Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Farway

Sunny & warm again, very pleasant summer day y the looks of it.

I bet EF thoroughly enjoyed her day & meal out Brambling, I know my Mum used to just enjoy seeing fresh faces after looking at four walls.

Lunch, I think I've a Pizza baguette in the freezer, if so, that's lunch

Dinner, YS MFO, defrosted, Chicken Korma + rice

caronc

Good morning everyone,

Damp and grey here this morning though not actually raining just now. The rain held off long enough yesterday for me to get the bedding plants potted on. They can have a couple of weeks in the next size pots before they go into their final places. Everything seems so behind this year, I'm not convinced I'll actually get any tomatoes!

A gentle day planned today as I'm pretty twingey after physio. I want to tackle some ironing and make a batch of the beef and borlotti ragu from JO's Eat Yourself Healthy book but apart from routine chores that's about it.

Rotisserie chicken with salad and LO coleslaw for lunch. Thai green pork and veg curry with rice/cauli rice for dinner.

justkeepswimmimg

Odd sort of overcast and muggy day here, load of bedding dried on the line.

Posh fishfinger and gherkin sandwich for lunch. Fridge gravel pasta tonight - bit of onion, green beans, sun dried tomatoes, tuna, few capers and cream cheese. Was ok and used some stuff up.

No CFO for me for a few days, off on a little trip so see you next week 😊

Brambling

Have a good trip JKS

A hot day although it was spotting with rain when I went out to water the greenhouse at 7pm

Hair appointment his morning and a wander around town after. He is opposite the 'good' chippy in town so it took restraint when I came out at 12 to the spell of chips 😁

Chicken salad for lunch instead!

Mushroom risotto for dinner, made in the microwave because I was feeling lazy, with broad beans and sweetcorn

Need2bthrifty

I forgot to post yesterday, was busy catching up on some cleaning, organizing the freezer and updating the inventory, then managed to have a game of bowls in the afternoon without being rained on.

Had a ham sandwich for lunch, found a small portion of pasta sauce and meatballs in the freezer so had them on top of spaghetti all covered in cheese 😁

Today I’ll use up the remainder of the ham in a salad and for dinner it’s the last portion of the easter roast beef which I froze in gravy with carrots & swede, I’ll have it with some jersey royals and maybe a green veg depending on how large the portion is.

Farway

Half hearted rain this morning, not enough for the garden but enough to get you damp

The weather has knocked my CFO sideways, not right for salad,but too warm to "slave" over hot stove

Lunch, defrosting a couple of posh Mark's bangers for "sosig" sarnie

Dinner, TBD, I have frozen fish, or cottage pie I'll decide later

caronc

Good morning everyone,

Enjoy your trip JKS

Grey and showery here today. I made a start on greenhouse planting yesterday but had to abandon ship as I was too sore post-physio to bend much, it's eased a good bit today so if I can get a window between showers I'll get some more done. Only got the base veg of the ragu sweated down yesterday so will get that finished and simmering shortly.

Last of the rotisserie chicken with LO curry sauce, veg and cauli rice for lunch. JO's beef and borlotti bean ragu with pasta and salad for dinner.

Farway

Dull start but sun due later.

Not really CFO today, I am Hospital transport for a friend mid afternoon, who is having eye drops, so driving not allowed. Being hospital times are fluid so could be ages thumb twiddling

Lunch, salad sandwich

Dinner, due to hospital, whatever takes my fancy from freezer or fridge, the sort of situation Beans on toast was invented for

Need2bthrifty

A bit grey here today although its been dry so far, no doubt there will be rain in the afternoon as I’m due on the bowling green

Egg salad and crisp sandwich for lunch.

I was in aldi earlier this week and noticed they had burrata which I’ve never tried before, so tonight I’ll have it in a salad with some roast beetroot, rocket, tomatoes and crusty bread. 

caronc

Good morning everyone,

Damp, grey and feeling cooler here this morning. In between the frequent showers yesterday it was really quite pleasant and I managed to get a little more planting up done. If time and weather allow I'll do a little more today. I just need to remember to water the greenhouse each day now!

Beef and borlotti ragu was really tasty, I made the full recipe which said serves 6 but to say it is on the generous side is an understatement. One third mixed with 120g (uncooked weight) pasta served with salad fed us both well with enough LO for 2 lunches today so a very MSE meal as there is only 500g mince in the full batch.

An JO tonight for dinner Chicken & berry grain bowl | Jamie Oliver recipes which has become a firm favourite. There will be LO grain/pea/lentil mix for lunch tomorrow.