Have you ever had one of those days where you just can't figure out what day of the week it is.  It's awesome when you finally figure out that it's Saturday but it feels like Sunday... it bites when you realize it's Monday and it feels like Wednesday.  I'm having a 'it's Saturday but it feels like Sunday' day today.
I've already done a ton of chores for the day.  I've already done my run for today - p.s.  I'm now up to 6k without killing my foot.  I'm stretching a lot during the runs as well as before and after.   I'm working my way up to 7k by the end of this week - I've already eaten my lunch.  I've already made my fake order on Amazon - you know, when you click on a few things and you totally intend to buy them but then you get through to the checkout when you are supposed to confirm your order (the very last step) and you log out instead.  Today's order was 60$ - All that I've done and it's only 2 p.m. THE BEST.
Now I could definitely get up to something.  I could clean up the kids rooms.  I could take down my tree.  I could hang up my laundry 'cause I haven't done that yet.  I'm not going to do any of that though.  I'm going to curl up on the couch (if my kids will let me) with a book (does it count if it's on a kindle?) I might (read will) make some tea.  I'm gonna read and sip and not feel guilty at all.  It's cloudy and rainy and cold and I need to curl up somewhere and be thankful that it's the weekend and I have the luxury of curling.  If thing really go well then I might just heat up a little piece of this stuff in the microwave (just a little heat) and have it with a few dollops of lemon curd on the side.  Yup - it's that kinda day.


I don't have much of this wonderful gingerbread because KT got most of it as part of her christmas gift.  I like doing that and I think that she likes getting it.  The recipe itself is a total hybrid.  I only started making gingerbread when I was cooking for the elderly couple during my university years.  They wanted 4 o'clock tea everyday and gingerbread was one of those things that they wanted me to make.  I made it so much back then that I could do with almost without a recipe.  They watched PBS and noshed on gingerbread and tea while I made their dinner.  I've adapted the silver palate recipe to coincide with the recipe I used back then... which was my favourite.  Previous to my time with the Waite's I wouldn't have dreamed of eating gingerbread because... well because it wasn't chocolate.


Now, I love it.  It's one of those things that goes down so well when you are curling up on the couch on a cold, wet, dark Sunday.  At least I think it's Sunday - it feels like it shouldn't be the weekend but I'm pretty sure it is... I'd better go and check just to make sure.


Gingerbread adapted from The Silver Palate cookbook
makes 1 9x9 square pan

2 cups all purpose flour
1 14 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp (or so) ground nutmeg
1 lg egg
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour a 9x9inch square pan.

Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg together.  Mix and set aside.
Heat the molasses and butter together in a heat proof bowl over simmering water.  Set aside.
Mix together the egg and the buttermilk.  Beat together and then add the sugar.
Add the egg mixture to the molasses mixture.
Pour the molasses mixture into the flour.  Mix until combined.
Pour into the prepared pan.
Bake for about 30 - 35 minutes (turning half way if you need to in your oven)
Remove and cool for about 10 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
Cut and enjoy with whipped cream or lemon curd or just sprinkle with a little icing sugar.