Alicatt is quite the chef.

As for me, I am barely able to properly boil water.

Don't stare at it and it will boil

Here is one I made tonight with spek or bacon

Bought some beautiful all natural OINK chops.



They've been marinating in soy sauce and this



Pa and Mum are coming for dinner tonight.

My sisters and brother are also coming from outta town for Father's day.

Gonna fire up the BQ!

Planning meals for tomorrow, kids & grandkids will be here so keeping it simple with Lasagne, the above seafood pasta and the bacon pasta with a salad accompaniment

Yeah I get to be 64 tomorrow

Both daughters were here today baking Brussel's waffles, Mmmmm lekker!

Forced to cook for my own party

Wow, Alicatt. I am in the wrong house. Looks awesome.

That's YUMMY!

Aye, the kids didn't leave anything for tomorrow, was hopping I would not have to cook tomorrow

Wait, you cooked for everyone on your own birthday? I just saw this: https://SimHQ.com/forum/ubbthreads....66/gonew/1/happy-birthday-alicatt#UNREAD

Happy Birthday.

Yup, I love to cook and with a large family makes it quite the test to keep everyone satisfied, there was only 14 for dinner tonight, it could quite easily have been 22 or more.

I have been missing the regular visits from the kids and grand kids for dinner on a tuesday or friday evening with the current lockdown, but it has now been relaxed here so we can have the family around.

Yesterday our eldest daughter was here cooking waffles for dinner as she could not come for dinner tonight and she needed a test subject for the waffles as she had never baked them before ... it was a learning experience for all of us

It was her birthday last month and we all chipped in and got her a really good waffle iron and yesterday was the first time she used it

I can't even cook for 4. 14? 22? WOW!

I've been single for so long I'm just used to cooking for one. I'm also very conscious of my cooking,always worried if it's up to scratch. When my brother comes over on film night I always suggest the chippy or the chinese to spare me from cooking. My brother never complains but then again he doesn't eat meat and I don't cook the sort of stuff he would like.

It's something I have to take into account too, our youngest daughter had/has Chron's disease and has lost a bit of her intestine, she cannot tolerate certain foods and needs extra protein in her diet plus she is pregnant just now so anything with garlic must be kept away from her

NoFlyBoy, quite used to cooking for large numbers, my family had a hotel for many years and cooking for large numbers was the order of the day. I'm not trained or done any cooking classes and at this stage of life wondering if it was a missed opportunity.

I am sorry about your daughter, Alicatt.

Thanks

It's what it is, she is quite the dynamo, as well as holding down a managerial job with a big IT company she is an elected member of the local council where she is the liaison with the police force and now expecting a little un in November due on the 11th of the 11th 2020.

Well I know that when me and my mom do Christmas dinner for around 30 a lot of the work is done the day before!

I had a fine potato salad at lunch:

I had a gin & tonic with some frozen forest fruits to keep it cool the pool toy was a pressie from my grand daughter on Saturday - today was the first time I got a chance to try it out everyone else has had a shot

Tanqueray Number Ten and a load of Schhhhhhweps

That pool looks refreshing!