Chilli!

Today Abi took part in her first ever cross-country race and by the time I arrived to pick her up, this afternoon, she was curled on the sofa in her dressing gown and under a blanket, giving the accurate impression that she was not about to get up and move for anyone. Dan gave me a shrug, shouldered his bag and off we set, just the two of us.

The immediate impact of this was the change to the dinner arrangements. The burgers and homemade chips - acceptable to both kids - was upgraded to a chilli. Since the preparation time on this is somewhat longer, I gave Dan a bowl of peanuts to tide him over and then set the chilli up. While it was cooking which we watched an episode of Doctor Who, and then another one while we ate.

Here's the chilli (food photography is not a strong suit of mine). Mine is the one with the crème fraîche and the one with the rice is Dan's. (He's getting a bit braver with spices of late, so this one was satisfyingly hot. I kept an eye on Dan but he didn't have a problem with it.)