Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Need2bthrifty

Went into the City this morning and had a good catch up with a friend over a cuppa & a hot cross bun. I did however notice some nice colours and styles in the clothes shops so I’m thinking another trip is necessary soon to have a proper look and try on.

Lunch was pate, crusty bread and grapes.

I went into m&s to get some red onion chutney for tonight's recipe of red onion, beetroot and feta tart. I also couldn't resist ys items of thin cut turkey steaks and jewelled pilau rice which I’ve put in the freezer meantime till I decide when I’ll use them. 

https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/red-onion-beetroot-and-cheese-tart.html

itsthelittlethings

Breakfast - yoghurt with the stuff (thank god my yoghurt appetite is back), lunch, mini rice and tuna salad from Lidl, dinner fresh tagliatelle with tuna and tomato sauce.

Sadly I had a fairly big bag of crisps on the way to see my friend so not going to be especially hungry for dinner.

Brambling

it's been a lovely day today my sister came around after lunch to help do some garden in the back. The greenhouse is now ready for the summer and the brambles taken over behind it have been cleared, well at least for now! It was hot enough to be outside in tee shirts 🌞 we stopped when the wheelie bin and wheelbarrow were full and I was wheezing! She stayed for a couple of cuppas and some biscuits afterwards. Watched a couple of large buff tail bumble bee enjoy the flowers on my ornamental currant, the bees love it 🐝

The warmer weather meant his lordship was reluctant to come in for the night and shaking his treats meant I ended up chasing not my cat around the downstairs whilst my PITA looked on from the doorstep head slightly tilted to one side, obviously wondering what was going on!

Cheese, crackers and apple for l7nch.

Dinner was salmon, rice, tenderstem broccoli, AF asparagus with a topping / salsa of parsley, basil, capers, anchovies and sun dried tomatoes with some of the oil. Topped off with some pickled cucumber.

justkeepswimmimg

Bit of a getting back to normal day today before back to work tomorrow. Has been a lovely day so washing out on the line and got out for a walk (and an ice cream 😉) this afternoon. Went and did a proper stock up grocery shop this morning as it’s a busy week and I have exhausted all the food options I had left.

Avocado and poached eggs on toast for lunch. Chicken thigh, new potato, red pepper and feta traybake with green beans tonight 😋