Red or Green curry?

Today I am writing from the patio, catching a few rays of sunshine in between all the cooking I am doing. I have been rather busy this last week, recovering from the icky chemo which went almost without a hitch. Let me explain.... I got a blister on my hand from doing some (a lot) of gardening on the Sunday before my treatment. It was like one of the ones you get on your heel from a new pair of shoes. It hurts but nobody makes a song or dance of it. Well, except if you are having chemo. I went in to have my bloods done the day before and nurse saw my hand. You would have thought it was some huge, disgusting, puss filled, required emergency surgery, injury. Anyway she told me to keep it clean which I was anyway otherwise would have had the wrath from James! He is the biggest keep cuts clean freak ever! Travelling with him was rather hilarious as our whole supply of alcohol wipes was depleted from his one cut in the first week (well worth it though as it did not get infected)! So that was that; until the next day when I had to produce my arm for the chemo needle. New nurse made the same fuss, except I did get told off as well for getting said cut. It’s not like I did it on purpose and yes I did have my gardening gloves on (white with flowers). So that I did find rather amusing. Never will I accidently get a blister again. For any nurses reading my cut is fully healed, was kept nice and dry and frequently plastered with sudocrem.

I was also able to recover quickly after a few grotty days due to my birthday celebrations which consisted of a very nice family barbeque on Saturday, and a lovely roast and visit from my parents on Sunday. All cooked by James and all delicious. James makes the best roast potatoes in the world. This is a fact.

This afternoon I am busy cooking. My best friend George and her fiancé James are visiting this weekend. As it is supposed to be sunny tomorrow George is venturing further into deep dark Wales then she has ever been as we are hoping to go to the beach (previous visits have only got us as far as Cardiff shops). On the menu is ginger and chocolate cupcakes, supposedly for tomorrow but depending on Georges’ hunger on arrival it could be a pre dinner snack (this happened on last visit). Dinner will be a Thai feast! Spring rolls (said in a Thai accent), green papaya salad, morning glory and red curry, followed by pineapple and coconut soufflé. Yum yum yum! Anyone who knows me knows about my love for Thai food. When I told James I was doing a Thai feast he said I bet you do red or green curry. This is because whenever I cook Thai I do just cook red or green curry. I can’t help it; I love red and green curry. I would eat it every day if I could. When me and James first moved into Cardiff a couple of years ago (and on my visits down prior to moving) every time we went for dinner it would be to The Thai House. We ate there so much we had to have a little break from it. Well James did, I didn’t as like I said I could eat it every day, and still took the chance to go with my friends. However, we also discovered The Potted Pig in this time which meant we had 2 favourite restaurants to decide between when we wanted to go out.

So soon I will begin the preparation for tonight’s feast. Cupcakes are half done and smell delicious and I got to play with my new Kitchen aid.  If anyone would like to come and do the dishes for me you can have one. A cupcake, not a kitchen aid. James will not be home to pester me in the kitchen and tell me I am doing things wrong (or not the way he would do it) because he cannot stand how messy I am in the kitchen so is taking himself of to the gym after work. We are rather hilarious when we try and cook together as neither wants to be sous chef and both think we know best so it can get quite heated! This will be amusing when we go to Rick Stein's Asian seafood class in September (my birthday present, very excited), as it says on the website you work in pairs. Even James' mum suggested we do no work together that day! I do hope Rick is there though. I love him! Though I would get very starstruck and probably cut a finger off.... This is highly likely as I go slightly crazy around famous people. 

Back to today - when James gets back I plan to be well on top of things and the kitchen to be nice and tidy with all dishes used so far washed up. And not to be using every pan in the kitchen (another one of my traits). However unless someone does come and help me with all the mess I am about to create, this is more than likely not going to be the case!