Our week

This week has been yet another busy week for us and, of course, we have had a very enjoyable time. Here is a recap with photos.

I weeded the beans (again) and planted more where they haven't come up. I also had to weed other patches in the garden like where the cabbages and lettuce are.

I harvested many tomatoes, tied and sprayed the plants (and weeded).

Enjoyed having cousin E. and family over. Hadn't seen them since the wedding.

Crafts in the kitchen with the girls

The boys playing cars together

We met Annia, a new pupil who will be coming to me once a week for help with her school lessons.

Hubby took M. to spend the day in Barcelona. They visited the history museum, the port and Rambla and, of course, the Lego shop and had a special Burger King lunch with big brother who works and lives in the city.

I cleaned up the turtles. Here is a photo of Orinoco. There are four more swimming about somewhere there in their lovely clean 'pond'.

Kayla came on Thursday to stay some days. The two girls went blackberry picking and brought home two ice-cream tubs full of sweet blackberries. There are more where they came from, it seems. Let's go for it, girls!!

Lots of tidying, cleaning, laundry, cooking and laughing. This time together is valuable as too soon the summer is over, hubby starts working a lot more and the children are back to school.

Work of two afternoons

How did we celebrate my lovely newly cleaned hob top? By making blackberry and apple jam!

To complete the week, on Saturday it poured with rain for most of the day. It hasn't rained since the end of May, so we were glad for this.

The view as we drank our morning tea

How it was for the rest of the day. Wet with misty mountains

Munchy Monday #4: Lemon and orange curd

This is delicious spread on warm bread, put into jam tarts or simply by the fingerful! Mine never lasts for 3 to 4 weeks in the fridge, for sure.

Makes 900 g ( 2lb ) of curd, approx.

You will need:

2 lemons, grated rind and juice 
1 orange, grated rind and juice
4 medium eggs, well beaten
225 g / 8 oz white sugar
125 g / 4 oz unsalted butter or margarine, cut into small pieces

Method:

Place all the ingredients in a sturdy glass bowl and cook in a simmering bain-marie for 15 minutes, stirring often. Remove the bowl from the hot water and whisk the curd with a stick blender or by hand, for 1 minute. Pour into warm, sterilized jars and seal. Once cooled, it can be stored in the fridge for 3 - 4 weeks.

Cuajada de limón y naranja.

Para 900 g de cuajada, aproximadamente.

Se necesita:

El zumo y la piel rallada de 2 limones
El zumo y la piel rallada de 1 naranja
4 huevos medianos batidos.
225 g azúcar blanco.
125 g mantequilla sin sal o margarina, cortada en trozos pequeños.

Cómo se prepara:

Se ponen todos los ingredientes en un bol y se cuecen al baño María unos 15 minutos una vez esté hirviendo el agua, removiendo la mezcla a menudo. Se saca el bol del agua y seguidamente se bate la mezcla por un minuto con un minipimer o a mano. Se pone en tarros calentitos y esterilizados y se tapa. Una vez fría la cuajada, se puede guardar en el frigorífico entre 3 y 4 semanas.