Last Tuesday and weekend in Cornwall

Friday Night at the Last Tuesday Society masked ball with some friends. It was really good fun and a great way to let your hair down. I hasten to add though some of the more 'nude' antics took place after we left!!

Bank Holiday weekend in Cornwall with Lucy at her parent's gorgeous garden and nursery near Bodmin. I ate lots of Lucy's mum's lemon drizzle which is supposed to be for customers. We swam in the beach near Fowey and took walks. A highlight of going to Cornwall is breakfast at Fifteen at Watergate Bay not far from Newquay. 


Fifteen breakfast is relaxed with stunning views over the coast. The ingredients are high quality and the home made baked beans make you never want to go back to Heinz!

Lucy with a Cream Tea in Fowey

Watergate Bay (north coast)

Swimming near Fowey on the south coast

Book Club

An enjoyable evening at Wahaca discussing our latest book Sultana's Dream and Padmarag. 


We were divided in two with those who liked the book and those who didn't! I felt the book was hard work for little reward and I missed greater description which would have given the book a feel of what India was like at the turn of the last century. However, taken in context it is a book that must have pushed boundaries and can be admired for that. I love the discussions at our book club which range from gut reactions to in depth analysis!


Wahaca is a great restaurant serving Mexican street food which you can share or keep to yourself. The tequila is also great!!


Next book club, The Double by Jose Saramango.

Floristry Class

Yesterday evening I went to the wonderful Whole Foods floristry class with Kate and Harriet from work and Lucy. Wanda runs a fantastic class giving an example of an arrangement and then letting you create. This means the class isn't too rigid and you always feel like you have done a good job.


It's always interesting to see people's different interpretations of the arrangement. In the picture below I think ours look quite similar, but they were quite different.

Family Supper

Tonight mum came down from Scarborough to go to the quilting exhibition at the V&A and Dad has migrated from Manor Park for the weekend. Lucy was also over and we had a bit of a raucous family dinner. Obviously Ben was here too. He was a good sous-chef!


Haloumi Cheese Pasta


Pasta
Roasted veg (peppers, onions, butternut squash, anything really)
Pesto
Olive oil
Haloumi cheese


Roast veggies with a splash of oil until soft and a bit crispy
Flour and fry haloumi (it takes about 10 mins) in some more olive oil
Chuck over some cooked pasta with a stir of pasta