We went to Chaumont early and bought loads of cheeses, nice meats and other bits and bobs for a stock up. For a treat we bought scallops for a lunch on the terrace. It was Nudge's 4th birthday. We hadn't cooked scallops for ages and I was racking my brains as to what to do with them and decided something with butternut squash. I made a puree, toasted some seeds, crisped some of the skin, made a beurre noisette with capers and small diced butternut squash, crisped some sage leaves. Andy cooked the scallops to perfection (they were soooooo fresh. Very sweet. Stunning scallops). I plated up topping with fennel fronds and viola, a lunch from heaven.
We potted around in the garden, then for dinner made roast chicken, roasted tomatoes, a fresh tomato and herb salad, onion puree, flat breads, roast potatoes and lettuce. Absolutely delicious. We love the chicken here, it's so tasty and the skin is dry. Chicken elsewhere seems to be wet and disgusting.
Andy's rock vege garden is almost finished. We bought more dirt so we can fill it up and plant some things. We will do a variety of carrots. We don't eat carrots often but plan to grow some different coloured ones.
In Chaumont we also bought a huge box of apricots so I'll make some jam. I like lovely tart apricot jam.
Little Nudge had a good day too. He plays with us in the garden. He follows us everywhere when we are in the garden. And he had his favourite - a piece of good cheese as a birthday treat. I'd give it to him more often but I've read it can be a bit hard on cat's stomachs so I only give him a little bit. He goes nuts over cheese.
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