Has winter returned to Miraland ? Over a week of glorious sunshine and spring warmth is pretty good going though. :)

Apparently the pollen season has started already. Some of my friends are already exhibiting symptoms; much sneezing and watery red eyes. They are telling me to start taking antihistamines now. Hmmmmm .... but it doesn't feel the right thing to do since I'm feeling fine. My worst time is usually end of May beginning of June.Hmmmmmm. *places thought on a shelf somewhere *

In my dream last night I was making two curries. Why two , I don't know .. duplicity is my wont ? One spicy and the other mild , perhaps :) A lentil veggie curry would be very nice now that there is a nip in the air again.

I was looking through my Sainsbury's gourmet vegetarian cookery book the other day and there were some fabulous recipes that involved poppy seeds,( poppy seeds are great in chocolate cake ) and ways of cooking simple vegetables such as cabbage.

- spiced lentil purée
- baby broad beans with poppy seeds
- carrots with garlic and ginger
- artichokes dijonnaise
- cabbage masala
- stir- fried cabbage with mushrooms and beansprouts
- creamed celery with almonds
- spiced okra
- beetroot with orange sauce

mmmm ....