Cooking for one (Mark Three)

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 

Wednesday2000

I am not feeling too achy today after the painting which surprised me. 

I have only had a few Doritos today. I need to look at what needs using up before Tesco tomorrow. I might make a breakfast with sausages, grilled tomatoes, hash browns etc... I don't think I have baked beans.

Farway

Another hot & sunny day ahead, I've had to start watering the plant pots already. But after all the rain I'm not complaining, honestly I'm not.

Last night's cheapo steak was OK, and as expected. I think I'd prefer a nice thick pork chop TBH.

Lunch, cheese & pickle rolls

Dinner, despite the hot weather I'm going for full on roast lamb leg with roast tatties, parsnips & carrots

caronc

Good morning everyone,
It's a lovely day here, after a cloudy started yesterday turned out gorgeous so fingers crossed today stays lovely.
Tesco due later but minimal plans apart from that. I finished the wardrobe declutter yesterday. just the linen cupboard and bookcase in my bedroom to go. I also decluttered the jackets hanging in the hall cupboard and discovered a waterproof and a fleece I forgot I had! 
LO curry for lunch and usual Friday tbc for dinner.

Need2bthrifty

I am all aches and pains after the Moderna vaccine yesterday, I thought if I moved about a bit that might help so jumped a bus and went for a wander around B&M, home bargains and matalan caught the next bus back - I'm home now absolutely shattered and the aching joints and arm are still there. So it will be my book and maybe a few Z'ds/Nana Nap this afternoon.
 
JKS, I notice you often have a butter bean mash, I must try that instead of potatoes soon.
 
Very easy meals today, lunch is blue cheese, salad, grapes & crusty bread and a ping & ding dinner of smoked sausage, peas and AF chips.

justkeepswimmimg

N2BT - yep, butter bean mash or creamy cannellini beans with leeks make a lovely accompaniment 😋. Your lunch is right up my street.

Another absolutely beautiful day here, wfh and was lovely to have the windows open and just to see the sun.

I had the LO potatoes from the traybake last night with rocket, tomatoes and smoked mackerel in a dressing made from the oil of a jar of roasted peppers and red wine vinegar for lunch. Just had chicken fajitas and a 🍷 for tea 🙃

Happy sunny weekend 🌞

Brambling

I hope the aches and pains have gone N2BT 

And warm day and looks like it's going to be a nice weekend 🌞 quiet day at work and we escaped at 5pm, just two weeks left 😁

Lunch was a repeat of yesterday tunaand cannellini beans salad.  All this talk of butter beans reminded me I had butter bean, tomato, aubergine and courgette stew in the freezer so that was a easy dinner with some rice

Need2bthrifty

What a difference a couple of paracetamol and 10 hours sleep make, yesterday my hip joints, neck & shoulders felt so bad I thought they were seizing up but all good this morning. Vaccine site still a bit hot, swollen and tender but loads better.
 
Beautiful sunrise this morning when I looked out and looks like a good day ahead, I see the forecaster's have thunderstorm warnings for some of you in the South hope they are not too bad or cause flooding.
 
Defrosting some cooked prawns to have in a mixed salad for my lunch with the last of the crusty bread and to carry on the "bean theme"   I'm doing a parma ham and broad bean risotto for tea tonight.