Yes, I've had my slow cooker bubbling away again, this time making a veggie sausage, mushroom and chickpea stew. A wonderfully comforting dish that was easy to throw together.

I don't know what happened, it must have been the sunshine streaming in that made me feel full of energy and ready to think about making dinner first thing in the morning. I don't usually have a thought about dinner until much later in the day.

What's for dinner?

In fact Graham and I have a game each night. After work the first thing he asks me is "what's for dinner?". It drives me nuts. Often because I've already discussed it with him and he hasn't been paying attention or because I haven't decided yet. Recently I've started saying "I'm not telling you!". I know it's childish, but I just can't resist and it's so funny as it makes him even more desperate to know.

Graham arrived home after lunch on Saturday and I probably still refused to tell him what dinner was, even though it was bubbling away in plain sight through the clear lid of the slow cooker. It's definitely a bit of a game now.