Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Wednesday2000

I made a healthy lunch to use veg up. Penne with garlic, lentils pepper, courgette, kale and tomatoes. A sprinkle of cheese on top. It has rained a bit here, but it is just very grey and dull.

Need2bthrifty

caronc said:

Good afternoon everyone, 
It's batten down the hatches time here as we are smack in the middle of tomorrow's red weather alert. 

When I saw the forecast this morning I thought oh oh  ,  we were yellow but upgraded to amber a couple of hours ago. I'm charging up my puck lights and got the thermos flasks out of the cupboard just in case.
 
Tuna and cucumber roll for lunch
Gammon & pineapple tonight with oven chips and peas

Brambling

Hopefully our Scottish contingent keep their power and N2BT you don't risk flooding again

A wet day here on and off but not too bad 

mushroom and spinach omelette for lunch.  Pork mince with vegetables, black beans and rice for dinner 

Need2bthrifty

Woken by the wind at 4.00am but the worst of it not due here till this afternoon. Spectacular waves already but thankfully the moon is waning so the tide is not too high.
 
Decided to have a boiled egg and an oatcake for breakfast, I've filled a small flask with hot soup and another with hot water - just in case. 
 
I've defrosted a portion of chicken curry for tonight but if the power goes off I've plenty of cold foods but would hopefully get something hot from one of the local eateries.
 
I hope Caronc is safe over there on the west coast, see you on the other side of the storm, take care 

Farway

Wind woke me at 0400 as well, but it's all died away now, with sun trying to come out. Hope all well with the Northern crew.

In anticipation of weather, I have put a silverside joint simmering in the slow cooker for tonight.

Lunch, BLT sandwich

Dinner, slow cooked silverside + mash and the veg from silverside cooking

Wednesday2000

Farway said:

Wind woke me at 0400 as well, but it's all died away now, with sun trying to come out. 

The rain woke me up about 5, but it is the same here now, looks quite nice and bright out there. I hope everyone who is affected on here by the storm stays safe!

I had overnight oats again with raspberries and I sliced up a banana.. Cup of green tea too.

caronc

Good morning everyone, 
My it's wild here but should peak over the next few hours. Lots of flooding at the sea front and several roads closed due to debris, trees down etc. One plus is that high tide isn't due until the worst of it is due to be over. Sensibly my sis left her car up here as she is only a few meters from the sea so there's lots of spray and debris coming past her block. I've lost some slates and the neighbour's aerial is down but so far the fences are holding. Most business and shops are closed at least until this evening. Power is okay so far but one of the estates on the edge of town has had no electricity for a few hours. I'm always glad for the gas hob and wood burner when there's a likelihood of power outages , I've charged my phone and kindle and I've plenty of candles.
Today I need to cook a gammon and start the Coronation chicken for tomorrow's buffet. Must remember to defrost the quiche I made last week. 
LO pasta for lunch. Usual Friday tbc for dinner.

Brambling

Volunteering day for me, luckily in town as the traffic was really bad this morning, all our wheelie bins were still standing when I left but the main road next to us had a stretch were every one was blown over, bins and rubbish all over the road and then suddenly everyone upright again 🤷‍♀️ obviously selected gusts!

The rain stopped by mid morning and we were quite busy.

I took a chicken salad in for lunch.  Dinner LO pork mince and black beans with rice 

Farway

Big weather change this morning, after light frost it's now blue sky & sunshine and fairly mild

I was glad of my slow cooked beef last night, ideal warming food

Lunch, another BLT sarnie

Dinner, some of the SC Silverside, not sure with what right now, depends on how I feel because I'm hoping to have a minor dig in garden, so could be some aches by then

Need2bthrifty

Last year I didn't enjoy the local butchers haggis so decided to give it a miss this year but will give Rabbie a nod with some of his poetry
 
Up in the Morning Early by Robert Burns - Scottish Poetry Library
 
I hope your roof isn't too badly damaged Caronc especially with some more mucky weather on the way.
 
Tuna salad roll for lunch.
Tonight an easy tea of baguette pizza