Cooking for one (Mark Three)

justkeepswimmimg

Snap, N2BT - foggy start and then turned into a lovely sunny, mild day. I think you’ve had gigantes plaki? One of my favourites 😋

Usual Wednesday of long meetings (3 today). Was glad of my lunchbox of couscous with tuna, cherry tomatoes, capers and roasted peppers.

Been swimming this evening so just knocked up a quick Thai red curry with LO roast chicken and sugar snap peas, served with noodles. Was only from a Lidl paste but it’s a really nice one, I added a splash each of soy sauce and lime juice plus a pinch of sugar.

Brambling

justkeepswimmimg said:

Snap, N2BT - foggy start and then turned into a lovely sunny, mild day. I think you’ve had gigantes plaki? One of my favourites 😋
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My favourite as well 🙂

Early morning hygienist appointment to start the day and they wanted an appointment when I booked the next one, I thought it was strange they emailed, texted and called me yesterday to remind me so i assuming as the dentist is now private only people are leaving and not cancelling hygienist appointments, it was definitely a ouch bill, at least I didn't have to make the next one for 8.30am 🙂

LO sweet n sour pork with noodles for lunch there is some left for tomorrow.  Scampi, chips and sweetcorn for dinner

Farway

Warm & sunny again, given the forecast & frost days are over here I'm going to plant out some tomatoes later. Blizzards next week !

The posh veg burgers were OK, I'd have them again but TBH as I'm an omnivore, bog-standard HM burgers made from fresh 100% beef mince are cheaper with far less added ingredients or processing, very MSE

The veg ones would be fine IMO if you don't or can't eat meat.

Lunch, cheese & onion rolls

Dinner, another of my experiments. 

Trying the Asda Essentials frying steak. With HM chips, sautéed mushrooms & fried eggs.

I'm not expecting succulent fillet steak at the price, but I'll give it a go, bash with my meat hammer & marinade before frying

Need2bthrifty

justkeepswimmimg said:

Snap, N2BT - foggy start and then turned into a lovely sunny, mild day. I think you’ve had gigantes plaki? One of my favourites 😋

Thats it JKS, ashamed to say at my age I've only realised how much I like butter beans , never really used them before. So they will definitely be included on the shopping list again.
 
It rained overnight but its turned out to be a lovely morning so far, heading out for a walk soon then doing some meal prep as I have my spring booster appointment this afternoon and may not feel much like cooking tonight or tomorrow.
   
Leftover beans, feta & crusty bread for lunch and all the elements I need for a moussaka are defrosting ready to assemble and shove in the oven tonight.

Wednesday2000

I had wholemeal bread with Flora and Marmite. I just walked up to the charity shop and back and didn't find anything to buy. It is very warm! I am about to start painting the decking.

caronc

Good morning everyone,
Yum I've not had gigantes plaki for ages, I must rectify that. N2BT Nigel Slater does some lovely butter bean recipes, I particularly like this one though I only use one tin of butter beans and serve it with baby potatoes. Nigel Slater’s chicken with butterbeans and rosemary | Food | The Guardian It's very good with pork too. Any leftovers make a nice quick soup base. 
Cloudy but mild here, I need to sort out my Tesco order and have a catch up with out of school club managers but apart from that no real plans so might continue the decluttering - sorted out my bedroom drawer of doom yesterday, don't think I'll need to buy kirby grips or hair ties for a very long time!!
Fridge bits for lunch and Thai green pork and veg curry with rice for dinner.

Need2bthrifty

Thanks Caronc I like the sound of that one. I made a chicken curry a couple of weeks ago and I would normally bulk it up with some chickpeas but had ran out so opened the tin of butter beans used some in the curry then drained, rinsed and put the rest in the freezer, much handier for CFO recipes 

Wednesday2000

I only lasted about an hour doing the painting. My husband is going to have to finish it off.

I made myself a ready made lasagne in the air fryer  when I came in. It really is quite warm today. I bet I caught the sun a bit. I had sun screen on my face, but not my arms.

I'm just going to catch up on the YouTubers I follow.

justkeepswimmimg

Yep, butter beans and cannellini beans are favourites here - I eat more beans, chickpeas and lentils than potatoes I reckon.

A lovely early summer day here - was already 14C when I left for work at 7.15. The office was a bit stuffy by lunchtime…

Second half of the tuna and roasted pepper couscous for lunch. I keep shuffling my meal plan around this week so tonight was Indian spiced new potato and cauliflower traybake with mint yoghurt 😋

Brambling

I also add butter beans to chicken casseroles / coq au vin originally it was to pad out the chicken in the early days of my mortgage 😁 the hunt for cannellini beans lunch time produced 3 tins of butter beans which will need adding into the menu plan 🙄 

I was woken up early 5.45am with a text 🙄 followed by a apologise text because she hadn't thought about the time, she was up early as they were going on holiday. I probably should have gotten up as dozing on and off left me out of sorts for the morning 😴 

I mixed tuna with cannellini beans for lunch, the tuna was a named brand but I wasn't impressed very bitty and bland so lots of bits added, parsley, chives, capers, olives, anchovies chilli, gherkins and celery tops.  All served on a spinach salad, it needed a crusty roll but was tasty enough and plenty of LOs

LO sweet n sour pork with noodles for dinner, that has now finished