dinner...

Mrs McMuffin went sailing again today. I had some idea that I would finish off my last report for the evil employers, but I wrote for about an hour (probably about 45 minutes, in truth) before I was sidetracked by the computer whispering to me. I decided to make them dinner for when they returned. We had roast lamb with roasted vegetables (potatoes, parsnips, beetroot, carrot, onion and garlic). It was lovely. For pudding, I thought I would make something ribstickingly stodgy. I found this 'recipe' the other day which calls for a packet (500gms) of frozen berries, whatever you fancy, which you then cover with ready made cookie dough and cook for 20 minutes. I stuck a couple of chopped up pears in mine, and I used Saxo chocolate chip cookie dough (350gms). We smothered it all with a good quality ready made custard. It was probably the best pudding that I've had in a long time. Sweet without being cloying, with just the right amount of stodge. The best bit was that by the time you got to the bottom of the bowl the custard and the juices from the fruit had combined with the melted chocolate from the cookie dough to make the most fantastic sauce. Who could ask for more? I'll make that again for sure.