Cooking for one (Mark Three)

justkeepswimmimg

Had a great wfh day, crossing loads of things off my list finally 🙃

Has been overcast and a bit cool mainly. Sun came out this evening but I was already engrossed in the tennis so no fresh air today.

Avocado and Parma ham on toast for lunch. Courgette orzo with garlic prawns tonight.

Brambling

I used You tube to learn to crochet over lockdown N2BT I'm never going to win prizes for mine but having tried for years using books I was happy to finally succeed.  I do like the process of teaching myself a new skill 🙂

I went through my crafting / hobby stuff today which seems to have migrated all over the house 🙄 it's all now organised with some added to the charity shop pile and I've managed to empty a six cube storage unit which I will offer on the free FB page. 

Cheese on toast for lunch with sliced tomatoes.  Dinner was a use up day the fridge produced a couple of cooked sausages, LO rice, sweetcorn and purple sprouting as well as half a red onion and some sad mushrooms which were turned into a sausage and veg fried rice with some chilli sauce on top 😋 very tasty and probably impossible to repeat 😁

Wednesday2000

Too much eating out the past couple of days! I'm making all my food at home today. I am due an Ocado order tonight so I have to see what it left to have. The fridge is almost empty apart from a few veggies, butter, milk and condiments.I know I have tins in the cupboard and still quite a lot in the freezer, though.

I was so tired from all the walking around yesterday and was so glad to get home to bed. The weather has definitely turned as we got rained on yesterday in Broadstairs and it is rainy here today. I'm about to have a hot bath as I was too tired last night to have one.

wumph

I used to crochet/cross stitch embroidery,knitting even tatting but am afraid my arthritic hands have stopped all that so good luck learning.  I have to stick to cooking now.  Went to Morris yesterday and bought 2 of their butchers burgers,  usually settle for cheapo frozen but they had their own for 80p so treated myself.  Will have one for lunch on roll daughter brought yesterday and I think I will mould the other around a boiled egg,  scotch egg type thingy.

Farway

Dull but brightening, was supposed to rain but no sign of that

Tried repeat of Milk & More, having got my refund sorted

It was there this morning, two grow bags, as ordered. I'm beginning to think the Wednesday delivery finds the address & Monday / Friday goes somewhere else.

Once I had that inside, it was Asda delivery, lettuce sub and out of stock tomato fertiliser, but the rest is fine. I have loads of eggs now, so looking like omelettes for a couple of meals.

Lunch, cheese toasty

Dinner, LO cold pork pie + salad bits

Need2bthrifty

The woman in the craft shop directed me to a uk utuber, she said the terms in the US are different which would just confuse me (easily done ). I found the instructions easy to follow and once I relaxed into what I was doing the tension sorted itself out so I'm well chuffed with my first effort. I haven't done an embroidery project for years but there is a hobby store in the city, I'll make a visit there next time I go in.
 
We've got the rain here, started late morning. I managed to get back from my walk around town just in time.
 
Last of the granary loaf toasted with some tinned mackerel on top for lunch and tonight I'll have some filled pasta with cherry tomatoes and a chilli pesto stirred through. 

wumph

So glad you are progressing with the crochet,  I used to do with silks rather than wool,  like the cross stich was samplers not big wool pictures, but each to his/her own. When my last gson was expected my daughter asked me to make some little jackets etc, which I did, but to be honest it was cheaper to buy them in the supermarkets (he is 20 now). but she was so pleased.

caronc

Good afternoon everyone,
Still like winter here, I think we must have blinked and missed summer this year!
I was late up so the day is rattling past. 
LO chilli & salad for lunch. Pasta with chorizo, veg and tomato sauce for dinner.

crazybunnylady4

Need2bthrifty said:

I like the idea of mini chicken pies Wumph, will keep that in mind next time I have some leftover cooked chicken.
 
Miserable day here too, I stopped by the craft shop and bought a ball of wool and crochet hocks, trying to learn this skill with the help of some utube videos. Unravelled every attempt so far but I'll keep at it - patience and all that 
 
Prawn salad sandwich for lunch and my organisation of the freezer unearthed a couple of my mini sausage rolls which I'll have tonight with some baked beans, maybe a handful of chips too.

You need to look at Bella Coco (on Youtube) C2c is easier to start with than granny squares...imo.

wumph

granny squares are good for starters