Emergency Pudding!

Rustled this up on Friday for pudding from only 4 ingredients (plus shortcake to serve with it!)

Had about a third of a small tub of double cream left from a previous dessert last weekend, whipped this up then added several big spoonfuls of plain yoghurt and give another quick whip. Added zest of a lemon and small squeeze of juice then gently put in some icing sugar to thicken and sweeten. Then into a wine glass and into the fridge for about 10 mins! was going to add lemon curd but it looked suspect so gave it a swerve, but maybe will put some in bottom of glass of on top next time. Deeeeelisshhhhhh! Eaten while watching The Hunt for Tony Blair which was very good.

Saturday night we tried to recreate a crispy duck salad that Mr Tope had in a restaurant in Miami and has recounted the story of its deliciousness many times. It didn't come out quite the same but was really good.

2 duck breasts with skin on scored then put skin side down in hot pan. Keep draining off the fat to keep crispy. After 6-8 mins put into hot oven for about 20 mins. Meanwhile toast some cashews in a pan and make a bowl of crispy leaves, thinly sliced cucumber and spring onions . Make a simple vinagrette then add a slug of sweet chilli sauce and couple of spoons of plum sauce. Slice the duck (return to oven for an extra crisp if desired) then through into salad bowl along with nuts and put on dressing. We suspect that to recreate it properly would require a proper crispy duck shredded so will attempt again at a later date!

Another yummy dinner on Sunday - chicken thigh fillets slicked with garlicky butter, rolled in bacon then skewered to hold together served with cheesy leeks, broccoli and crispy potatoes.

Good thing we did some work in the garden to work this off but think will need to also dance up a storm at Zumba with Movema tomorrow night too! see the playlists at http://www.movema.co.uk/ if you want something to dance about to!