Spontaneous Dining

The original plan was to have a nice thick split peas and ham porridge.

Nicely simmering and thickening for 3 hours when wonderful, lovely people showed up. For dinner they were asked to stay.


The dinner menu changed rapidly to soup and cheese spread.

The fridge was emptied of all its holiday festivities cheeses: Triple cream brie, camembert, pepper goat cheese, babybels.


The bread box was emptied of its own holiday festivities leftovers: baguettes, raisin bread and hazel nuts.

The pantry contributed a box of Granforno Grissini rosemary breadsticks. Basically delicious crunchies that are fat & cholesterol free; 25 calories per stick.

And for vegetables, the outdoor veggie basket had 1 yellow and 1 orange tomato.

The porridge was simply delicious - thick, flavoured with nothing but parsley, onions and lovage, along with the saltiness of the ham.

Everything on the table was eaten, but the best part of it was the after dinner hangout around the fireplace.

Love spontaneous dinners.