Making chicken feed of my mortgage

misscousinitt

Belated Happy Birthday...that lunch sounds absolutely fantastic...

MCI

muddywhitechicken

moneycurious wrote: »

Hope you had a fantastic birthday!

Mortgagefreeby50 wrote: »

Wow that lunch sounded good! Belated happy birthday!

misscousinitt wrote: »

Belated Happy Birthday...that lunch sounds absolutely fantastic...

MCI

Thank you all. Today wasn't as much fun

muddywhitechicken

Today I have:

- requested a TCB payment of £13.88
- received confirmation from Virgin Media of payment for 12 months Line Rental Saver (a saving of £46.80 over paying monthly)
- spent 65p on a bag of Maltesers The money had been on my work vending card since last year so it wasn't real money
- eaten leftovers from Sunday for dinner (roast chicken and potato, cauliflower and leek gratin)

Oh, and I went for a walk at lunchtime

2 eggs today (Miss Q and Miss M)

Still another 9 days to pay day :eek:

muddywhitechicken

Today I have:

- weighed myself - no change from last week but I'm happy with that considering the meals I have eaten recently
- spent £4.91 on a travel guide for our holiday (9 weeks today :j time to get serious with the diet)
- been out for a pub lunch with my team to celebrate my birthday (no cost to me other than calories... )
- received CC statement for 21/12 to 20/1 - lowest spend in living memory :T:rotfl:

Puy lentil, spinach & bacon soup with goat's cheese toasties for dinner (another Christmas cheese finished!)

2 eggs - Miss B and Miss Q today

catshark88

I'm not sure that buying Malteser* should ever count as spending....

Anna_Glypta

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

Today I have:

- weighed myself - no change from last week but I'm happy with that considering the meals I have eaten recently
- spent £4.91 on a travel guide for our holiday (9 weeks today :j time to get serious with the diet)
- been out for a pub lunch with my team to celebrate my birthday (no cost to me other than calories... )
- received CC statement for 21/12 to 20/1 - lowest spend in living memory :T:rotfl:

Puy lentil, spinach & bacon soup with goat's cheese toasties for dinner (another Christmas cheese finished!)

2 eggs - Miss B and Miss Q today

Hi there MWC- just wanted to say that Soup sounds yummy - off to the world wide web to find a recipe - unless you have one you could post easily? Thanks AG

muddywhitechicken

Anna_Glypta wrote: »

Hi there MWC- just wanted to say that Soup sounds yummy - off to the world wide web to find a recipe - unless you have one you could post easily? Thanks AG

Hi AG

The recipe was in the February 2012 edition of BBC Good Food magazine but I can't find the recipe on the website :huh:

I'll copy it out for you

MWC

Anna_Glypta

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

Hi AG

The recipe was in the February 2012 edition of BBC Good Food magazine but I can't find the recipe on the website :huh:

I'll copy it out for you

MWC

Thanks but only if it's no problem- sure I can find one somewhere on the web - and they may upload it next month - will keep an eye out. Thank you

muddywhitechicken

200g puy lentils
500g tomatoes
1 tbsp olive oil
140g rindless unsmoked streaky bacon
2 red onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
150 mL white wine
400g baby spinach
500mL chicken or vegetable stock
6 tbsp roughly chopped parsley

1) Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add the lentils and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until tender (we cook for 20 minutes), then drain them into a sieve.
2) Meanwhile, bring a pan of water to the boil, cut out a cone from the top of each tomato and cut a cross in the bottom, plunge into the boiling water for about 20 seconds, then into cold water. Slip off the skins and coursely chop the flesh.
3) Heat oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Add the bacon and fry for 7-8 minutes until golden, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a bowl using a slotted spoon. Add the onions to the pan and fry for 10-15 minutes until softened and lightly golden, stirring frequently. Add the garlic and fry for a couple of minutes, then return the bacon to the pan. Stir in the tomatoes and cook for 3-5 minutes until they collapse. Add the wine and simmer to reduce by half.
4) Add the spinach, turn up the heat and cook until it wilts, stirring occasionally. Stir in the cooked lentils, add the stock and plenty of seasoning, bring to the boil, then stir in the parsley.

Goat's cheese toasties - arranges thin slices of baguette on a baking sheet. Top with slices of cheese, drizzle with olive oil and grill until golden and crusty.

Anna_Glypta

:j Thank you so much - sounds yummy. Will have to do that one for lunches next week I think. :j AG