Happy New Rebel Year!
This has been rather a quiet Rebel week for me as it was the first week back at work after Christmas and it has been somewhat full on. However, I have been pootling along with a few badges.
'Exercise Every Day' has continued with some walks with my daughter; these last for about half an hour and give us a lovely, relaxed opportunity to catch up and have an uninterrupted natter. There are always distractions at home, so hopefully we can make this a habit. We haven't managed every day due to tiredness, work shifts and weather, so I have interspersed these walks with a bit of yoga and some solitary strolls.
I have finished a clause of the Foodie Badge by having a third meal out - I just have to review them now! Here goes:
Chesil Rectory, Winchester
I went here for a memorial lunch with family in November; The Chesil Rectory is an OLD building at the bottom of Winchester not far from the Cathedral or Kind Alfred's statue. The restaurant is spread over two floors of tastefully decorated rooms. As it was Sunday, there was only roast dinner on offer; I chose a starter of quails eggs and black pudding with a watercress sauce. My main course was roast chicken breast with roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, roast carrots, shredded cabbage, Yorkshire pudding and gravy, and my pudding was a cheese board as I didn't fancy anything sweet. Every morsel of food was delicious, and the portion sizes were perfect. The waiting staff were attentive without being intrusive and were lovely to boot. I would go there again like a shot.
I popped in here with a friend as we were staying nearby for the weekend and needed something to eat; we arrived not long before last food orders and were served politely and efficiently by waiting staff. The food choices were traditional pub grub but were well made and tasty. I had a chicken korma, rice, poppadom, naan bread, mango chutney and a large glass of wine and was a happy bunny afterwards! I would eat there again.
As we were stuck in Shanklin between two appointments and needed something to eat, we popped into the Crab Inn as it had been recommended by a friend. We were not disappointed; the menu choices were good pub classics. I had lasagne with garlic bread and a green salad, and my daughter had chicken korma with poppadom and naan bread. Both meals were tasty and a good portion size, and we would happily eat there again if in Shanklin.
I have almost finished TV Critic, and am finishing off by watching series 1 of Barbarians on Netflix; I began watching this for my Linguist Badge and am enthralled by it, although not to the point of binge watching yet. I am watching it in German with English subtitles, which makes me pay more attention as I can't just listen to it. I would recommend that you give it a try! Analysis may come to you all at a later date.
Farmer Badge is ticking along; I made butter with leftover cream from Christmas - this was surprisingly easy to make and I may have got a little overexcited! It tasted delicious too. I have also planted two varieties of garlic cloves in the garden and hope that they do not succomb to leek rust like the last lot I planted a few years ago. My broad bean crop has died; I sowed seeds in the Autumn and they were doing well until we had a week of hard frost. I will try again.
I started the Detective Badge over the holidays by watching the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures on the BBC which were all about forensic science and absolutely fascinating. The first episode was about discovering who a skeleton had been, and the second episode was about analysing a crime scene. I particularly liked the third episode where a prosecution barrister cross-examined several expert witnesses about a jewel theft. I never want to appear in court and be cross-examined!
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