Friday Files: little to show and a rainbow

I had planned a short day in the kitchen. Theoretically, and technically, I had done a lot of yesterday's list on Monday. I had a list of other things to do. Funny how things turn out: I ended up in the kitchen all day, and longer than usual. So much so, that a certain feline was terribly impatient:

As the title of this post suggests, it was also a rainbow day. I couldn't get the entire bow in one photo, but I did get both ends. Here's the other.

It was a dark, windy, stormy Friday.

The masked weavers love nectar in the flowers of the kokerboom (tree aloe/quiver tree).

I actually managed to catch one on the job. Through the sitting room door.

So, to my market list, and in addition to the usual sourdough buns: two soups: real chicken and gingered carrot (vegan). Along with vegan garlic mayo (aioli), homemade cottage cheese. Then, new to this week's stock, the lemon marmalade and hand cut cheese to cut and wrap. Why that filled my entire day, I am damned if I know.

Finally, it was time to do supper:

Sometimes the least attractive meals are the best bowls of comforting warmth. This is a winter favourite and one of the first entirely plant-based meals to which I introduced The Husband: spinach (actually, Swiss chard from the garden) dahl and Bombay potatoes.

The leftovers often become lunch and/or part of an omelette.

As I sit doing this cheeky entry to @dswigle's #marketfriday, the wind is blowing. Not howling. Yet. It's going to be a cold, blustery market this morning.

Until next time, be well
Fiona
The Sandbag House
McGregor, South Africa

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