Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Farway

caronc said:

Good afternoon everyone,
 It's a gorgeous day here, I spent a good chunk of the morning sitting in the garden just enjoying the good weather

Boo, hiss , It's dull & cold here, no pottering in garden today, at least I've got most of the beans in now

Yesterday's mince became meat loaf, but I sliced it and had in ciabatta roll, easy enough

Very lazy today, only physical effort so far is change the bedding & turn dishwasher on

Lunch was sandwich spread sandwich, my bacon baguette plan is on hold for another day

Dinner is CBA, it's LO steamed veg, in frittata type dish. I may add some salad on the side

Wednesday, are they sending you a testing kit now the rules were changed?

candygirl

Afternoon everyone 
It's lovely n sunny here today.The washing' s out , n Bon's sunbathing underneath it again .
Have had dippy eggs n toast for brunch, n it's either potato n leek soup, or pizza for tea .
CARON,  that curry sounds lush, n hope he likes the air fryer
Hope you're better soon WEDNESDAY 😘

Wednesday2000

Farway said:

Wednesday, are they sending you a testing kit now the rules were changed?

No, I have checked the gov website and they say there aren't any home tests available. We don't drive so we can't go to one of the testing places ourselves. The people we know who drive who live near us are self-isolating too as they are over 75 or in a high risk group with COPD and conditions like that.

Wednesday2000

****. My husband has just started coughing now too. He just coughed 6 times in about 30 minutes.

He is upstairs playing a game with people online and I'm downstairs watching TV so I can hear him quite clearly.

I tried to eat a Quorn burger without a bun about 7 pm as I haven't eaten that much today and threw it up. Great. I've lost 5 lbs since Thursday. It's weird because I don't feel that ill. I'm up and watching TV and doing most normal things.

I will have to try and have something else to eat tonight. Maybe a mug of veggie soup with a bread roll. Something simple.

PasturesNew

Wednesday2000 said:

****. My husband has just started coughing now too. He just coughed 6 times in about 30 minutes.

Not trying to give you advice ... but - I was watching a programme in the week, people self-documentary style covering their Coronavirus experiences... so they were filming themselves having it.  They were all just coughing.  NOBODY had a s0ddin' tissue.  Even the mother holding her baby and nearly vomiting... no tissues. 

Even though it's "just you", try to use tissues and bin/flush immediately - so you don't spread it everywhere and get a bigger dose from yourselves.

Farway

Wrong type of excitement PN, hope you got some kip anyway

Weather looks a bit so so today, not warm or sunny enough to potter in garden, so I shan't

I've used up the bread at last, so lunch today is the long awaited BLT PB baguette. The BBE date on the baguettes was end April so well in date.

I think I bought them on the Tuesday morning before lock down announced, only pack left in L's a t the time or I would've bought s few more

Dinner, it's LO meat loaf, with use up BBE April 2019 instant mash & I'll open a tin of beans, should make a tasty dinner

Wednesday2000

PN - my cough is dry and tickly. It just feels like I can't clear my throat. I feel almost back to normal today anyway.

My husband feels fine today, he did move around his computer so maybe he just got dust in his throat last night and it made him cough. At least he gets two weeks off work now. He said loads of people at his work have been off these past few weeks.

I feel much better after sleeping for ages last night. I'm up and dressed instead of PJs. I woke up really hungry. I had a toasted bagel with PB, sliced banana and a sprinkling of hemp seeds.

I have loads of parsnips so I will make maple roasted parsnips, roast potatoes, peas, carrots, gravy and a Quorn burger later.

candygirl

Gorg day here today, might pop n see Mum later, n have a distanced chat/ shout in the garden .
Need to blitz the kitchen,  but cba at all,  n the weather's too nice to miss . 
Am making a 3 bean chilli later, which I'll have with crunchy bread 😋
I love cooking, but have cleaning! Is anyone else the same? X

caronc

Good afternoon everyone,
With you 100% on the love cooking hate cleaning department CG😎.
Glad to hear you and hubby are better today Wednesday I hope that continues. 
It's another smashing day here though not as warm as yesterday with the odd cloudy moment. This morning was very domestic and I even tackled some ironing though I some more I want to finish later so have left it out rather than putting it back on the cupboard though that may well still happen. 
The chicken and corn cooked in the air fryer worked well and I have even found a space in the kitchen to store it. I'll see how it goes but impressed so far and as it's my birthday next month my son has suggested that him and his brother get me one for it. 
I had thought my bedding plants were due to arrive this week but when I checked it's actually next week so I've a bit more time to get things organised than I thought. 
Lunch was a ham salad wrap with radishes and grapes on the side. Tonight we are having the curry my son cooked yesterday with rice, naan and salad so an easy meal to put together. 

Farway

Warmed up slightly, so potter in garden & found the recent rain has given the rhubarb a boost just enough for some stewed tonight.

I have an only just OOD pack of instant custard, pud sorted

Quite pleased as it's the first rhubarb I've manged to pick from my garden for a few years, wrong position I think & then it sulked

New challenge, just recently I'm getting calls on my mobile from China Never same number so can't block a specific number. I've downloaded an app which supposedly only lets my contacts through. Time will tell