My Victory and Babies

[smokingboot]

Last night, I cooked a meal. It was really good, with free range organic chicken, champagne, ice-cream and luscious midnight chocolate, plus - don't fall over yet - I made a crumble! An apple crumble made from scratch! By me! Nobody died, there wasn't even a fire!

So OK, an apple crumble is not exactly a great trial among puddings, but I was expecting a fraught night. The meal was for some friends who came to visit and introduce me to their very little baby girl. I was expecting tears, mucus and poo*

I have known the mum through various vicissitudes, but I have never known her as happy at the very core, as she is now. She has reason to be, cos this is a special little girl; she looks like the infant Elizabeth I (when I wanted to tease the doting mother, I claimed she looked like Henry VIII) and the girl is very bright, intelligent, expressive. I was not surprised to see her interest in books rather than toys, I was not surprised to see her grinning and winking at Aunty Boot's threat to put her in the Baby Sack (actually the immense Xmas stocking bought by her parents to house the bejillions of presents coming her way)and I was not at all surprised at her mother hovering over her with a tigerish devotion. The birth was a very traumatic one and nearly cost my friend her life. But out of it came a very lovely little girl, and two proud happy parents. I'm no fan of families, but the feeling was nice.

It was an evening of great charm, and I really enjoyed it; don't get me wrong, I remain resolutely auntsy not mumsy, but even Boot the anti-parent had a great time. We all did. I like to think the crumble helped.

*from the baby, from the baby, pull yourselves together!

Comments

[cat-that-walks.livejournal.com]

How much cooking does ice cream or chocolate take? :P

[andsoitisso.livejournal.com]

"By me! Nobody died, there wasn't even a fire!"

:laughing:

"Last night, I cooked a meal. It was really good, with free range organic chicken, champagne, ice-cream and luscious midnight chocolate, plus - don't fall over yet - I made a crumble! An apple crumble made from scratch!"

I always knew you were a great cook waiting to be released. ;)

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

*Assumes expression of dignity marred only by a faint air of desperation* I have actually made rather lovely strawberry ice-cream by hand, but it takes ages, and you face the danger of all the fruit sinking to the bottom like little submarines!

Last night I faced other dangers; boiling water for the hot chocolate - potential peril there, anything could have happened - and opening those Green&Blacks ice cream cartons takes a lot of patience and skill!

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

You are very kind:-)I'm afraid cooking comes no more naturally to me than dealing with children - it makes sense for me to lump my two areas of total ineptitude together!

But it was nice to feed people without disaster. Don't think I could manage it every day though.

[cat-that-walks.livejournal.com]

Why am I not surprised boiling a kettle endangers your health?

[andsoitisso.livejournal.com]

Same here. In the beginning of my marriage, I used to have nightmares about being a bad cook. But many failed attempts later, the primary target being my poor husband, voila, I ended up being a reasonable cook - and actually received many compliments on my cooking skills(Ha!). Even I am surprised. If I can do it, anyone can. ;)

Although, I still dont think I want to cook daily. That's why I have hired a cook now and life is suddenly blissful and light.

[binidj.livejournal.com]

"she looks like the infant Elizabeth I"

Isn't that just a nice way of saying she's a ginger? Poor, poor child.

Many congratulations on the crumble though, I take it the threshold for food poisoning-related telephone calls has now passed?

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

She is luminously ginger. But see, on a girl, we call that pre-raphaelite and it's OK. It's the men who get condemned as Sons of Apophis for their sins...

Speaking of sins, you have certainly missed the threshold this time. However, I am thinking of making special peyote cake and bringing it to the next maelstrom...

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

My partner loves to cook, and does it very well. It was his recipe that I followed for the crumble. He also likes to shope for ingredients. I really need to contribute something more than my eating skills!

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

It might well endanger yours, oh wit of the north. Time for TGR's 'special' tea;-)

[cat-that-walks.livejournal.com]

Peyote cake? Is this anything like the rotgut she squeezed last festival?

[cat-that-walks.livejournal.com]

Milk, no sugar please. :-P

[november-girl.livejournal.com]

Hurrah!

I've never made a successful apple crumble. *jealous*