Salt and pepper squid

So it seems like squid is the flavour of the month here... Truth be told it is. I snuck out for a quicky last week and bagged another half dozen (I haven't been all that busy at work the past month, and it's nice and quiet on the river during the week)

Salt and Pepper Squid
3 or 4 squid hoods
Salt
Pepper
Sweet Paprika
Plain flour
oven fry chips

Preheat the oven to 180 Celsius. Put the chips in the oven

In a large freezer bag put:
1 cup flour
2-3 Teaspoons Salt
1 Teaspoon coarse black pepper
1-2 teapsoons paprika
And shake it all about

Cut the squid hoods into rings. Put half the rings in the bag with the flour mixture and shake it all about. Melt a couple tablespoons butter in a fry pan. When it starts to foam add the squid and try to keep it at that temperature so you don't burn it.
Don't play with the food. Let it brown on one side and then turn it. Should take about two minutes each side.
Then serve the squid with chips, and we normally have peas and corn as a side (Bit of a Saturday night family tradition)

There's more squid in the freezer if anyone would like to join us for tea on a Saturday...

Blogging from the phone

Why??? Just thought I'd give it a bash...
Can't seem to be able to attach photos from the phones memory.. I'll keep searching

Christmas Cake Recipe

Christmas Cake Recipe

You'll need the following:
1 cup of water
1 cup of sugar
4 large brown eggs
2 cups of dried fruit
1 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of brown sugar
Lemon juice
Nuts
1 bottle of whisky

Sample the whisky to check for quality. Take a large bowl. Check the whisky again. To be sure it's the
highest quality, pour one level cup and drink. Repeat. Turn on the electric mixer, beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar and beat again. Make sure the whisky is still OK. Cry another tup. Tune up the mixer. Beat two leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Mix on the turner. If the fired druit gets stuck in the beaterers, pry it goose with a drewscriver. Sample the whisky to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift two cups of salt. Or something. Who cares?
Check the whisky. Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Spoon the sugar or something. Whatever you can find. Grease the oven. Turn the cake tin to 350 degrees. Don't forget
to beat off the turner. Throw the bowl out of the window. Check the whisky again and go to bed.
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Hehehe... Obviously someone doesn't go too much on christmas cake. As for me, I love it and thought i'd give a traditional recipe a crack this year. Should really get one going soon. I'll keep looking for a likely recipe

Everybody say Oooohhhhh

Aren't they cute

Tree Top Dolls House

Just a little something we whipped up for our daughters fourth birthday. My talented wife designed it and prepared the cut out list, i just cut it out and stuck it together.

It was actually quite enjoyable, and it only took about 4hrs to put it together..

Happy Birthday dolly..

Yester year cars

The vintage car rally came past our house on Saturday. I'm sure that if the walls off our house could talk it would have told us all about the days when these cars were a comon sight on our roads...

What!! A seepy doak??? Gimme a look!!!

We're acting as nannies (pun intended) for some friends goat. The neighbours came to check him out...

Isn't he a cute sheepy goat....