At lunch time today we are going to all make Rice Paper Rolls.
I've got all the stuff necessary, so it's just prep to do, then put them all together.
I wonder how many we will bugger up before we get it right?
Steve and Mike will be off fishing right now, I hope they catch some. NOT that Stew and I are that fussed on fresh fish.
I much prefer it smoked and in a white sauce! With Cheese on top!
No sleep in for us today... we have Liam and Emily here. Liam is gunna wake up damn hungry.
He refused to eat his dinner last night, and went to bed instead. So I expect him to wake up extra early cos he's hungry. 😖😒😕
Right.... let's get a move on.
11.35 am: It's been a quiet morning. Well as quiet as it can be with a Liam in the house!
Emily is much quieter.
I've done the prep work for the Rice Paper Rolls. Now just have to wait till everyone arrives so we can have some fun making them.
The fishing went so-so, sounds like they only caught a couple of fish. I hope they took photos!
And Emily kept asking to go swimming! Derr.
ABOVE: My first attempt at the rolls. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. And everyone loved them.
My dipping sauce was freaking amazing too.
I used a mix of Hoisin Sauce, Peanut Butter and water.
5 pm: Feeling a bit jaded! It's been people all day! Busy busy.
One of my cousins on my Mum's side called in this afternoon.
Debbie is 14 years younger than me, so a spring chicken lol.
She brought me a gift, which I will show you tomorrow. It's so lovely.
And unexpected. I've been quite spoiled lately with gifts!
No one feels like cooking this evening, so it's Fish 'n' Chips for dinner.
Nice one.
Fish 'n' chips ... DONE.
Everyone has left, all is quiet.
And Stew and I are exhausted.
Daylight saving went 'back' last night.
So while the clock says 8.40 pm, our heads are saying 9.40 pm. And I'm damn tired.
It will be an early night for me.
Happy Easter 🐥 hope you have a super day. Good luck with the rice paper rolls, youll love them. Oh and I hope the Easter bunnies visited and left you some treats 😍
ReplyDeleteRice Paper Rolls (also known as Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls) are so good. I make them often. The trick is to not prepare them too far in advance as they tend to split apart and get very messy. Unless eating immediately as they are made, I tend to get a brand new clean Chux cloth (from those Chux rolls), dampen one and then wrap gently around the pile of rolls, to keep the wrappers moist and to stop them splitting. A couple of friends who work in coffee shops gave me this tip. Seems to work. 😊
ReplyDeleteMaybe the guys can make fresh fish n' chips.
ReplyDeleteI guess seeing as it's Easter those two fishes might become more ... with some loaves!!!
ReplyDeleteJealous of your lunch! You’re a pro at making them and Steve’s face was a crack up! Happy Easter to you guys.
ReplyDeleteYou have tie uggs? Mine are slip ons.
ReplyDeleteRolls sound yummy
ReplyDeleteCouple of questions: do you just soak the vermicelli or does it need cooking? And prawns, I have NEVER really bought them but I see them in the freezer section, do you just defrost them or do they need to be cooked? I am such a novice in the kitchen I just cook the same meals over and over but I really like the look of your rice rolls and think I might give them a try.
ReplyDeleteYou soak the vermicill and rice paper in warm water. I buy pre cooked prawns and defrost them.
DeleteI hate the time changes! So hard to get used to them. I'm exhausted every time we have the kids over. So used to our much quieter house now lol
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