This was my recipe disaster at the weekend.  Despite throwing out and giving away kilos and kilos of crabapples we still have heaps on the tree so on Saturday I decided I couldn’t waste them … I would make crabapple jelly.

Picked and prepared the fruit (c. 2 kg) and tossed them and some fresh raspberries for colour (thanks for that tip, Chookie) into the pot and cooked it down for c. 90 minutes.  Then drained them through my strainer (tipping about 1/3 of them onto the floor in the process!). 

Left the remainder to drain overnight then on Sunday I put the fluid into the pot for the final 15 minutes or so of boiling with the sugar … that’s where the main problem was … I found I had misread the recipe and put the sugar into the fruit for the initial cooking on Saturday.

OK, I thought, sugar is sugar so everything will be alright.  Sadly, I didn’t end up with crabapple jelly, but I did end up with absolutely delicious crabapple sauce.  It was gorgeous and went so well with ice cream.

However, I have learned my lesson, so when (if) I make more crabapple jelly this weekend I will put the sugar in at the right time (although the sauce was so nice I am almost tempted to copy last weekend’s “invention”!).  Anyway, fingers crossed for a successful jelly making session this weekend.

Due to get kohlrabi in this week's vege box so this looks like a promising recipe.  I have never tried or tasted kohlrabi before and I am told that the leaves are also edible so I think you can get two meals out of the one vege - this mash and, along with bok choi and choi sum, a stir fry dish as well.  More cooking adventures for me this weekend.

WW recipes are so reliable - even I can't go wrong with them (not casting aspersions on your baking, Mab!)! 

Hope the results are good, Mab.

I might shock you all with a photo one day .. I just have to find a willing kid to show me how!

The cover actualy looks much nicer in 'real life'!

You are right, Judy, I don't post photos ..I have tried many times but without success!  Any way, here is the link to the cover https://www.bedbathntable.com.au/bed/quilt-covers/giverny-teal-watercolour-010303

Splashed out and bought a new doona cover.  Basically in blues and pastels and the selling point was "inspired by Monet".  It has no specific pattern to it, but it is absolutely gorgeous and I love it.

Did I tell you about the VERY LARGE egg one of my young hens laid last week?  Turned out to be a triple yolker!!!  Never heard of that before … poor hen!