Preparation is Key

So, now it's my turn to do a food blog. My brother in law is the food critic really (check out his blog - Gerry's Kitchen), but on Saturday night, Gerry treated us to a fantastic creation of his own. So here we go....

The menu looked great; the starter was, Thai Fish cakes followed by Thai green curry with sticky rice and the dessert (after making my dislike of rice pudding known) was a coconut panacotta with pineapple in a toffee and chilli sauce.

Of course, Gerry and Nicola were as usual great hosts and it was a great opportunity to relax and unwind after a busy day.

The busy day at Auchinleck Christian Fellowship Open Day

We settled down to our starter which was beautifully presented Thai fish cakes on a bed of rocket and lambs leaf lettuce. The texture of the fish cakes was beautifully dense and the compliment of the chilli sauce was pure genius.

This only served to whet my appetite for the main attraction, Thai green curry, which is a particular favourite of mine since I was first introduced to it in a little known restaurant in Leeds by the name of Fuji Hiro. I have to say that the serving of the curry in a bowl was a nice touch. The butternut squash and whole cherry tomatoes within the curry made the dish as attractive as it was tasty.

And then it was dessert time. Now, I must admit, if I had been in a restaurant and this particular dish had been on the menu I would not have chosen it. But, I have to say, I was blown away by the refreshing coconut panacotta and the real contrast of the pineapple, toffee and chill sauce.

 

All in all - another 10 out of 10 for Gerry's Kitchen....

So there we go my first...and probably the last...food blog...but to sum up - what made the meal perfect? - for me it was preparation....Gerry had tirelessly spent most of the day preparing and it certainly paid off. PREPARATION is key. Someone once said to me, "fail to prepare is to prepare to fail" - Here's my thoughts on the subject:

Thanks for stopping by!!

Phil

 

 

 

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Hope Springs Eternal

That's another school year over - hard to believe it really! ...and what a busy one it has been with great opportunities to get involved in taking school assemblies across the town. New schools have been requesting assemblies which is great, and yet, at the same time it's going to be a struggle to fit much more in and still be faithful to my employer.

It's been a very topical year so far 2011/12. We started off in first term with a reminder of the tragedy of twin towers on the 10 yr anniversary, the second term, we thought about it being 100 yrs since Captain Scott's expedition that claimed his life, then we thought about the 100 yr anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in the third term and finally ending the session in anticipation of the Olympics with the inspiration from Eric Lidell (check one of my previous blogs) and the torch celebration.

Of course, that was all linked with messages from the Bible and the relevance of the message of God for today. My hope is that as many of these young people think about the over-riding Christian message, that there will be those who will consider Christianity and perhaps it might cause some to put aside their pre-conceptions of what it is all about and think about Christian things from a more informed standpoint.

It is a message of hope, it is a message of love - and it is a message that can still change lives today. It doesn't seem to be particularly popular today - in fact I'm not sure it's ever been.

But I present it because I believe it is Gods message for us today...I recommend it to you...

Here's a verse from the Bible that sums the message up...

"John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

That's Gods message of love..for you !

Oh by the way, did anyone watch the Wimbledon final - we hoped Murray would win, but just wasn't to be - our hopes were dashed - and in a world that does disappoint what can we hope in? Here's my thoughts on hope...

 

 

 

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