The only culinary success on the day, when I cocked up a cake ( spiced date and coffee cake that worked out so nicely last time and today I managed to under bake it and it went to the bin). For dinner I had those lovely scallops from Whole Foods and some shrimps, which I served with rice and lovely broccoli, but I felt I haven’t done the scallops justice, for the first time ever I have not finished them and left 4 on the plate. I felt really bad about it!

But, as Christmas is fast approaching, I have found horseradish roots in Whole Foods, bought one and having asked my Mum how to make it as awesome as hers, I got cracking. Peeled the root first and then painstakingly grated it on the fine grater, with Florek’s help. Had to open the door to have fresh air, the smell is so strong. And so the grated horseradish, wet with our tears was sprinkled with some salt and then a mixture of boiling water, wine vinegar, sugar and more salt was prepared. Mum said it’s to be sweet- sour like, mixed into the radish. It’s ready to eat when cooled. We enjoyed it with some nice ham.