Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Brambling

Evening all 

Caronc I'm not sure if you run too hot but if you do I was told when I brought mine to avoid memory foam ones as they can make you very hot.  The middle aged woman assistant reached across the young lad serving me and warned me, she then had to promise to explain why later to the lad 😁🥵 I know one of my sisters has said she gets too hot with theirs.  I know your temperatures get lower than ours in the warm south so may not be a problem  

I spent a little while in the front garden although I was interrupted a several times by neighbours so not so much done as I planned but I'm not really complaining   I did start to straighten the edge of the back lawn but decided I had better get some string / sticks to ensure a straight line so put it off until tomorrow.

Lunch was a quick beans on toast I've come to the same conclusion as you two with tinned pasta, it seems to lack favour these days, must be either my tastebuds or more likely because they've removed the salt and sugar  dinner was part of the JO Cullen skink fishcake recipe minus the sauce so basically a smoked haddock fish cake using LO mash 🙂 with green veg 

Farway

'morning, I've been up for ages, woke & couldn't drop back off so up & about about 5ish

Actually it was pot of tea & plonked in front of TV, caught up on couple of recorded programmes anyway

Nothing else is planned for the day except change the bedding, I's not raining but is dull & damp

I've taken a chicken in white wine sauce MFO out to defrost, was chilled and needs defrosting before pinging so it says, I have time so not a problem,

Lunch another coupe of the PB rolls, they turned out quite nice actually so although I'll not pick by choice if stuck I know they'll do the job

I had Cheese & sliced fresh onion inside, probably same again today

caronc

Good morning everyone, 
Yes Brambling memory foam will be avoided as while I like a toasty bed I don't want to melt
Cold and wet here  again today.
Small step in the right direction earlier, I'm still pretty wonky on my feet but manage to wash my hair without feeling dreadful and having to lie down afterwards  
Kitchen work continues and it's back to messy prep getting surfaces sanded ready for painting but it's slowly but surely getting there and I'm still (just) within the budget I set though it may go slightly over if we need more paint. That said we've done a lot more than we set out when it was initially planned so I'm more than happy with what's been spent. 
IKEA hot dogs in finger rolls for brunch and I've a small joint of lamb rump defrosted for dinner. 

Farway

Just had a narrow escape, amending my next @sda delivery, adding bananas, usually I have five, so merrily clocked up five and only spotted they no longer sell loose ones online, so my five had become five packs of seven, amended of course but now I have to have seven & not five, fingers crossed they are not too ripe on arrival

I'm in Co-op Tuesday to post a parcel so may find looses ones there, last weeks ones were rubbish though so can't rely on them

Brambling

I think you missed an opportunity to cheer us up Farway with 101 ways to use bananas 

You're wise getting the work all done now Caronc when you have your son to do the hard labour 

My sinuses seem to be playing up again, just the one side but my eye is painful plus a sinus headache so a quiet day in.  

Lunch was brie, crackers and some grapes.  Dinner was a little disappointing, I brought a small piece of beef from W8itrose 25% off as an introduction price but it was tough, almost as it was cut on the grain wrong.  The veg was nice steam cabbage, green beans and roast parsnips 

caronc

Good morning everyone, 
Yikes Farway! I got caught out like that once but with cooked ham, unfortunately I didn't catch it at the time and ended up with several large packets. Thankfully the gannets  beloved children still lived at home so it did get used and not wasted but it was an expensive mistake.
Cold but dry here just now though it's to get wet and windy again in a few hours.
My kitchen is really beginning to take shape but dust-busting phase umpteen will be my challenge this week as well as gutting out my bedroom ready for my new mattress which should be arriving tomorrow. I'm feeling quite MSE as the one I liked was in a Black Friday sale with a decent amount off but a quick check found it with another seller in their BF sale with a further £100+ off.   
Yesterday's lamb rump  joint was superb, it would have fed three quite happily but we were greedy beggars and scoffed the lot! Bagels with smoked salmon & cream cheese, I found a pack of salmon in the freezer bought last year but never used. I'm not sure how well it will have fared and didn't want to risk keeping it for Christmas in case it wasn't great. Fingers crossed it will be just fine and we can enjoy a couple of days of "posh" lunches. JO sausage and broccoli pasta for dinner this evening.

greenbee

@caronc - I feel your pain on the dust. My sink has just been installed (well, the hole made and the sink plonked in it... I can’t get a plumber at the moment) so the kitchen is full of dust - and probably he rest of the house too. I have no clue when I’m going to get round to emptying all the cupboards, washing the contents, wiping out all the cupboards and putting everything back.

No cooking going on. I need chocolate...

Farway

Today was X Ray day, Covid is a cloud with a silver lining.

My local hospital parking is from hell, usually with long queues onto main approach roads

A revelation today, went right in, free of traffic, loads of spaces, which flummoxed my lift with too many spaces to pick from

Waiting area was empty, normally everyone seems to have same time for appointment so WA is bursting, I barely had time to squirt hands & sit down before it was me in  twenty minutes before my appointment was due,I was early because had allowed for "normal" traffic, and there was none

Post X ray off to garden centre for tea & a cheese scone = lunch

Mooch around the attached Farm Shop, probably return nearer Christmas for posh stuff., like chutney & maybe cheese

Nearly dropped dead when I spotted a FR fresh chicken @ thirteen quid, I was thinking of something like that for XCFO, Covid dependant of course, but not at that price

Dinner is another stab & ping, today is Ice£and luxury lamb moussaka, a new one to me so fingers crossed

Brambling

Is you're local hospital QA Farway? 

Someone has stolen my get up and go  so a early night is due in the hope that I've left it in bed 😳 I'm off next Monday & Tuesday to use up some holiday so only four more days before a long weekend, I know I shouldn't wish my life away    

lunch was spinach and ricotta cannelloni from the freezer and dinner a lazy tomato and cheese pizza also from the freezer with some added vegetables 

caronc

Good morning everyone, 
Fingers crossed your test results are okay Farway, my son reported the same here when he was attending the fracture clinic and was in and out in no time.
Chocolate definitely sounds well deserved greenbee!
Hope you found your get up and go Brambling 
Cold and wet here this morning, my new mattress should arrive over lunchtime. I'm not sure if it will be boxed and need unrolled or if it can go straight on my bed. I spend ages yesterday cleaning my bedroom and sorting out the storage. My I shed a lot of hair and where does all that dust come from!! 
I'm pooch sitting today as my sis has to physically go to work today, he's snoozing peacefully on the sofa after a bit of mad tear around when he arrived. He's certainly lost any wariness he had around being lefty here. 
JO sausage pasta didn't happen yesterday, too much chaos going on and I was shattered after all the cleaning. Instead we had RM lasagnes with garlic bread and broccoli which was just fine. I've chicken defrosting to make a quick Thai green curry tonight. I'll add various veg to it and we'll have it with a pouch of nuked rice so minimal prep or cooking required. I think until the mucky work in the kitchen is done that meals will continue to be quick and easy as it's just too much hassle otherwise.