Every now and then when the pressure of self build gets too much, whether that be plaster-boarding, electrics or painting, we have a joint supper with fellow self-builders in exhausted celebration of progress, or lack of it. Usually a bit of both.
Our self-build friends are also crofters a few miles away and their home is very nearly ready for occupation. It’s looking great. So they’re at the “exhausted but determined to get it habitable” stage that we know so well., aiming to be in before the autumn gales hit.
So tonight we’re loading up the boot of the car with curries, rice and flatbreads and heading over the windy road to the western side of the peninsula to their caravan. They can collapse with a beer or a G&T and we can all pile in. Easy, hearty food meant for sharing. We even take the dirty pans away with us 😊.
Tonight we’re having a chicken korma and a saag halloumi, with flatbreads and rice. I’ve been cooking all afternoon so I’m looking forward to tasting it all.
Supporting each other through this lengthy and sometimes soul-destroying process is so important. Two years and counting of hard work and decisions for both of us.
The occasional curry may not solve our plastering problems, but an evening of chat, laughter and good food definitely helps.
Ravencroft Skye 
What a lovely idea! Self build (or renovation is a hard slog and having the support of people who are going through it too is so helpful. Sharing food is good for the soul as well as giving someone a night off cooking!
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Thank you! It works both ways, and we get meals in return so we’re all happy 😊
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It looks to be yum…and well deserved.
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Thank you! What do you guys miss that you’ve had to learn to make yourselves?
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Good question! We are not typically ‘brit’ by now, so anything local is fascinating such as the tapas and Jules has been dairy plus wheat free for a while so that has changed our diet. Curries would probably be a first thought although there are good curry houses around at Nieves, and we always DIY’d it, just the spices seem difficult to find…albeit whatever works in paella, works in a curry with some heat added, pimento chillis being plentiful. We had a good crop this year too. Veggies get scorched so we envy your polycrub. Greens that we major on are all shop bought, but the supermarket is a good one. Melon for breakfast is delish. Always look out for the ones with a yellow spot on them. there is a local dish of patas bravas, which if you strip off the tomato and mayonnaise gunk, make great additions to a meal.
Still learning 😉
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What a fantastic idea, and a great way to take pressure away from those feeling it, especially removing dirty pots after what I am sure will be a great curry.
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Thank you! It’s a bit of fun after a hard days work
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Community support is so important to our species.
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