Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Farway

Still sun & zero rain, so watering first thing. Congrats on the tomato Caron, mine are still green despite all the heat & sun

Asda keep changing prices on me, no sooner do I add an item to my delivery list the price changes the next day. At least with Asda once you check out, even if not yet delivered, the price remains as ordered unless it goes down, none of the price is what ever it is on delivery day nonsense. Mind you they have Branston beans, Four for a quid, I'll order but no doubt out of stock by delivery day, see what I get then.

Hope the journey North is uneventful Brambling, enjoy the cooler climes

Lunch, fake Spam fritter sandwich

Dinner, use up old spuds as mash, with some fake Spam & salad bits

caronc

Good morning,

More sunshine and thundery showers here today. My poor bedding plants are looking battered time to get rid I think, between the heat, the wind and the deluges they never really flourished this year.

Kitchen lighting project is well under way so I'[m trying to plan my day around the power being on and off apart from Tesco coming later my plans are fluid. I added a tin of chickpeas to the curry last night which worked well and there's plenty LO for an easy lunch today. Dinner is the usual Friday tbc.

Need2bthrifty

Sunny intervals here today but there was a decided drop in temp during the night. 

You will certainly need some mixed clothing for your trip “oop norf” Brambling but at least no hip pain to bother you this year, hope you have a great time.

I enjoyed the spicy chicken mince lettuce cups last night and it’s definitely on the make again list. I froze most of the raw mince but kept enough back to make that online craze for “baked donor kebab” I added my preferred herbs and spices to the mince, rolled it and baked - it did turn out like doner meat and very tasty but ever so slightly tough, I stuffed it with salad into a pitta for my lunch, dont know I'd bother again.

An easy dinner of posh fish fingers, AF chips and peas tonight - yum 😉

Brambling

N2BT packing my suitcase was interesting today! I had to rethink what I was taking.

Tomatoes have been shared between friends and neighbours as there is a limit on what I'll use on holiday 😁 I popped some in the freezer I'll make tomato sauce when I get home.

Boiler man called early with a less than expected quote 🙂 and he'll do the work the Monday /Tuesday the week I get home. His son will be on paternity leave so it will take him into the second day. I'll miss him when he retires next year but seeing as he will be 70 I can't complain and he ha# trained his son well.

I thought I had gotten all my shopping but missed a couple of toiletries so quick trip into Sainsbury's when I got petrol 🫣 £1,50 last time I got it back up to £1.58 which even with a double nectar point voucher it was still painful.

Ham and cheese salad roll for lunch. I used a naan bread to make a vegetable pizza for dinner and used up the last of the salad

Farway

Sunny start again, bit cooler but still warm

I noticed the fuel prices while I was out as well Brambling. I'm diesel and it was £1.77 a litre 😮Was £1.55 last time I topped up in March. Good job I'm low mileage

Finalised the Asda list for next week delivery

Lunch, just made a loaf in BM, so fresh bread sandwich, filler TBD, salad maybe?

Dinner, Depends how I feel, it's TBD at present but freezer rummage coming on, or more salad

caronc

Good morning everyone,

Happy holidays Brambling, yep definitely cooler in the upper end of the UK so plenty of layering options needed! Another showery day here, I've a short sleeved jumper on and I'm not sure it's quite warm enough.

New conservatory lighting is installed, my what a difference it will make in the winter. DS2 has been a busy bee the second week of his holidays between the lights and the cupboards. He's clearing his feet today while I catch up on stuff I couldn't get done while the power was off.

Fridge gravel for lunch and Meliz Berg's chopped chicken with salad and AF potatoes for dinner.

Need2bthrifty

Another overcast day here with the threat of rain, so I’m working away indoors clearing through stuff that needs to go or get shredded or into a bag for the charity shop.

Bacon sandwich for lunch and for dinner I’m having prawn saganaki with crusty bread and orzo.

justkeepswimmimg

Sunny but breezy here today. I washed some new bedding and got it out on the line.

Day out with family so picnic lunch 😋

Made egg fried rice tonight with LO Chinese pork steak from the freezer, the end of a red pepper, the last two spring onions and some frozen peas.

Need to shop tomorrow 😅

Farway

Cooling breeze and sunshine, a nice change from the heat, still out watering first thing though, dries up so quickly

Lunch, cheese toasty beckons

Dinner, TBD, plenty of salad but getting a bit tired of that now, freezer rummage coming on

caronc

Good afternoon everyone,

Dry and bright here though not hugely warm. Been rattling about making the most 2 hours free electricity and now need a cuppa and sit down before starting round 2 of today's "to do".

Big freezer is now fully sorted out and inventoried , I have rather a lot of lamb…… I'll make a start on freezer 2 today, it's harder to keep track off and it's full of more general stuff so we both are in and out of it for lunches etc. but I'm going to try and keep on top of it.

Eggs tbc how for lunch. DS2 will rotisserie a chook later so we will have some that with Hugh F-W's dhal from the freezer for dinner.