Kitchen Magic!

Hello to all of you lovelies out there in blogland! I hope you're having a great weekend so far. It's a pretty warm one here again, though there have been a few clouds around & a strong breeze that has kept it to the low 30's & very liveable, especially for this summer chicken. :0)

Although ... I was forced to question my sanity (What there is left of it!) because where did I decide to spend most of today in these summery temperatures? Why, in the kitchen slaving over a hot stove, of course!! :0P You see, last weekend when GB & I went for an air conditioned drive, I called into a fruit shop that had tomatoes for $1 a kilo ... Less than a quarter of what I've been paying in supermarkets! So I stocked up & today I've performed some kitchen magic with those tomatoes.

I've skinned, I've chopped, I've roasted, I've simmered ... & so have the tomatoes! Tee! Hee! Hee! The result is ...

...some DEEEEEEEEELICIOUS tomato chutney & some sweetly tangy tomato sauce ready to be heated & poured over pasta. YUMMO! I actually had some of the chutney with crackers & cheese for my lunch & it definitely gets the two-thumbs-up taste rating. :0) Because I roasted the tomatoes & onions etc longer than usual before simmering them to make sauce, this batch is thicker than usual & only made half as many bottles, but the extra roasting sure brought out the natural sweetness of the tomatoes. I wonder if GB wants to go for another drive tomorrow to get more tomatoes! :0)

That's about it from me today ... EXCEPT ... To tell all you OPAM wannabes & repeat offenders to watch this space, cos my GORGEOUS Partner-In-Crime Sweet Peg & I will be finalising our plans in the next few days & sign up will open SOON! Remember to stay tuned to BOTH of our blogs so you don't miss any of the excitement. :0) And Sweet Peg & I do indeed have a few surprises up our sleeves!

But right now, I'm going to put my feet up with a cold drink & cruise the "Dark Side" as Chookyblue calls Facebook. :0) Does anyone else end up mesmerised for hours by videos of cake decorating, nail designs & hair styling, or is that just me?!?! :0P Til next time ...

BEAR HUGS!

CHEERS!

KRIS