Day 9

Today is Wednesday. After porridge for brecky, Dave's esky was packed and he headed for the Men's Shed.

I went down the street and bought a fresh loaf of country grain loaf and had sandwiches for lunch. Avocado, brie and Kashmir chutney.

This afternoon I made a batch of Apricot Coconut Cookies, as I needed to take a plate to a meeting this evening.

For the cookies...

3 eggs

1 cup caster sugar

60g butter

1Tblsp grated lemon rind

1 Tblsp lemon juice

1/2 cup chopped dried apricots

2 cups rolled oats

1/4 cup SR flour

1 cup coconut

Beat eggs, sugar, butter, lemon rind and juice until light and fluffy. Fold in apricots, rolled oats, flour and coconut. Drop teaspoonsful onto tray and cook for 12-15 mins at 180C.

Cool on trays a couple of minutes, then put on wire rack.

DINNER: Pork steaks with garlic seasoning cooked on the Weber Baby Q, with mashed potatoes, butternut pumpkin (from our garden) and thin beans ( frozen from Aldi).