All up in the air

We have been living in limbo.  The kitchen man is still working, with little prospect of finishing this week.  We had no water, no dishwasher and no washing machine last night, and I doubt we’ll have that back today.

On a lighter note, we had a great fish pie on Saturday.  Since the lurgy struck our Field fish-pie off the menu on Monday I’ve wanted to make one of these.  We went to the fish woman on the market (the left-hand nicer one) and she suggested cod cheeks – these were small pieces of meat, no bones, and cheap.  They were great for a pie.  Added salmon, smoked haddock, cream and broccoli, topped with potato and cheese-a classic.  The eating was a little distracted by a vomiting child and ill grandma, but we soldiered on.

I then did a roast tin full of steamed Savoy cabbage, thinly sliced potato, cream, butter.  Roasted in new oven – nice…