Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Need2bthrifty

Thanks for the well wishes I am feeling slightly better today but it will be a lazy day in front of the TV.

I've had half a honeydew melon so far today, I'm still craving something sweet and it has been ripening in the fruit bowl all week so was perfect today.

I have some cooked chicken defrosting as well as a small lump of leftover pastry, I'll saute some wrinkly mushrooms, make a quick sauce, throw everything together and have a chicken & mushroom pot pie later today.

caronc

Good afternoon everyone,

I'm glad you are feeling a bit better N2BT.

I don't think I'm going to get any toms this year and the cues aren't doing much either!

I've had a very lazy morning, my sis collected Ari first thing on her way back from work and I fell back into a really deep sleep only rousing well after 10.30am when my phone went. Dread to think how long I might have snoozed for if it hadn't. A leisurely shower followed and now it's almost lunch time! It's tipping it down and chilly so a day for the house I think. Fridge bits for lunch. For dinner I'm going to spatchcock a chicken to make peri peri chicken. We'll have some of that with spicy grains, sweet potato, HM coleslaw and salad.

Wednesday2000

Glad you feel better.

I have had toast with Flora and a yoghurt. I have a fresh pineapple that I will chop up and have as a snack.

justkeepswimmimg

Lazy morning until I forced myself out for swim! Smashed avocado and poached eggs on toast for lunch when I got back.

Tennis and ironing this afternoon but have also run the dishwasher and washed up pans. Made a Spanish style hake and chickpea stew tonight, served with a YS lemon and thyme flatbread.

Brambling

That's good re the fridge freezer Farway

Petworth day for me, the bookshop get hot.

Lunch was a repeat of yesterday, spelt salad with salmon

Breakfast for dinner as I cba to cook anything more

Farway

Warm but mixed clouds & breeze.

Caron the cues aren't doing much either! Better than mine, the slugs ate the lot, stalks and all. Another year minus home grown cucs.

New fridge/f due today, not got a proper slot yet, between 7 AM to 7 PM, just checked & supposed to be 4 stops away, in Southampton, so looks like after lunchtime at a guess

Lunch, if not interrupted, salad sandwich

Dinner, with fridge, it's defrosted cooked chicken + salad

Need2bthrifty

Great deal on the F/F Farway, hope delivery goes smoothly.

A wet start here this morning but seems to be brightening up a bit now.

Yesterday’s pie filled a hole but my tastebuds haven't returned to normal yet so cant say I enjoy it, there’s a small portion leftover which I’ll have for lunch today with a good dollop of ketchup to liven it up.

I’ve made a chickpea curry for dinner, there’s also a few potatoes to use up so I’ll make a saag aloo and top with a fried egg - hopefully something I can both smell and taste 😁

caronc

Good morning everyone,

Hope F/F arrives safely Farway. Commiserations re the cucumbers!

Tipping it down here. We're off to Glasgow to return Frank and have lunch. So looking forward to cuddling DGD, it's a month since I last had a cuddle and she has grown lots. ❤️DS1 and DIL are making chicken salad for lunch. Dinner if required later will be fridge bits there's plenty of LOs from dinner last night.

Brambling

I lost my cucumbers and beans too, although the ones I passed to my sister survived in her garden. It will be a while I think before more red tomatoes these came from one plant in the front of the greenhouse

I hope you had a good visit in Glasgow Caron and baby cuddles.

I used the last of a couple of cooked chipolatas and rashers of bacon from yesterday and made into a omelette for lunch.

Sticky chicken with onions, peppers, tender stem broccoli and rice for dinner

Farway

More sunshine, luckily the F/F arrived around noon yesterday, Unpacking & removal of old were in the price, good job because no way could have done it. The new one is a monster, must be six feet tall. On castors though]gh, so if wanted I could trundle it out to get behind

Lunch, something TBD on toast

Dinner, the planned defrosted meat I chickened out on, I was not sure just how long it had defrosted while the F/F was playing up & decided not to risk it, so binned. Dinner is salad & something