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Mary Grace the Christmas cat I'm Mary Grace, a loving silver grey tabby girl & I live with my long term foster family & their oth

A somewhat stranger than usual week in the kitchen. Last Sunday there was no sign of a traditional roast. Instead we ser...
18/05/2026

A somewhat stranger than usual week in the kitchen. Last Sunday there was no sign of a traditional roast. Instead we served sausages, beans & potato wedges – a bit of a come down but thankfully with no complaints from the humans. During the week the menu consisted of Mexican chicken fajitas with a spicy pineapple salsa, salmon in a bearnaise sauce with baby new potatoes, rump steak with jacket potatoes & all the usual sides & then on Thursday disaster struck. There was some gammon in the freezer so it was defrosted but when the humans tasted it it was not at all nice. They got by on the vegetable accompaniments & it was agreed that it should not even be given to my brofurs & sisfurs. It’s a long time since I had such a disaster but the humans were very understanding. Friday was the usual pizza night then yesterday, Caturday, I decided to make amends. With the help of some Indian friends I made a mixed meat curry using a traditional spice blend with pilau rice, chapatis, a mint yoghurt dip & mano lassi. I made so much that there was plenty left over for another meal later this coming week. Today we are having Hong Kong fillet beef stir-fry with noodles. I shall make sure that next week there are no more slip-ups. Not my best week as a Michelin starred chef! Oops!!

Sending all my love & purrs, Gracie ###

Another week with a wide variety of dishes served up. It certainly is great fun preparing dishes from all around the wor...
11/05/2026

Another week with a wide variety of dishes served up. It certainly is great fun preparing dishes from all around the world. The rump steaks last Sunday were so big that there was enough left over to feed all the kitties here as well. Needless to say what followed was a very quiet evening as, with full tummies, all my brofurs & sisfurs were soon fast asleep. Sweet chilli chicken with a mixed salad on Monday was followed by beef fajitas, Indian lamb nihari with pilau rice & garlic naan breads, burger & fries, the usual pizzas & then, yesterday, king prawn tikka masala. No Sunday roast today. I’m having a day off so sous chef Dave ( & Dave) is doing a simple meal of grilled sausages & tomatoes, baked beans & potato wedges.

Sending all my love & purrs, Gracie ###

After a traditional roast pork Sunday lunch we had a trip around the world & all without leaving the comfort of home! Ch...
04/05/2026

After a traditional roast pork Sunday lunch we had a trip around the world & all without leaving the comfort of home! Chicken fajitas from Mexico, sweet & sour pork from China, chicken madras from India & pasta parcels filled with shredded beef fillet & red wine from Italy (the latter being at the Mummy’s request as she celebrated her birthday). We remained in Italy with the now usual Friday night pizzas then across to America for burgers & fries last night (Caturday). Today we are having rump steak – two really big ones which means there will be enough left for my brofurs & sisfurs to join in. The steaks will make a change from the usual Sunday roasts. Dave ( & Dave) has worked really hard in the kitchen lately as my sous chef so I am letting him have the weekend off!

Sending all my love & purrs, Gracie ###

I must begin today by offering praise to Dave ( & Dave) my sous chef. Asking him to step up last week he well & truly de...
27/04/2026

I must begin today by offering praise to Dave ( & Dave) my sous chef. Asking him to step up last week he well & truly delivered, showing that he is growing into the job. He was back under my wing (Ed. Do cats really have wings?) this week. We didn’t actually prepare anything too exciting or adventurous, instead we stuck to the tried & tested. The menu may not sound exotic but it is fur (sic) to say that there were no complaints from the humans. Last Sunday’s roast beef really was a lovely joint of meat with kitties queueing up to get their share of it. Lots of licking of lips (& that was just the humans!). Moving on through the week we had haddock & chips, Korean BBQ chicken with sticky rice, burgers & fries, beef rogan josh with pilau rice & vegetable samosas, the usual Friday night pizzas & then on Caturday it was BBQ ribs with wedges & a side salad. Today we are serving a traditional Sunday roast with pork loin, crackling & apple sauce. Quite a few of my brofurs & sisfurs can smell the pork cooking & are already booking their places round the dining table. Bon appetit. MOL.

Sending all my love & purrs, Gracie ###

A tail (sic) this week not about my time in the kitchen (I shall leave that to my sous chef Dave over on his Kittybook p...
19/04/2026

A tail (sic) this week not about my time in the kitchen (I shall leave that to my sous chef Dave over on his Kittybook page & Dave) but rather about what happened on Wednesday night. The humans were in the lounge watching TV when they heard a terrible noise coming from the kitchen. Convinced that it was a birdie (it would not be the first time that one of us kitchen kitties had brough a birdie home) the Daddy charged into the kitchen to find not a birdie but a baby bunny that I had caught. Ably assisted by the Mummy, the Daddy ushered all kitties out of the kitchen. The Mummy inspected the bunny & concluded it was OK with no kitty teeth or claw puncture marks. The Mummy scooped it up & into a kitty carrier & the Daddy drove to a country lane where the bunny was released & sent on its way with the humans best wishes ringing in its ears. Although small in stature, the bunny was big enough to survive on its own & will hopefully find other bunnies to team up with. As for me, I searched everywhere, wondering where my catch had gone. Good kitty, bad kitty? No, just a kitty. That’s me!

Sending all my love & purrs, Gracie ###

As I mentioned last week, I planned to take some time out after a hectic schedule in the kitchen but not before Easter D...
12/04/2026

As I mentioned last week, I planned to take some time out after a hectic schedule in the kitchen but not before Easter Day’s roast leg of lamb & then rump steak on Easter Monday for the Daddy’s birthday. With my sous chef Dave ( & Dave) being such a quick learner I had no problems in letting him loose on his own in the kitchen for the rest of the week. I left him lots of instructions & he knew he only had to ask me if he encountered any difficulties. I set him nothing too taxing & I’m pleased to say that my humans have reported back to me that he did really well. Thai green chicken curry with sticky jasmine rice, sausage casserole with mashed potato, spaghetti bolognaise, the usual Friday night pizzas & then burgers with fries yesterday (Caturday). I’m back in the kitchen today & as the Daddy types this for me I am preparing a boneless pork loin for slow roasting. Needless to say I shall serve it with pork crackling, apple sauce, Yorkshire puddings & a selection of vegetables & a gravy made with juices from the roasting pan. Whilst I enjoyed my time off, nothing beats being back in the kitchen!

Sending all my love & purrs, Gracie ###

Happy Easter – He is risen! It is rare for me to sing my own praises, preferring to leave praise & criticism in equal pa...
05/04/2026

Happy Easter – He is risen!

It is rare for me to sing my own praises, preferring to leave praise & criticism in equal parts to others but today I am making an exception so please excuse me. It really has been quite a week in the kitchen here. Ably assisted by my sous chef Dave ( & Dave) we have produced quite an array of food. Last Sunday, instead of the usual roast dinner, we served pork ribs, minute steak, potato wedges & a side salad. Monday we had Indian chicken tikka & madras curries with pilau rice, garlic naan breads & onion bhajis. Tuesday it was gammon with a maple & bourbon glaze accompanied by baby new potatoes, petit pois & sweetcorn. Then we moved on to rump steak with peppercorn sauce & all the usual trimmings. This was followed by Chinese kung po chicken with egg fried rice. The traditional Friday night pizza (with ham, beef & pepperoni toppings) was switched to Caturday night & then for Good Friday we served lobster & king prawn thermidor with garlic infused rice & a side salad. The lobsters were from the small fishing village of Flamborough near Bridlington just 10 or 12 miles from here so they were incredibly fresh. Today we celebrate Easter Day with a traditional roast leg of lamb. It will be served with mint sauce, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, carrots & petit pois. Keeping up the hard work in the kitchen I am planning on rump steak for tomorrow as it is the Daddy’s birthday & steak is his favourite meal. After that I am putting my paws up & having a rest. I will finally let Dave loose to show what skills he has been learning.

Today's pictures: Maui & myself enjoying lobster!

Sending all my love & purrs, Gracie ###

Catering here in the Anderson household can be tricky at times as I try to prepare meals which are acceptable to both my...
29/03/2026

Catering here in the Anderson household can be tricky at times as I try to prepare meals which are acceptable to both my humans & all my brofurs & sisfurs. This week was a case in point. Last Sunday’s roast pork & Tuesday’s rump steak (the latter with peppercorn sauce for the humans but removed for the kitties!) were deemed purrfect by all. Japanese katsu chicken wraps with katsu curry infused rice & Indian king prawn nihari curry were well received by the humans who declared these were too spicy for the kitty digestive system! Gentler fare such as grilled sausages & then beef meatballs in bolognaise sauce went down well with everypawdy. Friday night’s pizzas were loved by Bobby who managed to beg some of the meat toppings (ham, beef & pepperoni) & if these had melted cheese on them then even better! Now to concentrate on the week ahead. With Good Friday almost here I need a fish or seafood menu with pizza night being moved to Caturday & then I must find a leg of lamb for Easter Day. Busy, busy, busy & with British Summer Time commencing today & losing an hour in bed I reckon an easier than usual meal (most certainly not a traditional Sunday roast) is the plan for today!

Sending all my love & purrs, Gracie ###

As requested, the Mummy had grilled salmon in sweet chilli sauce with petit pois & baby new potatoes as Mothering Sunday...
22/03/2026

As requested, the Mummy had grilled salmon in sweet chilli sauce with petit pois & baby new potatoes as Mothering Sunday was celebrated. The rest of the week saw a variety of meals, all prepared with love & I was ably assisted by my sous chef Dave who has now settled into the role. Chinese oragon chicken was a new recipe. The sauce is like a fiery kung po but with extra kick. Haddock goujons with chips & mushy peas proved popular with humans & kitties alike. Jamaican beef curry, coq au vin & the usual Friday night pizzas completed the week. Last night it was Thai red chicken curry with sticky jasmine rice. Today we are having roast leg of pork with all the usual trimmings. The meat is in the oven roasting slowly as I write this. Now I must give some thought to next week’s menu. I try to settle on a mix of tried & tested favourites & exciting new creations. I often think that chefs spend as much time in thinking & planning as we do in actually cooking. I’m determined to prove that I deserve my Michelin star! You can’t keep a good chef down.

Sending all my love & purrs, Gracie ###

After the recent runaway success of my boeuf bourguignon (you don’t have to take my word for this, just ask my humans & ...
15/03/2026

After the recent runaway success of my boeuf bourguignon (you don’t have to take my word for this, just ask my humans & Uncle Dennis next door!) I decided that another French recipe should be tried so this week I served coq au vin (or, as the Daddy insists on calling it, “chicken in a lorry”). Again, lots of wine went into it. It was served the traditional French way with fine green beans & roast potatoes. Wow, another resounding success with enough left over – yes, even after feeding all the kitties here – for next week as well. Other meals this week included rump steak with a brandy & peppercorn sauce plus all the usual trimmings & sides, individual minced beef & onion pies with mixed vegetables & mashed potato, sausages, beans & chips (an easy meal so I let my sous chef Dave ( & Dave) take charge & took the evening off!) & the usual Friday night pizzas. Yesterday I prepared a traditional afternoon cream tea for the Mummy as we celebrate Mothering Sunday today. Dave made the sandwishes & Bobby insisted on helping by sampling the clotted cream. He was very unsure about it, insisting on several tastings. MOL. When asked what she would like for dinner today, the Mummy requested salmon so grilled salmon with sweet chilli sauce it is. No doubt there will again be great interest from all the kitties!

Sending all my love & purrs, Gracie ###

Variety, as the saying goes, is the spice of life. Well, there was plenty of variety in the meals served up this week & ...
09/03/2026

Variety, as the saying goes, is the spice of life. Well, there was plenty of variety in the meals served up this week & some spice as well! Last Sunday saw us (that’s Dave ( & Dave) my sous chef & myself) serve a traditional Sunday roast lunch with boneless leg of pork with crackling & all the usual trimmings & vegetables. Plenty of meat for both humans & kitties alike. Meals during the course of the week were Chinese char sui pork & chicken with ginger & spring onions served with egg fried rice, boeuf bourgignon with mashed potatoes & fine green beans, cajun chicken with rice which also had cajun spices in it & southern fried chicken with fries & slaw plus the usual Friday night pizzas. Last night it was salmon in sweet chilli sauce with baby new potatoes, petit pois & sweetcorn. Our 94 years old neighbour is now home from hospital so I am doing my best to prepare meals that he will like & is able to eat as well. He complimented me on the boeuf bourgignon. Today it is rump steak with the usual accompaniments rather that a roast. It’s a good job I like to be busy although I made sure to set aside some time to be petted by the Mummy. That’s something you just cannot miss out on!

Sending all my love & purrs, Gracie ###

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