Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Brambling

I had to look up Fish Fragrant pork Caronc as it was a new one for me  next time I have some pork fillet I may give it a try 

Farway I hope your get up and go has come back 

Other than work not a lot happening in the Brambling household, I did pick some raspberries lunchtime I'm impressed that as they were new this year I've had a few  unfortunately after eating them I've realised that the shop brought ones in my fridge don't taste as good.  

Lunch was a quick and easy egg mayo and salad wrap followed by the raspberries.  Dinner will be LO ratatouille with pan fried cod, new potatoes and French beans.   Tomorrow is another day to think of courgette recipes 

caronc

Good evening everyone, 
We used finely sliced pork shoulder steaks Brambling which worked very well. I'd certainly recommend it and it wasn't too faffy.
Mission accomplished in the veg planting front , Calvo Nero is planted on and coriander, red mustard and pak choi seeds sown. I also set up some tubs of each for my son and DIL-to-be to take to their garden. Apart from some succession sowing with salady bits that's me finished with the planting/sowing until early Autumn when I want to sow some Angelica seeds. I'm absolutely pooped now so apart from cooking dinner I pretty much plan to laze in front of the TV  until bed time and a naughty glass of red is being poured.

caronc

Good morning everyone, 
Dry and sunny here this morning, I'm itching to get outdoors but I'm stuck in until Tesco have been and the shopping has been put away! Deadheading my baskets is today's garden task, there's loads more I could be doing but I'm taking it easy after yesterday's veg planting as my back is very stiff and achy again this morning.
Salad for lunch and freezer rake for dinner, probably AF fish & chips.

Farway

Brambling said:

Farway I hope your get up and go has come back 

Yep, thanks, back in spades today, up & out watering the plants by 0830 after porridge for breakfast

And spotted ripe blackberries already, only a couple but with the warmer weekend forecast there should be enough for a decent taster before the inevitable glut

I'm going to have to review  my shopping methods.

ND's hours have changed at T*sco, she was only CV temping and a lot of her colleagues have now been laid off & she's on Saturday late evening only from next week

Tomorrow will be my last order for her, but she has very kindly offered to get any "bits" if I'm stuck

I'm now used to Asd@ C & C fortnightly but will have to get fresh milk & dairy more often, not quite sure where I'll venture, certainly not L's or local T*co Express because of narrow aisles piled high.

Possibly Co-op because it is opposite where I am with my volunteer gardening, two birds etc.

My veg I'll explore local greengrocer in town, only small shop but ever helpful

Lunch today is a mini YS pizza, out defrosting right now

Dinner, HM AF chips, with first taste of Asd@ frozen breaded cod fillets, the Morries ones were lovely but mixed reviews on the Asd@ ones

I'll have it with some of my fresh picked peas, nearly at the last of them now but I found a few young runners forming to fill the gap

Brambling

That's a shame about ND Farway  my local T Express isn't too bad if you go at certain times but it hasn't got a large V&F selection and I do begrudge paying 25p each for bananas.  The farm shop I occasionally visit is about 7 miles away and has a two customers policy and it's big enough to avoid each other.  Having been to L once I don't intend going again for a while too many people and with queues down the aisle you are trying to reach stuff around people.  Will the greengrocer deliver?

I'm working on and off tomorrow so dashed into town quickly lunchtime for milk and F&V from M&S after my big Sainsbobs shop last weekend that's all I needed and it was quickest.  Lunch was some cheese and crackers with an apple when I started work at 2pm.  Dinner was a small beef joint roasted with roast parsnips, French and runner beans (the runners were YS today but the French we're home grown   ) carrots and purple sprouting broccoli, followed by some HG raspberries with Greek yogurt and mini meringues.  There's enough LO meat and veg for dinner tomorrow as I'm not sure what time I'll finish work.

caronc

Good morning everyone, 
An early post from me today as I'm not sure I'll get the chance later as we are bbqing later. There's been some rain overnight but hopefully it will now stay dry. Once I'm up and organised I want to make a start on the food prep so it's not too much of a last minute flurry. This morning my son is visiting the big angling supplies shop in Glasgow, handily it's next to a Chinese supermarket so he will pop in their as well and restock our Oriental ingredients. 
Lunch today is going to be a BLT and later there's  sausages, chicken wings and HM burgers to look forward to. 😊

Farway

Morning all, ideal for BBQs down here Caron, fingers crossed it reaches as far north for you

Brambling said:

That's a shame about ND Farway  my local T Express isn't too bad if you go at certain times but it hasn't got a large V&F selection and I do begrudge paying 25p each for bananas.  The farm shop I occasionally visit is about 7 miles away and has a two customers policy and it's big enough to avoid each other.  Having been to L once I don't intend going again for a while too many people and with queues down the aisle you are trying to reach stuff around people.  Will the greengrocer deliver?

He does, also does C & C some days but usual BFO problem, minimum order is £15 box plus £3 delivery, apart from the cost there's no way I could eat £15 worth of fresh fruit & veg before it's compost, unless it's the 25p per banana style. And buying to just freeze it seems pointless, may as well buy ready frozen in the first place

I can see me lurking outside his shop and pouncing in when quite, no doubt it'll resolve itself in due course

Lunch today toasted cheese on toasted stale bread, fresh loaf due PM once ND finishes her shift

Dinner, has to be use up LO beef stew + dumpling, hardly ideal for the weather but it's eat it or bin it time

With talk of fresh fruit & veg, my first ripe BlackBerry spotted in the garden this morning.

Thorn Free is the variety, this year it seems to have paced itself & looking like ripening over a period of time & not all in a glut. Fingers crossed

Brambling

Is it a early fruiting variety Farway or just early this year?

I hope the weather stayed dry for your BBQ Caronc 

i needed to pick up my tablets today so walked to the chemist this morning and decided to come back the long way via the town it made it a nice four mile plus walk in the sun shine.  The farmers market was almost back to normal with all kinds of stalls and food trucks and very busy, I only brought some local black currants and cherries before walking home.  Gone were most of the barriers to keep you two meters away from the stalls and people were not social distancing.  I got caught by a neighbour coming in and we ended up gossiping for a very long time, her husband kept popping out to check on us  although they have been very noisy revamping the house I've been lucky as they are a lovely family and their everyday living isn't noisy, I also discussed unicorns and fairies with their four year old   her birthday is in a couple off months so she's planning already 🦄 

i worked for a couple of hours this afternoon and it all went very smoothly and we finished earlier than planned 🙂 it had been known to go on until midnight if we get IT issues but we had finished before 6pm 😁 and I'll still get a extra day holiday for it (no overtime at the moment)

lunch was late due to neighbourly chatting so I had a cold beef wrap with HG rocket, spring onions and land cress.  Dinner was LO roast beef dinner minus the roast parsnips which I pigged out on yesterday

caronc

Good afternoon everyone, 
Glad you got finished work at a decent time Brambling.
It stayed dry so we managed to bbq but ate in the kitchen as it was booming cold. After dinner we headed back out with blankets and fleeces, built a fire and sat out until it was dark before heading inside, lighting the stove and nattering/drinking Baileys until the early hours. Suffice to say I'm feeling a tad fragile today but it was a great night so worth it.
My sis popped over late morning to collect her car and my son made the three of us a very tasty bacon, egg and tattie scone wrap which we ate outdoors as it's dry and warm today. He's now headed to Screwfix to buy paint brushes and some other bits so we can get some outdoor painting done this week.
Steak dinner for us tonight if we cba to cook if not it will probably be a quick pizza from the freezer with salad. 

Farway

Bit of an unexpected lie in this morning, only woke up at 0830. In my defence I was awake in the middle of the night

The planned lawn cutting has been kicked into the long grass CBA now

Lunch was cheese & piccalilli sarnie

Dinner, no idea but seeing Caron's pizza posing gives me an idea,

I think I've a pizza lurking but could be mistaken since the freezer spread sheet fell into disrepute earlier in the year

If not It''l be something nuked from freezer anyway. And add pizza to the C & C list

Brambling, the blackberry is not an early one, just the two in my garden, different varieties, seem to have zoomed along this year

BTW I picked it and it was mouth puckering sharp, from memory this "Thorn Free" one is a bit tart,

I suppose breeding out thorns & leaving sweetness was a tad too much to ask for?