Yep, been buying cheap stuff again that causes me to buy truck-loads of other stuff.
In this instance when I was buying some fruit and veg from the local fruit and veg stall, (as you do ), I espied some fresh Blueberries at 50p per punnet and at this price they had to be got.
So, Blueberries...hmm, I supose the obvious thing would be Blueberry muffins but I never have been one for the obvious and so after consulting Nigel Slater via his excelent book 'The Kitchen Diaries'. May 15th on page 163 gives a recipie for a quick Pear and Blueberry cake and this was what I decided to bake, (having made certain of buying Pears).
The recipie also calls for 2 large eggs, no prob as I still have duck eggs left from the last cake, 130g unsalted butter,which I had to buy, as well as 130g unrefined caster sugar. Not certain if I had enough 'Vanilla sugar', (caster sugar kept in a jar with a few vanilla pods- try it, it adds to the whole experience.) I decided to buy some more. Already with having to buy all this extra stuff I had, had to hit the hole in the wall. This was no cheapo Cake.
So the Footie was on the tele yesterday afternoon, Cup Final, with Southamptons arch rivals Pompey. It was such a dull, hum-drum game that I did my baking throughout the match.
The results are shown below along with the rest of the fruit I bought.
The Fruit purchase thing, having them on display in the sitting room, is an attempt to stop me going to the fridge or grabbing a packet of crisps when I feel the need of a nibble,(onset of man-boob scenario). Please note I said nibble and not "having the munchies".
Dennypos................A cock, a Cake and a Cheery smile.