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I HAVE lived a nomadic life for decades To be in the same place for two weeks without even a short trip was unimaginable. In March, con- tracts began to be postponed. en, everything was cancelled. Months of unfilled space opened up, with yawning anxiety. Ten weeks into lockdown in the Irish countryside, I’ve found myself more rooted in the Fermanagh- Donegal borderlands than I ever thought possible. It’s a beautiful and strange place, this. Animals and birds and water and air do not recognise the borders of em- pires or maps. For the last year I’ve been watching a pair of hares. Big beasts: powerful, gorgeous, with eyes on the side of their heads and muscular hind legs. In Irish mythology, they’re messengers of the Underworld. No surprise — they can reach a sprint speed of up to 50 miles per hour. Watching them, I’ve wondered about collective nouns for hares. A husk; a trip; a down; a drove. And, do they have a patron saint? I looked it up. They do. Melangell. IN THE sixth century, Melangell, the daughter of an Irish king, fled Ireland to avoid an unwanted marriage. She lived and prayed in a copse in Wales. Hares abounded. When the Prince of Powys, Brochwel Yscythrog, was hunting hares, one fled to Melangell and found shelter under her cloak. Not even dogs would approach the woman at prayer. The hare was safe. The Prince was so moved that he gave land to Melangell, who became the abbess of a small religious community, offering sanctuary to those who sought it there. The church still stands, and is a place of pilgrim- age. I began looking around for icons or paintings of Melangell, and was moved by this piece by Deborah Sheehy. I love the earthy brown of the background, and how both characters depicted, the saint and the hare, seem to come from this earth. The hare’s ears are in different positions, as if it can lower its guard, and needs only to half- listen for hunters. Melangell herself — that skin looks as if it is made from chalky clay — has her eyes closed in prayer. The hare watches the woman in prayer. Each has their gaze fixed on something protective. It’s like a trinity of attention: the hare gives attention to the woman in prayer; the woman in prayer gives attention to the God of hares; who gives attention to the earth, from which all living things come. I DON’T always sleep well. At times, it’s so bad that I’ll wake after about an hour of sleep and be awake for most of the rest of the night. In those times, I’ve been going outside, looking at the dark, listening to the sounds of the night. Bad sleep can make a day of work difficult. To hold it together, I’ve been playing Max Richter’s epic Sleep as background music for working. It’s more than eight hours long: an experimental orchestral suite that is an explora- tion of sleep patterns. At times, it feels like the instruments are breathing the breath of sleep for me — simple, repeated phrases that sound like a body. There are dreamscapes in this magnificent work of art, and the cycles of sleep are intuited in instruments that begin to sound like friends. When this piece is publicly performed, seats are removed from theatres, and beds are placed there instead. The music begins late, and plays through the night. To this background accompaniment, I mutter the words of St Augustine: “Watch, dear Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or sleep this night. . .” If I can’t sleep, lan- guage and music can do it for me. It’s not an answer, but it helps. I’ve carried a pair of rosary beads in my pocket, too. I don’t have the words, but I like holding them. I NORMALLY take a particular poet and read through his or her work over the course of a year. Last year, it was Lorna Goodison; the year before that, it was R. S. Thomas; the two years before that, Emily Dickinson. This year, I’m spending time in the company of William Butler Yeats. Born in 1865, he was a prolific poet, and a statesman. He had high ideals — of love, poetry, mythology, and Irish independence — most of which were dashed over the No. 12 | 12 JUNE 2020 www.churchtimes.co.uk Continued overleaf Pádraig Ó Tuama continues our series Liſt up your hearts St Melangell, Patron Saint of Hares, by Deborah Sheehy

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Page 1: RECIPES… · - If you have spare bananas add some sliced banana :) Split pea and vegetable soup (5 serves) - Make 2L of stock - In a large pot combine the split peas (500g) and stock,

Banana Pancakes (Serves 1)- Mash one banana, add an egg and beat until combined- Add 30 grams of flour and mix to a batter- Heat a non-stick pan to a high heat and cook the pancake batter (it should make roughly three pan-cakes)- You will have four eggs left over so you can serve the pancakes with an egg or boil the eggs for a snack!

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FLOURyour

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PLAIN FLOUR

800G TINNED TOMATOES

500G SPLIT PEAS

FROZEN VEGETABLES

BANANAS

FRUIT

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RECIPESFresh Pasta (Serves 5)- 400g flour, 3 eggs, enough waterMix 400g flour, 3 eggs and enough water to form a stiff dough- Knead until smooth- Wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours- Knead again and roll out until 1mm thick. Cut into fettuccine-width strips and lightly dust with flour to prevent them sticking together.

Pasta and Sauce (Serves 1)- Heat a pot of boiling water on the stove- Add a serving of fresh pasta to the boiling water and cook for 3 minutes- Drain well- Heat 160g of tinned tomatoes in a small pot and add it to the pasta

Split pea soup (Serves 5)- In a large pot combine the split peas (500g) and 2L of boiling water, cook for 1 ½ hours on a low heat, stirring occasionally.- In the last 30 minutes of cooking add the chopped up vegetablesServe with flatbread

Flatbread- Mix a little water with flour until a soft, sticky dough is formed- Roll the dough out- Heat a non-stick pan to a high heat- Fry on either side for about a minute or until golden brown

Page 2: RECIPES… · - If you have spare bananas add some sliced banana :) Split pea and vegetable soup (5 serves) - Make 2L of stock - In a large pot combine the split peas (500g) and stock,

MEAL PLANDAY 1

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Pancakes

Split Pea Soup & Flatbread

Fresh Pasta & Sauce

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Fruit or Boiled Egg

Fruit or Boiled Egg

Fruit or Boiled Egg

Fruit or Boiled Egg

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Fresh Pasta & Sauce

Fresh Pasta & Sauce

Fresh Pasta & Sauce

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Split Pea Soup & Flatbread

Split Pea Soup & Flatbread

Split Pea Soup & Flatbread

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RICE

1KG Rice $ 1 .4

$ 0.95

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coconut milk

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12 x eggs

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Rice Pudding (Serves 5)- Rinse 200g of rice under water until the water runs clear- Combine the coconut milk and 1L of water in a large pan- Add the rice, bring to boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring for |20 minutes until the rice is tender.- Serve warm or cold with a bit of jam!

Veg Frittata (Serves 5)- Add 500g of the frozen vegetables to a high-sided fry pan on a high heat- Beat 5 eggs together- Pour the eggs over the vegetables and turn the heat to low- Cook for 8-10 minutes or until the egg begins to set.- Finish cooking on the stove or place under a pre-heated grill until golden-Cut into five wedges - serve hot or cold

Fried Rice (Serves 5)- Cook 375 grams of rice- Heat to high, a large non-stick fry pan- Beat one egg at a time and fry in the pan, lift out and cut into thin strips- Add 500g of frozen vegetables and cook through- Add the cooked rice and egg.

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Page 4: RECIPES… · - If you have spare bananas add some sliced banana :) Split pea and vegetable soup (5 serves) - Make 2L of stock - In a large pot combine the split peas (500g) and stock,

MEAL PLANDAY 1

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PASTA

1KG pasta $ 1 .3

$ 1 .8

$ 1 .59

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tinned tomatoes

frozen vegetables

500g split peas

750g oats

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Porridge (1 serve)- Measure half a cup of oats into a bowl and add one cup of water- Heat in 1 ½ minute intervals in the microwave until it reaches the desired consis-tency- If you have spare bananas add some sliced banana :)

Split pea and vegetable soup (5 serves)- Make 2L of stock- In a large pot combine the split peas (500g) and stock, cook for 1 ½ hours on a low - heat, stirring occasionally.- In the last 10 minutes of cooking add 200g of frozen veg.- Before serving chop up some spaghetti into small piece, cook separately and add to a serving of soup

Pasta Napolitana- In a large saucepan heat the tinned tomatoes with 1 cup of stock- Add in 800g of frozen vegetables and cook until soft.- To serve cook 100g of spaghetti per person and serve with the sauce on top!

RECIPES

Page 6: RECIPES… · - If you have spare bananas add some sliced banana :) Split pea and vegetable soup (5 serves) - Make 2L of stock - In a large pot combine the split peas (500g) and stock,

MEAL PLANDAY 1

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pasta

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Porridge

Split Pea & Vegetable

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Pasta Napolitana

Pasta Napolitana

Pasta Napolitana

Pasta Napolitana

Split Pea & Vegetable

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Split Pea & Vegetable

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Split Pea & Vegetable

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Split Pea & Vegetable

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POTATO

pasta sauce $1.7

$3

$.65

$1.38

$2.4

2kg potatoes

500g pasta

2x tins of baked beans

3x cans of tuna

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Hash Browns (serves 1)- Grate a potato and squeeze the water out as well as you can- Heat a non-stick pan to a very high heat and add the potato- Keep the potato moving so it doesn’t burn- Serve with 170g of baked beans

Pasta and Sauce (serves 1)- Cook 100g of pasta - Serve with ⅕ of the jar of pasta sauce

Baked Potato and Tuna- Preheat oven to 150 degrees celsius- Scrub the potato, pierce it several times with a fork, place in the oven for 90 minutes- Slice the potato down the centre, serve with some of the tuna and oil

Page 8: RECIPES… · - If you have spare bananas add some sliced banana :) Split pea and vegetable soup (5 serves) - Make 2L of stock - In a large pot combine the split peas (500g) and stock,

MEAL PLANDAY 1

breakfast

lunch

dinner

snack

DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5

potato

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Almost there!

you're halfw ay!

keep it up!

Hashbrowns & baked beans

Pasta &Sauce

Baked Potato with Tuna

Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit

Baked Potato with Tuna

Baked Potato with Tuna

Baked Potato with Tuna

Baked Potato with Tuna

Pasta &Sauce

Pasta &Sauce

Pasta &Sauce

Pasta &Sauce

Hashbrowns & baked beans

Hashbrowns & baked beans

Hashbrowns & baked beans

Hashbrowns & baked beans