Savings scheme-in-a-box reinstated, Big Martha's pasta

The household savings are back in their place.

I left the empty savings box on the kitchen table this morning, hoping Maiyuu would get the hint.

While I was out jogging, he replaced the money he had taken earlier, then gave the box back to me.

Earlier, Maiyuu took the B2,000 we had saved in the box and hid it in his room. He was worried I would break into it, as household income ran low before pay day.

Now pay day has arrived, and we both have money again, he felt safe to bring it back out of its hiding place.

He hid it the cash in a slender, pretty box he keeps in his room, which normally stores incense sticks.
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Martha Stewart and her Mum

Chef Maiyuu is over his flu and now is back in the kitchen.

He is making an Italian dish of pasta envelopes, stuffed with potato.

Martha Stewart made it yesterday, with help from her Mum, Big Martha (aka Martha Kostyra).

Big Martha, as her daughter called her affectionately, died in late 2007, aged 93.

In her guest appearances on Marsha's show, she would make dishes which she had passed on to Little Martha as a girl.

The tribute episode we watched yesterday, made shortly after Big Martha's death, pulled together footage from many appearances on the show over the years.

Big Martha and Little Martha shared the kitchen bench, with daughter Martha looking on while her Mum made pasta, Polish beetroot soup...

Martha Kostyra was terrific at kneading dough, which impressed Maiyuu as we watched.

'Watch how she does it!' he enthused.

She was a tiny woman, but had plenty of arm muscle strength.

Maiyuu will try his hand at making dough using the same technique today. Pictures to come.