Will Blog for Wine

'Stop eating those! Those are dessert!' I snapped at Mia, our younger daughter. (Mia was nibbling on the four remaining English strawberries which were meant to be eaten with ice cream and clotted cream short bread.) How dare she! I diced them up so we could share! Dinner is sizzling away on the stove and all the members of my family are sipping something delicious and surfing the internet on their phones. (Does this sound familiar, Dear Readers?) ALL I can think of is "Will Blog for Wine." 

We spent the day slogging through rain and shine... popping into this shop and that... wandering that corner or collecting rocks from the shore... all the while, making memories... We found each girl the most perfect pair of shoes!

Tonight, I am using the last of a bottle of white wine to make a creamy, lemon and chive sauce pan sauce. Here is what I am doing:
I cooked the lemon peel in a bit of sunflower oil and sieved out a bit to toss with the oven-roasted potatoes. I chopped fresh chives to use with both the potatoes and the chicken.  Fresh broccoli is steaming...my family is impatiently waiting... I removed the chicken, added the last of the wine to the pan, reduced it a bit and added (double) cream. I let it thicken... Then the chives join the party and everything is ready!