Sounds good doesn't it! Well I thought it did, except for the fact I don't like cheese...but that is overcome by Sainsburys Basic "Red Cheese" (nb not even red leicester) It basically has the texture and properties of cheese but doesn't really taste like it.

The above mentioned recipe we discovered amongst a set of "Grandma's Kitchen" cards which were in my stationary drawer. (I'm well organised). These obviuosly being a plant (of the non herb/tree variety) from my mom in an attempt to persuade me to cook classic dishes. Well I perused the cards and discovered one which had recognisable ingredients. However, the recipe served 6 and im not good at dividing 175 or 295 by 6. So decided would go Jamie Oliver style and average...largely determined by what was also in the cupboard/fridge. And thus no fresh parsely so added extra rice, and 295g of condensed chicken soup undiluted because a dolop of Heinz chicken and Vegetable. I also didnt have scales (weighing or otherwise).

However, I soldiered on and made cheesy brocoli rice, enough for a small army, and I rather think Grandma would be turning in her grave, lets say it was rather more orange and cheesy that the picture and the individual grains weren't distinguishable. I thought it was nice though...different, but different is good. I'd cook it again aswell...though maybe not for a dinner party, or anyone really. One other issue during cooking was my inabilty to find a lid for my saucepan...there was no way I had a lid that big and I was sure it hadn't come with a lid...at which point Hannah pointed out that I actually had a frying pan boiling away with rice and cheese and brocolli (this was post my measuring of liquid into the frying pan via ladels being convinced that much liquid wouldnt fit in...it did just). It then got ladelled again in a real saucepan and cooking continued...my mistake.

This afternoon we had a household talent/mocking contest as we discovered the abilities and inabilities of the various housemates, started after Lucy's revelation that Matt accused her of having eyebrows with very little travel. Which is true...and very funny, get her to try and scowl...hours of fun. This then escalated into a can you lick your elbow contest...supposed to be impossible but Lucy is so close that with a bit of training I'm sure she can do it. Beth has an amazing crouching without raising your heels thing...its really hard, give it a go. I fell off the sofa whilst proving me headstanding abilities and we all had a good laugh in the kitchen trying to hold a note as long as possible. We laughed too much to get past more than about 10 seconds. Turns out pitch was an issue...and harmony..ouch.

My final recommendation is sherbet straw sword fighting. Much fun...eat them, then attach them and make a sword and then invade ever room in the house in a mid dual scramble. Rules must be made clear...for example Lucy cut my hand off at the same time I stabbed her fatally...loss of hand is less serious than stabbing...Je gagne. Pretty swords also get bonus points.