I know this is the name of a book,
I think I have even read it....
but when I cleared out my Mother's flat
and saw that she had kept EVERYTHING.
(Even my old love letters *blush*),
I knew that for me,
my Mother had been the Memory-Keeper
and I the Memory-Keeper's daughter...
This was Mom's Hexagon quilt.
Made many many years ago....
It was patiently handquilted
And the edges were finished traditionally...
Backed with a white sheet.
The little hand stitches are beautiful and even.
I used to love having it on my bed
and looking at all the different fabrics.
I would pick out my favourites
and especially loved all the rose ones.
Hence the inspiration for my Rose Hexagon quilt...
*****
One of the things of Mom's I was desperate to have
was her recipe book....
Many well loved recipes are contained within...
And some surprises!:
"BANANA WITH HAM -
Wrap 1 banana per person in a slice of ham.
Cover with cheese sauce and bake in oven."
I can safely say this was not one of Mom's signature dishes!!!
Although we are talking 1967 here!:
This hot milk sponge chocolate recipe I made
almost to death -
It's fantastic !:
And my Mom always made an amazing Chicken Liver Pate:
But sadly her famous Broccoli recipe was not inside.
Luckily she had given it to me years ago and I found it again:
(Cecile's) Broccoli
Salad
Ingredients:
1-2 heads of Broccoli
1 small Onion
250g Sunflower Seeds
250g Seedless Raisins
250g Bacon
For the Marinade:
75ml Lemon Juice
15ml Sugar
5ml Mustard
250ml Olive Oil
Celery Salt (optional)
Instructions:
Cut the florets off the
broccoli leaving very little of the stalks. Then break the florets into smaller
pieces. Finely chop the onions. Chop the bacon into small pieces and cook the
bacon until very crisp. Lightly fry the sunflower seeds and raisins in the
leftover bacon oil.
Mix the lemon juice,
sugar, mustard and olive oil together (include the celery salt if needed).
Place the salad ingredients in a sealable container and pour over the marinade.
Cover and leave to chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours, tossing the salad
in the container every now and then to ensure that the entire broccoli is
marinated in the oil.
Serve and enjoy….
