Cupboards and their contents..

I am in LURVE... oh, sorry Dear Readers.. "GOOD MORNING".

No, SHE has not introduced ME to some cute feathered man. Something else happened, are YOU ready, then I will begin.

Yesterday was a better day, SHE was much happier as Doctor Geoff has, it appears, taken it upon himself to sort HER medical situation out.. BLESS THAT MAN.. and that beastly virus appeared to be less beastly, SHE was sneezing and either cold or hot but at least SHE didn't have such evil pains in head or throat any longer.. but although sun was a'shining SHE had sense NOT to go and do work in garden, what to do?

Well, as I am sure YOU will agree, there is always a cupboard or drawer to be gone through. So whistling ME up in order to keep HER company, SHE went into YumYum HQ, aka kitchen. SHE assembled HER trusted cleaning products, wonderful PURE soap liguid from Green Mountain Soap Company in Alabama, USA.. yes, I AM recommending their products, baking powder, couple of lemons, rough sea salt, wire wool, sponges and old face cloths and baby strength sterilisation fluid.

Everything came out of fridge, shelves, meat and vegetable boxes, dates were checked, bottles were washed. Everything back.. clean fridge.

Next cupboard under sink.. oh, what treasures! Now YOU don't know this but I jurst lurve open cupboard doors.. it was a bit of a squeeze but I could tell SHE was happy as SHE didn't mind ME standing on door peering into cupboard as SHE pulled everything out! Nothing to throw away, found roll of 'Press & Seal' which is great product! Washed shelves, quick rub dry, everything back.

Upper cupboards. HER medicine and vitamin cupboard, done two weeks ago, all out of date stuff had gone to Chemists with old batteries. Dried store cupboard immaculate, this is where different flour and pasta are kept. Herb and spice cupboard done three weeks ago. Bottle and tinned goods cupboard, this contains special oils, vinegars, Tabasco (both green and red), tins of sardines, tuna etc, all checked and wiped.. so far so good!

Last one.. bad one. Oh MY goodness ME.. what do I see? What a mess.. oh well, start at top shelf and work down. Does anyone need 3 jars of Tahini paste? Out of date Cream of Tartar, Baking Soda, What is a 'lost' tube of Wasabi Paste doing in here? Unopened, out of date bag of Walnuts, ugh.. probably very nasty, chuck, chuck, rubbish bucket fast approaching full!

SHE got down off stool and put a large bag on work surface and smiled at ME, I was now standing on top of fridge getting a closer look at these proceedings and said "We will have some of this for lunch, I have some frozen Beef stock, this will be delicious".

SHE wiped bottles that were going back, climbed onto stool, washed shelves, replaced bottles, closed and wiped door, job well done!

SHE took folding stool out of kitchen, came back, took a box out of frosty-freezer and removed two brown 'ice' cubes. Meanwhile I had flown onto 'Goosie Head' MY perch on kitchen wall. Goosie Head came from Arkansas in 1996 when SHE went to stay with Suzan in Pine Bluff and they went up for a weekend to Hot Springs. SHE reached up, took down a saucepan and lid, took onions and garlic out of a basket, knife and chopping board.

Butter into saucepan on low heat, garlic and onions crushed and sliced, butter seasoned, in went garlic and onions, bag of 'stuff' found in cupboard cut open, SHE poured a cupful into saucepan, stirred, lid back on, kettle on, brown 'ice' cubes into jug, poured on boiling water, more stirring.

SHE reached up to a hanging wall rack and took down a glass jar of Barberries.. I jurst LURVE these.. large spoonful went in together with a good shake of mixed herbs. Brown 'ice' had melted, SHE poured it into saucepan, stirred and turned off heat!

Dear Reader.. wow.. smell was jurst mouthwateringly scrummydumptious. Why have I not been privy to this treat before?

SHE explained that I have had something made of similar stuff, SHE has an Austrian friend who taught HER how to make Dumplings out of Coarse Semolina and Egg, I think they are truly yummy but they are treats that WE have on cold winter days.

Down came a small frying pan, SHE took an egg out of bowl. SHE reached up and I stepped down out to HER hand and WE settled on sink, I know.. it is a strange place for a human to perch but SHE likes it there! What was going on.. SHE explained that inside saucepan truly magical things were happening.. and that I jurst had to be a good gurl and wait.. SHE opened up MY bread box and put half a slice on top of fridge for ME.. this is guaranteed to make ME be a good gurl, I can assure YOU!

So I was standing on top of high fridge when SHE took lid of saucepan.. MAGIC had truly happened! Whole saucepan was full of fluffy stuff.. frying pan on heat, egg cracked, egg fried, fluffy stuff onto plate, egg on top.

What can I say? Well, I could say that YOU will probably find interesting things in YOUR cupboards but MY advice to YOU, Dear Readers, is to go and buy yourself a bag of 'Coarse Semolina' and make a saucepan of it immediately, if not sooner!

GeeGee Parrot.
July 22nd, 2012.