Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Need2bthrifty

If I’d known JKS I would have waited for you. Crab is my favourite seafood and as you say can be quite pricey, I don't buy it very often and was £5.00 for 4 large meaty claws and spent quite some time making sure that I scrapped out every morsel - I did nibble quite a few chunks whilst working on them but ended up with a good 5ozs of meat. 

Another fine day here, sunny intervals and a nice breeze keeping the temp a comfortable 20c. I’m feeling peckish already so I’m about to rustle up a bacon and fried egg roll for brunch.

Dinner is chicken thighs cooked with preserved lemons and thyme. I have some of aldi’s spice infused couscous in the cupboard I’ll make up half the packet and add in some extra veg.

caronc

Good afternoon everyone,

Some delicious sounding meals being had. 😋

Dry here so far though showers are forecasted for late afternoon. Still feeling quite hot and sticky despite a strong, gusty breeze. Hope to spend some time in the garden this afternoon after rattling about this morning making the most of a couple of hours of free electricity. There's some LOs from last night which I'll pad out with either sweet potato pakoras or falafel for lunch. Thai green chicken and veg soup for dinner,

justkeepswimmimg

Next time N2BT 😉

Much cooler here but a lovely sunny day, and a day to myself. Have stripped and remade bed, dusted and hoovered, washed floors, got 2 loads of washing dry on the line, done a grocery shop, swam, ironed, done a tip run, replaced bbq gas and then had 40 minutes in the garden with a glass of wine while dinner cooked 😊

Seeded beetroot crackers topped with cream cheese and cucumber with cherry tomatoes for lunch. Harissa chicken thigh, tomato and new potato traybake tonight, with green salad.

Brambling

I forgot to post yesterday until after I was in bed and wasn't coming back down again 🙂 it was a extra Petworth day for me and with big windows the shop was hit.

Today has been expensive due to a optician appointment, I need new glasses which also means new sun glasses, both varifocal, thin lens etc etc my eyes prescription means I can't buy cheap online 🙄 the optician did say my 'baby' cataracts are probably because of my asthma medication, I have read that somewhere but they are also why I need sunglasses and should wear them more than I do!

Beans on toast for a early lunch.

My sister came for dinner, (my nephew is in Sweden for a friend's wedding) easy dinner of salad and picky bits including quiche from the freeze, she did comment that I hadn't made the coleslaw but brought it 🤷🏼‍♀️ but a nice few hours catching up.

Wednesday2000

It is much cooler here, thankfully. There was actually a nice breeze yesterday. I have had a yoghurt as I'm going out for brunch today.

caronc

Good morning everyone,

Grey, damp and much cooler here today at 15C. There was quite a bit of rain overnight so will only need to water the greenhouse. Despite open windows the house still feels quite warm and stuffy so I'm still rattling about in shorts and a t-shirt!

Domestics and admin to do today. Never got as far as sorting the fridge out over the weekend as the kitchen was just too hot, no excuse not to tackle it today. We seem to have lots of jars and tubs of bits on the go so I'm hoping nothing is lurking that should have already been used up! Thai green curry soup/stew for lunch, I made a large panful so there be a tub for the freezer as well as a couple of lunches this week. Trying this peri peri omelette for dinner Omelette Recipe | Nando's though at DS2's request with fine beans rather than asparagus. We'll have it with veg and new potatoes.

Farway

Cooler here as well, pleasant compared to last week

Out to Morries earlier, prescription & bread run + YS mooch. Most of the YS was uselss, a few pence off or not stuff I eat anyway. But found one Patak's MFO chicken Tikka, under half price, so that's dinner

Lunch, TBD in a sandwich

Dinner, the YS chicken Tikka

Oh, and I had my first courgette from the garden yesterday, sliced,fried in oil & butter. Made a nice change.

Brambling

can't beat homegrown veg, the first of my tomatoes are just turning colour.

A pottering day here a little time in the garden enjoying the breeze but my shoulder is painful so I didn't do much out there, not sure what I've done but typically now it's cool enough to sleep and the bites have stopped itching my shoulder is keeping me awake 🙄 EF told me no point in visiting if I can't take her out!! After I told her I couldn't lift her wheel chair in or out of the car or push her about. Not sure she expected me to say fine I'll see you next week then 😐

I did take my sister to pick up her car after it's service and shared a cuppa.

Thinking back I think I skipped lunch, other than a cuppa and some biscuits.

LO salad and bits from yesterday dinner

Farway

Passing shower first thing, but that's all the help I'm getting with the garden watering, not enough to be of use.

Mild and brightening up, back to heat next week apparently

Lunch, Veggie burger sandwich. There were Linda MC veg burgers on offer the other week, so time to try one out. But I've no buns, so has to go between bread slices.

Dinner, more Veggie option, use up, MFO RM Vegetable lasagne

caronc

Good morning everyone,

Cracking courgette Farway, I can lend you some rain if you want, it's pouring here!

I need to do some money shuffling as a few accounts are due to mature and also look at home insurance as it renews at the end of July. I've had a few quotes but so far my renewal quote from my current provider is holding up so I may just stick them it for another year.

There's a small portion of soup left which I'll have for lunch with some crackers and cottage cheese. East Asian style chicken, veg and dumplings for dinner.