Back to the grind...

I knew there would be many emails waiting for us today, and I wasn't wrong. We had about 600 to deal with, and we just can't make any inroads into them. We are now into the last week of our contract with the council, and next week it will be very different. Sara is organising a collection for Sheila, who will be working for the new company as of next Wednesday. When we first heard the news, it was ages ago; how the time has flown by. I have also heard that our grumpy Finance Director is retiring, so that was good news! No more awkward meetings in the kitchen!

I had to answer calls from 2:00pm until we finished, which put a stop to my answering as many emails as I wanted. It was great to escape at 4:00pm and drive home. Tonight, I had no excuse for not cooking one of my favourite meals, liver and bacon, and I consulted a Hairy Bikers' recipe to see if I could get any tips. They recommended rinsing the liver first, which I have never done, or even soaking it in milk to get rid of the strong taste (probably works better with pigs' liver).

I duly rinsed the offal, then coated it in seasoned flour. Keith had prepared the vegetables for me, so all I had to do was lightly fry the liver, bacon and onions and cook the potatoes, Brussels sprouts, carrots and swede.

Sophie refused to eat the liver, so she had lasagne with vegetables. When we sat down to eat, the meal was delicious, and I think the best I've ever cooked!

After the meal, we continued watching Silent Witness, which is very gory. Hmmm! Below is a much nicer image!