Journal: Cookery.

I woke and got up at 6 p.m. this morning to the pleasant smell of newly baked bread. Pat has borrowed Gillian's bread maker; she seldom uses it now. We have had white bread, wholemeal bread, cinnamon bread and raisin bread. All truly wonderful. So easy and quick to make and so delicious. Baking time is about 4 hours.Pat wonders... should she buy a new one... Gillian's one is now 10 years old. She wonders will it be a passing fad? I hope not, I love the bread. The new ones can now make so many extra things, like... gingerbread.

More lovely Smells.

Pat has also got out the Crockpot. Delicious meals to go with the delicious breads. Presently cooking is old fashioned stew. This will go into the deep freeze for a day or 3. The stew will be even more delicious when kept for a while. Soup, curried pumpkin... marvellous. I wont say the word delicious again. Vegetable soup cooked with a shin bone... out of this world.Chicken and Beef Stroganoff, Potato and Leek soup and more comes to mind. Cooking time usually is between 4 and 9 hours depending on the Crockpot setting Slow or Auto.