I went to four birthday parties last week, including my own. It was also my parent’s ruby wedding anniversary. I have managed to eat my own body-weight in cake in the last ten days.
It’s the same story every January – the excesses of the Christmas period seem to drift on for another month. I rarely make New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve learnt from experience that they require will power, something that – when it comes to cake – I just don’t have.
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As much as I love my freezer, things are getting a bit out of hand in that department.
I try and keep separate shelves for fruit & vegetables, bread products, dairy items, home-cooked meals and meat and fish, but the Christmas leftovers and redundant party food have messed up my filing system. Spiced red cabbage lies next to the bagels, smoked salmon mousse is wedged between a cheesecake and a joint of beef, and turkey curry is piled on top of pizza. There are goodies stuffed into every gap and crevice and of course I haven’t labelled anything. One of the boys went to get out the ice cream, and came back with chicken liver pate which I’d put into an empty tub of Neopolitan!
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