Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Farway

Just dull, damp & gray here, a stick inside day if ever there was one

Time rushing by, had message from Waitrose, open for Christmas delivery slots, so went & booked mine, actually there were not many left so counting myself lucky and chose Saturday 21st

Had to get & advance pay for a basket, but this time I learnt the lesson from last year, and I've added stuff that will keep, and I can use should I forget to amend the order. Last year I had a fresh turkey and left it too late to change.

I've got a fresh loaf in the bread maker, but won't be ready for lunch

Lunch, grilled cheese on toast + pickle

Dinner, easy, frozen sausages, LO mash + LO beans

Wednesday2000

I walked to the charity shop and back and it is actually quite warm. I was going to buy some bread from a bakery I hadn't tried, but my hands were full with what I bought at the shop.

The woman I'm watching on YT was having soup and bread for her lunch so I fancied that and had a tin of soup from Tesco. I think it was sweet potato and lentil and I toasted a pitta bread to have with it.

Need2bthrifty

Another bright sunny day here but the sea still has quite a few 'white horses' racing to shore. The window cleaner came around yesterday - wasted his time as the sea spray has made them all gunky again 
 
A portion of carrot soup from the freezer for lunch and tonight it's the local butchers pork & apple sausages with mustard mash, steamed leeks & sweetcorn for tea.
 
Thanks for the "heads-up" re Christmas deliveries Farway that's something I hadn't thought about yet and as I only online shop every 4-5 weeks I probably need to do a bit of forward planning.

justkeepswimmimg

Started out wet again today but had brightened up when I got out of my last meeting.

Had a proper cooked lunch at a work event today so just poached eggs on toast for tea 😋

Brambling

Farway said:

Time rushing by, had message from Waitrose, open for Christmas delivery slots, so went & booked mine, actually there were not many left so counting myself lucky and chose Saturday 21st

Had to get & advance pay for a basket, but this time I learnt the lesson from last year, and I've added stuff that will keep, and I can use should I forget to amend the order. Last year I had a fresh turkey and left it too late to change.

I had the email too by the time I went in at 9.30am there was one slot for Monday and Tuesday so I booked the Monday on allowing for them having issues Christmas Eve, like you I ordered proper items and not gin just in case 😁 I'll let my sister know so she may add to it.  

Volunteering admin this morning where a wet cat joined me on a video call 🙄 for a timid cat he  always loved work calls and rubs his head on the laptop and purrs 

Beans on toast for lunch.  Dinner was chicken katsu, rice and broccoli 

Farway

Blue sky & sun for a change.

Decided to see if the car is still in starting OK mode by going up to Morries. Giving car a blow through and get some bits in.

Car started first time, Morries not so good, poor lot of YS options, but came back with some speciality Blackstick cheese plus bits & bobs and a bit of pork on offer.

Oh, and some crumpets :b:blush:

Lunch, crumpets + bit of cheese topping

Dinner, nuked LO beef stew

caronc

Good morning everyone, 
My last post for a few days. I'm hoping the weather is better than last year when we were in the middle of the red alert area for Storm Babette!
I have a list just need to work my way through it now.
Fridge gravel for lunch and JO's gingery. garlicky black bean mince for dinner.

Need2bthrifty

Very, very cold this morning so threw together a mixed bean and pasta soup for lunch.
 
I made a double portion of mashed potato last night in order to have a topping for a fish pie using a smoked haddock fillet and a portion of parsley sauce from the freezer.

Enjoy your break away Caronc 

Wednesday2000

Have a nice break Caronc. I missed where you said you were going!

I had a Pukka vegan sausage roll for breakfast and it wasn't all that nice. I won't be buying that again.

I also had a cup of tea as I bought a selection box. This was a chocolate flavoured one. Bird and Blend. Quite nice as I have given up coffee and I'm trying to think of replacements in the morning in winter.

Brambling

Enjoy your family holiday Caronc I hope the weather is kind if you are taking all three dogs 🙂

sausage and fried onion sandwich for lunch using some FS pork and apple sausages.  Pork belly slices for dinner AF with five spices, with rice and SF veg