Butter is a forbidden food at our house. But if you just happen to decide you need to treat your mate to a steak for tea, and the steak just NEEDS garlic butter** then you will have some lurking in the kitchen for a day or two after ...
and then if you just happen to be in the Co-Op when they have a basket of reduced-to-clear-crumpets by the till, so you can't miss seeing them .. well then you have breakfast made in heaven .. don't you?
** Nigel Slater's Recipe for garlic butter with steak:
50g butter
two large tablespoons chopped parsley (that's a lot)
1 tsp Dijon mustard
juice of 1/2 lemon
salt
large garlic clove, crushed with the salt
soften the butter and blend the other stuff into it .. amazing how the parsley goes in .. this is just scrummy on a steak and jacket spud ... (ask Mr K!)
Today is a back to hospital day. I'm really starting to feel the cumulative effect of the chemo now, and am generally quite tired and low energy pretty much all of the time ...
I am enjoying thinking about the shed, and we spent a happy weekend pottering around gardens (Biddulph Grange) and garden centres (too numerous to mention) in search of a water feature and new pots for the deck. We bought a lot of new pots, and as soon as the shed and deck are painted we can pot them out .. we're going very simple with geraniums and lavander, for their drought resistance. We might just re-cycle the water feature we used to have here, b4 we got the giant marble one we invested in a couple of years ago.
Wandering around and gasping at the prices of things B and I conclude we've turned into the older generation, as we are endlessly amazed at how dear things seem!
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Today the remarkable results of a study, which Cancer Research UK has helped to fund, are revealed in the national press. They provide hard evidence that a one-off screening procedure could prevent a third of bowel cancers and reduce death rates by nearly half. Given that bowel cancer is the third most common cancer and the second biggest cancer killer in the UK, these are extremely important results. Furthermore, we expect the results to get even better as we monitor the people who took part in this study for a few more years.
We at Cancer Research UK are very excited about these results, and are calling on the UK Governments to add the test to the existing national bowel screening programme as a priority. Such a programme could save thousands of lives a year and spare tens of thousands of families the anxiety and suffering associated with a cancer diagnosis.
Take a look at our science blog for more details on how this study could revolutionise bowel cancer prevention and detection.
We will make every effort to push the Governments of the UK to ensure this new approach is available for more people as soon as possible.
Best Wishes,
Harpal Kumar
Chief Executive
Cancer Research UK
Well ... there you are, something to think about and lobby for ..
meanwhile I got tearful thinking of friends and family of mine who now do cancer fund-raising runs with my name on their back ...
it's so emotive that image, there you go, started me off again
It was esp thinking that Tracy told me she has signed up for one, bless her!
hello! Hope you are feeling better!
thinking of you a lot too!
I will be in Stoke on Wed - maybe we can meet up somehow!
Lots of love, Kasia xxx
Hi Sue, hope you had a nice day for Bs, Birthday, you did say it was nice and sunny this morning.Its been a bit dullish and alot cooler today. The snooker wasnt on the T>V> this afternoon,so I did my puzzles in Take a break mag. Spoke to Mark they had been food shopping and may go swimming later on. Tesco were selling cooked chicken for 2pounds so I got one and did salad with it for lunch It was really nice. Enjoy your weekend will speak to you later Bye for now L M. xxxxxxxx
oooooh i'd love that sort of steak. don't believe you have ever cooked me. feeeling really low, how could that be :,,,((( x
i've never seen you in your pinney
huw, my dear boy, next time you two come round I'll get in some slabs of meat and butter and feed the ulcer!
I've got a choice of pinnies!
promise
xxxxx
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