Jasminder's Chicken Pie

Hello, Lucy!
Thank you for such a lovely day; I can't tell you how joyous it was to be in the (very ample) bosom of your home! All of us had such a wonderful time, which is testament to your skills as a hostess and your warmth as a person. Be assured, we shall take you up on your open invitation whenever time allows. I have to say that the Cappuccino cake was indeed delicious - one of the Chino children has very simple tastes and he could have eaten thirds! Have you thought of letting MB know of your alterations, I'm sure she wouldn't mind...?
If you should ever venture north, then I may well rustle-up another of Jasminder's Chicken pies. I did this last week, fortunately on the very evening when we had an uninvited unexpected guest to tea: the eldest Chino child brought a friend home after school and there was plenty of pie to satisfy us all. Like you, I made some adjustments to the recipe - Mr Chino only eats 'green things' if they are round and a variety of pea (petits pois, garden or marrowfat, he's not fussy which), therefore I had to omit the spinach; he has also, for some reason, taken against nutmeg, so I had to be careful not to add too much; I began to make the pie before I'd checked my pantry and found I was short on plain flour, so had to make up the measurements with plain wholemeal. Poor Jasminder, I fear I did not make the pie as she intended, and she looked so proud of it on Page 219...
Well, the nutmeg slipped in under the radar and I seemed to get away with it, as everyone cleared their plates. I had some wilted spinach on the side, although I so seldom cook it that I can't say I've perfected it yet; any suggestions?

So sorry to hear about the panto palaver - I do hope you weren't too heavily involved. It's unfortunate in such small communities when people get precious about these things, there's little chance of avoiding the fallout. But at least you do all get involved, our local secondary school has to keep cancelling events due to lack of support; to quiz or not to quiz, that is the question.

Today I am enjoying the tranquility of an empty house as Mr Chino has taken the boys out for the day. I have tackled some of the ironing, walked the dog in local woodland, read a few chapters of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and written to you. I can't decide whether to bake a cake today or wait until tomorrow when I get my copy of MB's "Simple Cakes". Happy Mother's Day!

Much love, Cathy x