Mon - 25/12/23
Monday 25 December 2023 Weather Cloudy, some rain in the afternoon. I weighed in at 11 13 today so I lost a pound which is good. I roasted a 3.75kg rib of beef this morning. It was excellent. Paul picked me up at around midday. We had an excellent Christmas lunch. They dropped me off in the evening and went on to Mark & Catherine’s. I went to bed early. As I said to Keith: I had a nice day. On Christmas Eve, I was relieved of Cauliflower Cheese duties because Zoe and Paul’s neighbour who is an electrician at a nearby Marks & Spencer’s food factory gave them a big M&S one for free. Meanwhile, I had been doing cauliflower cheese practice for a week! Consequently, my only morning job was to roast some beef. I had a 3.75 Kg two-rib special which only just fitted in my oven (£44 from Jim Oliver’s in Maindee). It was magnificent. It came out of the oven medium-rare just as Paul arrived to pick me up. It rested on the journey to Rhiwderin (as did I). As head of househo...