Day 16: A Souperb Day

Today was a really good day. The meeting I had been planning ran fairly smoothly – only a few tangents were pursued, not bad for a maths meeting (there is a joke there, it’s a subtle one). I hope it will have the impact that the hours of planning and work deserve it to have. Time will tell I guess.

In other news, Mrs Pitts rustled up a lovely hero’s welcome of home-made soup and rolls for tea.

This soup isn’t necessarily Mrs Pitts’ own creation. It’s from a wonderful Keelham Farm idea – soup in a bag. For a pound! All of the ingredients and the recipe are provided. In a bag. For a pound.

I am reliably informed that, in order to create this concoction, and at the risk of sounding like Nigella, you need to:

1. Peel and chop the carrots.
2. Chop the onion.
3. Peel the garlic cloves.
4. Sauté the above in a hot pan with oil until softened, but not brown.
5. Add vegetable stock.
6. Bring to the boil, then simmer with the lid on for 20 minutes – or until the carrots are soft.
7. Add the coriander and blitz with the blender.

Mrs Pitts also made the rolls.

Alongside this, an item from the Lakeland sale, Mrs Pitts’ favourite two words, received its début outing on our dining table. I give you, our cheese board:

As you can see, the variety of cheese on offer was quite exciting! We have Wensleydale with cranberries, smoked Austrian, smoked Applewood, Red Leicester and Abbot’s Bronze. The latter is available from Keelham Farm’s Shop.

At Keelham’s, there are goats. Mrs Pitts enjoys goats. Especially ones that are able to trip trap over a bridge as they can at Keelham. Also, when we were there, a tabletop sale was one of the main events. All our tables have tops, so we didn’t buy any.