In common with most in the food industry, I'm full on before Christmas, making, selling, making up orders etc. There is only me, so there's no slacking!
But today, I had a little light relief - and I loved it!
The Welsh food centre was running a course today on 'edible gifts' and yours truly was leading the morning part. 9 ladies had enrolled to make Fig Salami, Preserved lemons, Oranges in Brandy and Cranberry chutney. We were busy, busy for 3 hours, chatting, chopping and chutneying. A journo from the local rag was there, so lots of arty photos were taken!
In the afternoon, another local artisan was leading her part of the course and, because I successfully managed to loiter long enough, I got to be included! What fun it was!
We made chocolate truffles, tempered chocolate trees, lollypops, fun chocolate marshmallows and lots more.
We had chocolate on our hands, on our faces, on our aprons, on the worktops and... well, you get the picture!
And, oh boy, did we all enjoy it!
I feel energised by doing something completely different and hub is on about making wooden hampers for us to fill for the rellies... read that as him to make the boxes and me to make the edible goodies!!
I was so tired, but alive, when I got home, that we have wandered out to the 'local' for our evening meal, something we haven't done for months.
And do I care about what I ate today? Not a jot! For tomorrow is a fast day!
So the message that I want to convey is... do something different for a day!
Make chutney, make chocolates, make friends! I guarantee you'll have a great day and feel fab (if tired!) at the end of it. I'm off to put my feet up now!!
But today, I had a little light relief - and I loved it!
The Welsh food centre was running a course today on 'edible gifts' and yours truly was leading the morning part. 9 ladies had enrolled to make Fig Salami, Preserved lemons, Oranges in Brandy and Cranberry chutney. We were busy, busy for 3 hours, chatting, chopping and chutneying. A journo from the local rag was there, so lots of arty photos were taken!
In the afternoon, another local artisan was leading her part of the course and, because I successfully managed to loiter long enough, I got to be included! What fun it was!
We made chocolate truffles, tempered chocolate trees, lollypops, fun chocolate marshmallows and lots more.
We had chocolate on our hands, on our faces, on our aprons, on the worktops and... well, you get the picture!
And, oh boy, did we all enjoy it!
I feel energised by doing something completely different and hub is on about making wooden hampers for us to fill for the rellies... read that as him to make the boxes and me to make the edible goodies!!
I was so tired, but alive, when I got home, that we have wandered out to the 'local' for our evening meal, something we haven't done for months.
And do I care about what I ate today? Not a jot! For tomorrow is a fast day!
So the message that I want to convey is... do something different for a day!
Make chutney, make chocolates, make friends! I guarantee you'll have a great day and feel fab (if tired!) at the end of it. I'm off to put my feet up now!!
or maybe I'll just stay here and see what wonderful things my forum friends are doing? 
