Birthday, Superintendent, Water,

Hey, I like this, being 80 isn't so bad when you get presents. Went to lunch and friends gave me a bottle of whisky. Plus of course my meal was free and I got Happy Birthday sung to me extremely loudly LOL. Plus a little cupcake with a candle. In case you are wondering, my present from Matt, which I bought a while back, was my air fryer.

Just hear that our Superintendent is leaving at the end of the month, pity, they have been very good. However, was chatting to him earlier and he was telling me there was no time off and no social life which was not good for their relationship plus, as I already knew, they don't pay enough here. He was telling me of other places in the area where the pay is $60,000 per annum with benefits. He didn't say, but I am damned sure they don't get anything like that here. We have had so many supers since we have been here. Pity really, especially when you get good ones.

Typical, there was a notice that the water would be shut off from 8-12 this morning so I had to cancel the cleaner and we had to get up early to shower etc. Of course our section didn't get shut off anyway but you can be sure if I hadn't taken precautions they would have shut us off. The super once told me it is difficult to forecast which part of the building will be turned off so they just tell us the lot will be shut off.

However little we wish to acknowledge it, winter will soon be upon us. Those of you in the south have a longer period of summer, but winter will still arrive for you too even if it is only a cooling down of temperatures. This means, of course, that a lot of the recipes I am seeing at the moment are intended to help warm you up. I wonder what this would taste like served chilled?

Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Soup

2 Tbs olive oil
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped
¼ tsp salt
1 medium butternut squash, peeled and diced
1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced
4 cups vegetable broth
½ cup full fat coconut milk
½ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp curry powder
a dash of chilli powder

1. In a large pot, on medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the carrot, onion and salt. Cook for about 5 minutes, and then add the spices.

2. After everything has been mixed together, add the squash and sweet potato, then pour in the vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cover while allowing it to cook for approximately twenty minutes or until the veggies are very tender.

3. Using an immersion blender or regular blender, puree the vegetables. The texture should be smooth. Transfer mixture back to the pot then pour in the coconut milk. Stir to combine then heat it through on medium-low heat for about 5 minutes.

Yield: 4

Source: Iris



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