Christmas butterflies

The butterflies are in my stomach, not in the blip. (Obviously.) Last I heard from Lulabel this morning she and Mabel had arrived safely on UK soil and were heading for London, but not a squeak since, so I'm just hoping that they managed to catch the Glasgow train they were booked on. I won't relax till I know...

This is the stuffing for tomorrow's vegan/vegetarian option. It maybe looks a bit like vomit, but it tastes delicious! It's an Iranian recipe , fairly spicy, and will be used to stuff roasted aubergine and/or baby squash.

While preparing in the kitchen I sang along to an old tape called The Joy of Christmas, which was full of Christmas songs and carols I remember learning from the Oxford Book of Music in primary school in South Africa. 

Happy Christmas, everyone!

News update:  Lulabel and Mabel did catch their train and should be arriving in Glasgow any minute now. Yay!