Comfort and Cosiness

Last week, weather and a nasty bout of flu kept us inside. Always dangerous, when you can't charge about outside and keep all those niggling thoughts at bay. Especially when it is school holidays! I did however task myself with a dash outside into the rain and wind to see what I could forage in 10 minutes before the flu police arrived. And it is surprising what you can find when the time pressure is on. 

Our forage list amounted to:

1. Five juicy lemons.

2. Two stems of shocking pink freesias sheltering from the howling gale.

3. A profusion of marigolds in the vegetable patch.

4. Handfuls of vivid green rocket.

5. A clear head for a whole 5 minutes.

In keeping with the doing things quickly before energy ran out I made my stock standard comfort dinner of Green Lentil Spagetti with mushrooms, for a health fix. The children had steak with blood oozing out of it - nothing like being a vegetarian in a household of red bloodied carnivores!
Do you have tried and tested food that you turn to when the going gets tough?

Happy eating, Blue x