Thoughts and Other Things

It’s Sunday tomorrow and some of us are just tired of traditional ‘7 color Sunday Kos’. So I thought I’d write up something different today, a recipe! I made this chicken pie earlier this week and got good ratings from the fam (I promise, they weren’t being bias), so I thought I’d share. The filling is my own made up combination while the easy Shortcrust Pastry recipe is from my good old Snowflake Book of Baking. You’re going to need: For pastry 4 cups of cake flour A teaspoon of salt Half a block (250g) of butter A cup of iced water 2 teaspoons of lemon juice (they say brandy is an option but we’re Christian so scratch that) For filling A tablespoon of butter “                               “ of cooking oil 1kg of chicken fillets (cut in strips) 1 Onion (sliced) A handful of button mushrooms (sliced) A cup of frozen veggies of your choice 2 cups of chicken stock 2 tablespoons of flour/soup powder 1 egg (for glazing) I suggest you start with the pastry firs

Last Saturday we welcomed Spring. My outfit last Sunday was a bright dress and high-heeled sandals. Yesterday, it was a polo neck, a thick skirt, stockings, a coat and high-heeled boots. I was so disappointed to have to pull out my coat again, thank goodness I still had gas in my heater. This shocking drop in temperatures and quick return to winter had me thinking. At times in life we get so excited walking into a new season, one that promises freshness and relaxation, a season that promises to give us a break, a few less things to worry about. But then all of a sudden, before we know it, we are quickly drawn back to where we were. We start experiencing the same problems and must deal with the same issues we did before. What is discouraging and sometimes depressing about this reversal is not that we can’t handle it, it’s that we thought we were out of the woods. The issue is not that you have to do it again, it’s that you thought you’d never have to do it again. Some experiences