A shortlived respite

A comforting seasonal ratatouille for pasta night. No salad because I cooked some of the salad ingredients into the dish.

Missing from the ingredients on the stove top is the brinjal (eggplant/aubergine), which I had already salted and cooked.

Some years ago, instead of chucking all the ingredients in the pan, I started cooking them separately and, especially roasting the peppers, pulling it all together at the end. I was so happy with the result, when I have the time, it's the standard procedure.

Then, friend SY, who grew up in France, told me that this is how "they" do it in Provençe...

After a few days more than worth writing home about, I was happy to have kitchen time to produce something that the somewhat poorly Husband actually ate with relish.

That seems to have been short-lived. Today, we're almost back where we were a week ago. Not helped - for anyone - by the delay in the surgery for three weeks. We always joke that The Husband eats for three. When he doesn't even eat for one...well, you get my drift...

Post script: I was trying to participate in @traciyork's April #HiveBloPoMo. RL - more than my day job - has thwarted my efforts. I know she does a re-run in November. Let's see where we are then, and perhaps I'll also try again. If you have no idea what I'm on about, read about it here.

Until next time, be well
Fiona
The Sandbag House
McGregor, South Africa

Photo: Selma
Post script

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