Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Wednesday2000

I bought some new storage containers for food as I want to do more meal prep and eat at home more. It is working quite well as it is much easier to just pull something already prepared out of the fridge. I just had some chopped pineapple and then a Greek salad I made yesterday.

I’m going for a walk today so I might get a cake and drink while I’m out but I have leftovers for dinner. I just need to buy some salad bits to go with it.

Farway

Up early for me, and after breakfast I was out pruning my the last apple tree before it gets too hot. That's me done for the day! 😁

Very nice summer day so far, may just get a splash of rain on Saturday, enough to start the blackberries going manky but not enough to water the parched gardens

Lunch, use the last of the HM grated cheese & carrot in a sandwich

Dinner, rinse & repeat, another pasty, AF chips & salad bits

Need2bthrifty

We've had some light rain overnight and it’s still a tad overcast at the moment. It is supposed to brighten up this afternoon so I’m cracking on with domestic chores and dinner prep before heading out later.

Tuna and cucumber sandwich for lunch.

There’s a third of a cauli left that needs to be used, it should make two generous portions of cauliflower cheese, one for tonight with grilled sausages and one for the freezer.

caronc

Good morning everyone,

Rain threatened a few times yesterday but never arrived, no sign of and dark clouds so far today. The weather is supposed to break on Saturday. Lurgy is no better or worse had a decent night but still feel pretty wabbit so another gentle day planned. Really just picked at my dinner last night but did feel hungry when I woke. Plenty of LOs for lunch. I'm hoping the HB's Spanish style chicken traybake tempts my tastebuds tonight. Spanish-style chicken bake - Recipes - Hairy Bikers

Brambling

hope you feel a little better Caronc, just wait until she's at school 🤧😷🤒

My kettle has been playing up, not always turning off I had been keeping a eye on it but forgot and went upstairs this morning so came down to kitchen full of steam and the cupboard above dripping with water down into the tea bags. Annoyingly it's only three years old I've ordered another one so it will probably work ok until it arrives.

I booked a tip run for today and took a car load down with my sister and we went out for a sandwich afterwards.

Sausage and onion marmalade baguette at the farm shop cafe.

Baby stuffed squid with spelt grain (to use a pack) pancetta, shallots, homegrown tomatoes with a tomato and basil sauce 😋 there should have been LOs!

Farway

Dull with sun trying hard, supposed to be very warm again. The promised rain has slipped to maybe a few spots on Sunday. It fades away by the time it gets down to Brum

What hasn't faded is Lurgy, Lurgy is no better or worse had a decent night but still feel pretty wabbit so another gentle day planned. I have a sore throat, nothing bad, just tickly, otherwise feeling fine, but I think Caron started with sore throat. No contact with babies etc, just came in on the breeze, or Asda delivery. Have to wait & see

Lunch, C & O pasty

Dinner, one of my golden ball courgettes, pan fried in butter, with salmon fillet, also pan fried. May add some new potatoes to that as well, depends on how much courgette I finish up with

Wednesday2000

I had some chopped up fresh melon today. I’m going to have a pitta with Greek salad in a minute. I’m just eating some green olives.

I have a ready made lasagne that I’m having for dinner tonight with salad.

I'm not sure about lunch yet.

caronc

Good morning everyone,

I hope your lurgy is a mild one Farway. I'm feeling less washed out this morning and enjoyed my dinner last night so I'm hoping mine is on the wane. I'm out for brunch with friends on Sunday, one of them lives abroad so I don't see her that often and don't want to miss it. DGD seems recovered to I think it's one of those 72 hour bugs. We are pooch sitting for them for a couple of hours tomorrow so I'll get to inspect her tooth. 😍

Grey and much cooler here today. Rain due from tonight for the next couple of weeks which feels more "normal" for here than the hot temperatures.

The HB chicken dish was very good, I reduced the amount of chicken and potatoes but did add an aubergine which was needing used up and worked really well. There's enough LO to freeze as the basis for another meal if I can find space in the freezer. Now the temperature has dropped I really must get the big freezer defrosted and then tackle the smaller ones. Fridge gravel for lunch. Dinner is tbc either cod or chicken breast bung in.

justkeepswimmimg

Very glad to have made it to Friday evening, it's been a week! Finished early and went out for a nice walk in the sunshine.

Quiche, coleslaw and cold new potatoes for lunch. Salmon and spinach fishcake with salad tonight.

Brambling

Volunteering was very quiet today just as well as we were down a couple of volunteers, I could have have at 4pm but was talking.

LO spelt etc from yesterday's stuffing for lunch with some prawns and salad bits

Salmon Quiche, salad and coleslaw for dinner