6th February 2022

It would have been mums 75th birthday today and so we had a lovely family lunch to celebrate and remember mum. James and Kathryn came over, as did Victoria and Noah and Matt invited Alex.  We decided to have roast beef and Yorkshire puddings as it was British Yorkshire pudding day and my little brother LOVES Yorkshire pudding. Can I blame him? I mean, it would be rude not to partake/appease my little brother wouldn't it?  We also had Nutella cheesecake as yesterday was international Nutella day. It was a day full of laughter and chatter and I wish mum were here with us.

I made Kathryn a vegan beef which was made with black beans and vital wheat gluten (as well as a few other flavours), it was actually really nice. I also made vegan Yorkshire puddings (which were really not very successful it has to be said), vegan gravy and vegan shortcake and Rhona made vegan chocolate sorbet.  The sorbet is delicious although Rhona thought it too sweet (it was not).  I need to learn how to bake vegan things because everything I try turns out to be an epic fail when I am actually a fairly good baker.  It really bothers me a lot.