Pineapple upsidedown cake and custard
Its good to be home, and its doubly good to be the weekend too.
And the weather was expected to be up to 10 degrees above seasonal norms, so lots of opportunities to get and do stuff.
With me away again for four days this week, we needed little shopping, but as we were off out with friends that evening, we bought wine and cider as the Dining Club doesn't sell booze.
Back home for bacon butties and brews, then at ten, off out for a walk, as the weather was so glorious.
Still no Clouded Yellows in the fields of lucerne, but one I had climbed to Windy Ridge, there were butterflies galore along Green Lane, and dragonflies, all Common Darters, in good numbers too.
I had indented to go just across the fields, but ended up doing the full circuit, along all of Green Lane and then back down to Collingwood and home.
Along Collingwood, I saw a Hummingbird hawkmoth flitting for somewhere to perch, so to get out of the breeze. And sure enough it did settle, allowing me to get shots.
9,990 steps done, and all hot and bothered.
Worth it, though.
Back home, I got baking.
We had a leftover tin of pineapple slices, and I got the idea of making an upside down cake and real custard, as I had made a lemon custard for the recent Italian lemon tart.
I found recipes for both, but adapted the one for custard using single cream and milk instead of double cream, and using less liquid to ensure it was thick.
Well, readers, as you can see, both came out well, and the custard with a mix of vanilla pods and extract was perfectly flavoured.
We sat down to eat just after one.
Yummy indeed.
Pineapple upsidedown cake and custard
Its good to be home, and its doubly good to be the weekend too.
And the weather was expected to be up to 10 degrees above seasonal norms, so lots of opportunities to get and do stuff.
With me away again for four days this week, we needed little shopping, but as we were off out with friends that evening, we bought wine and cider as the Dining Club doesn't sell booze.
Back home for bacon butties and brews, then at ten, off out for a walk, as the weather was so glorious.
Still no Clouded Yellows in the fields of lucerne, but one I had climbed to Windy Ridge, there were butterflies galore along Green Lane, and dragonflies, all Common Darters, in good numbers too.
I had indented to go just across the fields, but ended up doing the full circuit, along all of Green Lane and then back down to Collingwood and home.
Along Collingwood, I saw a Hummingbird hawkmoth flitting for somewhere to perch, so to get out of the breeze. And sure enough it did settle, allowing me to get shots.
9,990 steps done, and all hot and bothered.
Worth it, though.
Back home, I got baking.
We had a leftover tin of pineapple slices, and I got the idea of making an upside down cake and real custard, as I had made a lemon custard for the recent Italian lemon tart.
I found recipes for both, but adapted the one for custard using single cream and milk instead of double cream, and using less liquid to ensure it was thick.
Well, readers, as you can see, both came out well, and the custard with a mix of vanilla pods and extract was perfectly flavoured.
We sat down to eat just after one.
Yummy indeed.