Classy.Losing a friend, even if it's a distant friend, and losing a valued former colleague moderator suddenly is shocking.
Hearing the news of Goonergal's passing hit me quite hard today, and for me, this means I feel the urge to DO something, even if there's nothing I can do apart from calling friends to share my hurt and shock.
So I thought the best way to do something to remember her was to have a Goonergal-worthy meal on the pretty fishes plate I so shamelessly begged for in 2019.
We reached an agreement for a plate swap to happen in the spring of 2020, but then covid happened, preventing me from visiting the UK.
We didn't forget, and although my plate in the bargain had broken at some point in 2021, she still gave me hers when I finally visited the UK last october, 3 years after making the deal!
Now this plate means even more to me, and today I filled it with one of her go-to recipes: egg fried 'rice', with the rice substituted with minced meat.
Had to borrow an onion from my neighbour and used cucumber instead of courgette because A: I didn't have any courgette and B: I don't like courgette. And besides, this is a typical meal to use up leftovers, her recipe varied depending on what was in the fridge as well.
Bacon, minced meat, onion, some cucumber, the last bit of hard goat's cheese and a beaten egg.
Can recommend, and I hope I didn't shock anyone with the picture, which looks all too familiar on that plate.
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Or maybe not. I'm so sore today and feeling quite ill. Can barely move. BG is in the 7's but I feel as though I am having a hypo. Keep trembling. And I'm cold. Shan't bother with any more food. Add to that my TV stopped working while I was watching "House of Games" which is rubbish, but that's what I felt like - letting drivel wash over me. Of course, I couldn't find the manual. But Neil turned it off at the wall switch (which I can't reach) and turned it on again and it's working.Once again, there were no eggs in the shops, so I'm having to conserve those that I have left. So, no eggs for breakfast today. Chopped salad with small cubes of cheese mixed through it instead.
2nd meal will probably be some soup out of the freezer.
While this egg fried 'rice' was a perfect meal to take some time to remember Goonergal, it's on the meat heavy side for my everyday preferences.Bacon, minced meat, onion, some cucumber, the last bit of hard goat's cheese and a beaten egg.
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