minutes, until the broccoli is tender.
    4. Season to taste, then transfer to a liquidizer. Blend until smooth.
    5. Ladle the soup into serving bowls and drizzle with cream to serve.

09th April 2013





Friday 5 April 2013

Watercolour Red-Head

I am not so sure about this one, I feel there is something lost in the quality compared to the others. Still, its all a learning curve.


Watercolour Red-Head

Have a lovely weekend 
Valerie
xxx


Wednesday 3 April 2013

At 4

3rd April 2013



At 4 Oscar

  • Still loves to play at being a member of Scooby Doo's gang, more than any other game
  • Does not like being dressed and will happily play all day in his vest
  • Asks for sausages most days (but does not get them)
  • Loves nursery so much (day 3 in a row of crying because nursery is closed)
  • Has 2 best friends Evie and Millie

3rd April 2013




  • Has started swimming lessons and finds them enjoyable but splashy
  • Has shown a strong aptitude for drawing (at nursery)
  • Complains every day that he wants it to be summer or Halloween
  • Loves his cats but has still not learnt to stop scaring them half to death
  • Cries that no one ever sends him parcels in the post


3rd April 2013
  • Has started playing console games and it currently playing Rayman
  • Still wants face paint or make up on despite hating getting his face washed
  • Told me yesterday that one of his best things was his Mummy
  • Dresses up in at least one weird outfit per day


3rd April 2013