Weekend Fun

On Saturday we went to the Drakensberg Old Collegians day with Andrew. Yes my husband went to Maritzburg College as did my father and my brother. Generally the functions are old boys only but on Saturday we all went to a farm for a braai and family day. I packed my camera but forgot to take it out. Anyway Ewan loved the day and spent lots of time chasing chickens and watching the cows and sheep. He certainly amused the other old boys by running after the rooster yelling for it to stop so he could put it on the braai. The only downside was the food should have been ready at 2 but because the poor guy was given frozen chickens to spit braai the food was only ready after 4 and we had an hour's drive home. Oh well.

It did mean we got KFC for dinner which made Ewan happy.

Yesterday Philip came round for a braai and I found a new salad recipe to try. So here it is with some pictures.

Ingredients

2xcans of cannellini beans - drained

1x 200g packet black olives - pitted

125 g mini italian tomatoes - halved

50g flaked almonds

Dressing

60ml olive oil

30ml white balsamic vinegar

30ml chopped parsley

1 garlic clove - crushed

salt and pepper

 

Method

Toss together the beans,olives and tomatoes in a salad bowl.

Whisk the dressing ingredients and pour over the bean mixture.

Stir to combine

Top with flaked almonds

 

The end result.

Okay so the Pros

1. Well its incredibly easy to make

2. It tastes pretty good

3. It goes very well with steak and garlic bread.

Cons

1. It is a bit bland. This was improved hugely by adding a few homemade pickled onions.

2. The dressing could be sweeter for the style of salad. I would add a few drops of honey to the mix.

All in all a very light nice summer salad.

Rating

3 wine bottles out of 5.

Phil, Ewan and Andrew about to start lunch.

Ewan enjoying a mini magnum after lunch.

Ewan's t-shirt says I may be small but I am the boss. Very true.

We are well and truly in the throes of potty training at the moment. It would be easier if he didn't make such a fuss about going. Still yesterday we had the whole day without an accident so there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

So how was your weekend?