Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Brambling

Another lovely day although I was volunteering so stuck inside all day.  We were quite busy, I think people are still coming to see the Turner exhibition.  I took a bag of books in with me and brought home three different ones which aren't needed but I'm easily led astray by so many books.

It's the start of the firework season even though the cricket club is 3 or 4 miles across town they were quite loud and when outside I could hear the tannoy.  Not a issue and luckily his lordship isn't bother, just as well as the school around the corner and rugby club are next week and a lot closer.

I moved my car earlier and I'm hoping the pressure low light for one of my rear tyre is just because the weather is cooler and not a issue with the tyre, it was too dark to see if flat.  I can't remember if it's the tyre which was repaired in June or the other wheel.  

Chicken salad for lunch.  I forgot to take out some lasagna for dinner so had breakfast for an early dinner as I was hungry.  I would have liked black pudding with it but that's also in the freezer! 

Farway

Blue sky and a cool breeze would be ideal if wrapped up well

Hope tyre is OK Brambling, is your car one with a real spare wheel? 

But I suppose with you hip etc, replacing it may be problematic anyway. I know it would be for me, which is why i have Home Start, just in case

Lunch, something warm again, not sure what, but toast may be in there

Dinner, MFO Italian spinach something or other which is near Use By date

Wednesday2000

It looks sunny again, but a little bit chilly. I have a show tonight and I'm going out to lunch too.

I'm only going to have a smoothie to use up fruit. I have apples, bananas, kiwi, oranges and spinach so it will be a big smoothie. I might have a hot drink too. I have the heating on to warm up the house.

caronc

Good morning everyone, 
Hope the tire is okay Brambling.
Grey, blowy and pouring today. I think it's going to be one of days that feels as though it never gets properly light and of course it will be dark earlier with the clocks changing.
DS2 took Hector for a decent walk before he headed to Glasgow to hep with DIY. (DS2 not Hector lol!) Hector is snoozing happily, I think he's a tired pooch as DS2 met up with his pal who has an Australian Shepherd and they had a good run about for a couple of hours.
While the house is quiet I plan to tackle some of the admin mountain, apart routine chores there's not much else I need to do as I made soup for tonight's dinner yesterday. Lunch will probably be a BLT wrap. 

Need2bthrifty

Haven't been cooking much, not unwell but just feeling a bit tired/off colour and eating when hungry which was mostly muesli & prunes and soups from the freezer.

I felt more like it this morning and got a pork & veg curry going in the SC for tonight and lunch was a hotch-potch of picky bits/odds and ends to clear the gravel for the week ahead.

justkeepswimmimg

Cool and grey start but got some washing out for a few hours to get the worst off. Out for a swim and small grocery shop after stripping the bed. 

Pottered this afternoon, moved laundry round, washed up, remade bed.

Tuna and sweetcorn melt wrap with salad for lunch. Pork steak in creamy mushroom sauce with noodles and green veg tonight.

Fruball

I had a day at home making the most of British Gas half price electricity from 11am-4pm.  Got 4 loads of washing done (quick wash, nothing is particularly dirty) and tumble dried. 
I also made some leek, potato and chickpea soup.  One portion for lunch and 4 jars water bathed for the pantry for work lunches or evenings when I don't want to cook. 

DD popped in to break up her long journey today.  We had chicken kiev, dauphinois potatoes and vegetable medley.  It was delicious and the first proper meal I cooked (heated in oven  ) since she left in Sept!  I am stuffed now! 

Have a great week everyone

Brambling

Farway said:

Hope tyre is OK Brambling, is your car one with a real spare wheel? 

But I suppose with you hip etc, replacing it may be problematic anyway. I know it would be for me, which is why i have Home Start, just in case

Unfortunately no spare wheel, TBH even without the hip I would use home start 😁 it looks ok but there is still a low pressure light so I'll add air tomorrow and see what Tuesday brings. I'm driving to visit a sister in the New Forest on Thursday so it needs to be ok.

Furball I missed Octopus three free hours yesterday as I was volunteering so well done in making good use of yours today.

I made some chicken stock for soup from a chicken carcass in the freezer and cooked some berries from the freezer using various bags and odds and sods plus some gifted apples, a little dominated by the  blackcurrants but I don't mind that 😋

I spent a couple of hours sorting stuff in my third bedroom this afternoon until the hip objected. 

Cheese on toast for lunch.  Salmon poke bowl for dinner with a load of sliced veg 

For soup makers whilst browsing a cook book yesterday I found a recipe for leek, potato and lavender soup 🤢 I read it several times to ensure I wasn't misreading it and there was quite a bit in it. I didn't buy the book 😁

Farway

Sunny with the same cold wind blowing, nice looking out at least, especially as I made a loaf of bread overnight in the BM, so fresh baked bread smells lingering.

Lunch, easy salad fresh bread sandwich 

Diner, use up, LO ham, fresh but going over, mushrooms and some eggs could be a simple omelette + some salad bits

caronc

Good morning everyone,
I'm not sure lavender in soup quite appeals but I did once have a cheese and lavender scone at a lavender farm and it was lovely, so you never know.
It's much better day after the lousy weather yesterday. I've a physio appointment so glad it's stopped blowing a hooley! Lunch when I get back will be a bowl of the chicken and chorizo soup with one of the M&S mini bread rolls DS2 brought back yesterday as he popped there to buy new work shirts. 
Another one having omelette tonight a bacon and mushroom one with salad and AF chips.