So, the eldest ( and, according to the youngest two, the clear "favorite" - I deny this heinous accusation having been disappointed by all of them equally!) duly arrives at Stupido'clock mid-week - I am alerted to his arrival by 'The Dog' who sets up an unstoppable yelping and woof - fest at the first hint of the garden gate beng broached (this is probably due to his elephantine memory of being "electrocuted on his first walk with the E.S. on the electrified fence in the sheep field). I digress, anyway - The Young 'Uns arrive and eventually settle down into their nest of sleeping bags, duvets, stray animals and road kill that I like to think of as "hospitality". The Wedding "Gig" played, done dusted and surprisingly good (watch this space ye of little faith) they decided to go to The Beach for a BBQ - Eldest Spawn texted me (I know, I know, I am so very moderne!) to ask "How to make Veggie Burgers" - I thought he was going to cook them at home (with the - small - luxury of frying pans and olive oils etc. - so I went on about breadcrumbs and chopped mushrooms and garlic and - oh god, you get the picture. ...... Turns out he was trying to do this on Mablethorpe Beach with one of those stupido £2.00 - lasts for 30 mins bbq sets. (and accomodate carnivores on one side of the "grill" at the same time.....
Suffice to say, when all came back to The Ranch, they were not only pissed but starving as well. He said: But I saw on your blog that you took your own veggie burgers to a BBQ - (sigh). Listen son, I took Quorn Burgers out the freezer - it is so hard to live up to expectations isnt it. Not only am I a scummy fraud but I get hoisted by my own petard to boot. Ho Hum. (that is my tum,). xx
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I love this blog- you cook in 'real life' ha ha! Not having any children I can only sympathise, but hoisting my mother with her own petard is one of my favourite pastimes, btw.
ReplyDeletegenius post Annie... and Em's right, nothing better than winding up our parents... oh and about bloody time you wrote some more on here... told you x
ReplyDeleteYou are both too too kind.... @ Em - I was practically middle-aged before I realised that being hoisted by my own petard had become my career. Too sad I know.
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