A foodie post

Daughter and family visited yesterday afternoon to say, 'Happy father's day,' so I made them watch the ceremonial harvesting of my first carrots. Ta da!

I have to admit it was a bit of a letdown: all that greenery led me to expect a huge carrot. Still I did get the seeds from M&S and their slogan is, 'It's not just food, it's M&S food,' so they're probably posh carrots and are meant to be short and fat. The taste was quite mild but very nice.

Remember I got this little packet of seeds free just before lockdown? I planted them expecting them to be a flop. These carrots are the first things I've ever grown and I am ridiculously proud of them and myself.

I picked them to serve for Father's Day dinner. Elder Son had ordered a tomahawk steak as a present for Husband.I'd never heard of tomahawk steak and when ES gave me instructions for cooking it I was slightly panicky - but it all turned out very well.

With avocado and prawns for starters, and home-grown rhubarb and raspberry crumble for dessert, Husband was pleased with his special dinner. And he even managed to force down a raspberry and white chocolate cookie later in the evening.

I'd made them in the afternoon ready for Daughter's visit.

Declared yummy by grandchildren.