January 13 th

Today's chapter is headed " The cooks knife" , in this chapter Mr Slater talks about his kitchen knives, his favourites and his treasured ones. My knives are one of my better pieces of kitchen equipment, my husband keeps them sharpened so much so, that I invariably slice a finger every time I use one !!!!

Today's recipe , which I made for my lunch, is Hot, sweet baked pumpkin A recipe Mr Slater says he originally cooked to accompany steak but found " ......it's sticky, sweet- sharp qualities...." led him to serve it ".......as a dish in its own right"

Butternut squash was given as an alternative ingredient to the pumpkin, so preferring it to pumpkin, I used it. 

What a delicious satisfying dish, warming, sweet and slightly hot ( that will be the addition of chilli and ginger) I loved this - perfect for lunch after my morning walk