Curfews, working from home, only going out when necessary… obviously different restrictions wherever you hail from…some more stringent than others…Not much has been relaxed here a few internal flights but I went out briefly today…shopping and nothing has been lifted in the shops…Everyone is wearing face masks and some full-face masks..screens are in place for cashiers…no buses just tuk-tuks with the hand cleanser bottles taped to either side…in fact, it seems more screens are in place even in the small coffee shops there are screens across the middle of the tables…
I would say take a breather and settle down to read my roundup but if you are like me we have been settled down for months now…Very surreal still…Enjoy the roundup of my weekly posts and check out my first ever attempt at making a vegan cake and chocolate to boot…
Monday: Recycling and Climate Change…11th May 2020…and Covid-19…
Yes unlike much of the western world we mask up and cover-up…Not always recommended by many but I think our social distancing coupled with temperature checks and the wearing of masks has contributed to our much lower deaths and pandemic infection figures…However, after a brief foray into Covid-19, I also featured some wonderful happenings from around the world of recycling and climate change…
https://carolcooks2.com/2020/05/11/recycling-and-climate-change11th-may-2020and-covid-19/
Tuesday: National Vinegar Month…

https://carolcooks2.com/2020/05/12/national-vinegar-month/
Wednesday: Whimsical Wednesdays…
Before I got into my Whimsy ways I was over @Sally’s with my trip through the Culinary Alphabet from A-Z…last week I was looking at the letter I….not an ice cream cone to be seen…
From Immortalittea to everyone’s favourite Irish Stew.
Time for some whimsy…Musical bamboo forests, Ants, The hazards of rolling out the dough, some cute animals to crotchet and much more…Enjoy!

https://carolcooks2.com/2020/05/13/whimsical-wednesday-carolcooks2/
Thursday:
I couldn’t think of anything to write my creative thoughts wouldn’t thunk…I just watched Netflix and snacked…
Friday: Apricots and Morels…
Dear Sally came to the rescue with her post on the health benefits of Apricots and also shared one of my posts of some lovely recipes using Apricots which are one of my favourite fruits and a lifesaver…They have lots of iron…
My befuddled brain then woke up and realised that the Morel mushroom festivals had been cancelled and as I have never tried them or didn’t know much about them it gave me something to think about…The exotic hard to find wild Morel mushroom …
Which I have now discovered I can get dried ones here and if I wait until next season I may be lucky to forage and find some…
Saturday:
After so many disasters lately in the kitchen…I had a win and my chocolate cake turned out great…I was surprised as I always use eggs …but no sweat and less washing up…my go-to chocolate cake recipe now…

Vegan Chocolate Cake.
I am just waiting for my black vinegar to be delivered to try that out in a dish…I am enjoying National Vinegar Month…
That’s all for this week …I hope you found something to enjoy…Please stay safe and social isolate it ain’t safe yet folks…xxx
About Carol Taylor: Enjoying life in The Land Of Smiles I am having so much fun researching, finding new, authentic recipes both Thai and International to share with you. New recipes gleaned from those who I have met on my travels or are just passing through and stopped for a while. I hope you enjoy them.
I love shopping at the local markets, finding fresh, natural ingredients, new strange fruits and vegetable ones I have never seen or cooked with. I am generally the only European person and attract much attention and I love to try what I am offered and when I smile and say Aroy or Saab as it is here in the north I am met with much smiling.
Some of my recipes may not be in line with traditional ingredients and methods of cooking but are recipes I know and have become to love and maybe if you dare to try you will too. You will always get more than just a recipe from me as I love to research and find out what other properties the ingredients I use contain to improve our health and wellbeing.
Exciting for me hence the title of my blog, Retired No One Told Me! I am having a wonderful ride and don’t want to get off, so if you wish to follow me on my adventures, then welcome! I hope you enjoy the ride also and if it encourages you to take a step into the unknown or untried, you know you want to…….Then, I will be happy!
Thank you once again for reading this post I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and stay safe these are troubling times xx
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Apricots are also one of my favorite fruits. I saw fresh apricots for the first time this year in the store yesterday, and had to buy a few.
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Ditto so did I… They were not as good as the ones I remember quite small and not fully ripe but they were Apricots so now I am attempting to grow my own tree from the pits… I hope you enjoyed yours Sheryl x
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At least you do have coffee shops open. All food establishments here are strictly take out and delivery. Nobody knows how long it is going to last…
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They are strictly monitored and only allowed open if they adhere to the guidelines.. No bars are open and no alchol is permitted to be sold with food… All for safety though which is good..
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Does that mean that wearing masks in public places is not mandatory? It’s hard to imagine drinking coffee through a mask!
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Of course you can remove it to eat and drink but if not eating or drinking the mask stays on…
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Then what is the sense of it? In my mind, it should be either on or off, otherwise it defeats the purpose.
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I am so thankful for the weekly Roundup too, Carol! During the week i’d read some headline but lost the line. Vinegar insteed of eggs is wonderful. Thank you for sharing all these wonderful information,have a beautiful rest of the weekend, and a enjoyable start into the new week. Stay save. Michael
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Thank you, Michael.. I love roundups also.. Yes the vinegar worked very well I was surprised… Thank you for your good wishes I hope you have a fantastic week.. 😀 X
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Thank you Carol! Very kind of you!
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looks like another full and fruitful week for you, carol –
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Thank you, Beth 🙂
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A great share, Sally. I see, Carol, that the picture of the chocolate cake is in this post so you can ignore my comment on the recipe post.
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Ok.. 😎 No problem xx
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That chocolate cake looks delicious!
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Thank you it was x
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Another great week Carol and that no egg chocolate cake looks interesting.. thanks again for the mentions.. have a good Sunday (what’s left of it) hugs ♥
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Thank you, Sally… It was much nicer than I expected it to be…. You are welcome about the mentions.. Thank you for mine. Hugs xxx
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If you love Chocolate Cake (and it is vegan too) balsamic vinegar and mushrooms, mixed with some whimsy, recycling and ants then you need to look no further than Carol Taylor’s weekly round up … head over and enjoy
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