Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Farway

Cooler and breezy,I even had to put a jumper on last night

I had to smile at the tissue orders Brambling, easily done I'd imagine if the brain is a bit foggy. I have to load the basket & check before I buy, and I have found some "extras" in there at times

Car is being collected for scrap this afternoon, be sorry to see it go in a way but the rust was way too bad in the end.

Started "thinking" about making a sourdough loaf, but first job is get the starter going, too much going on around me, like cars etc, to get involved right now

Lunch, cheese & onion sandwich

Dinner Veg lasagne

Wednesday2000

I'm eating out for lunch and dinner today so I just had some fruit and a slice of bread with Flora. The people I was meeting can't turn up to the event tonight so I'm going to have to drag my husband along instead!

caronc

Good morning everyone,

Sunny and a pleasant 18C here today, I have some chores and admin to tackle and then the garden beckons.

Yesterday's mismash soup turned out really well though it made lots, so some of that with roast chook for lunch and there will some for the freezer as well. Trying this tonight Chickpea Baked Eggs | Brunch Recipes | Tesco Real Food which we'll have with either couscous or a sachet of grains and salad.

Need2bthrifty

I finally got around to tidying/emptying/reorganising my kitchen cupboards - isn't it great how getting rid of the unused, the duplicate’s and no longer useful stuff creates so much more space - next job is tidying out the freezer and updating the inventory.

Lunch was using up the cheese scones and some of the salady bits.

Dinner was my version of a Thai green chicken curry with brown rice and ss peas.

justkeepswimmimg

First if another 3 long work days done, I've never known an August like it 🙃

Was organised yesterday and made a batch of cucumber, dried cranberry and feta couscous to go in lunchboxes for the 3 days. Also had strawberries as an afternoon snack today.

Cumin spiced salmon with crushed new potatoes and a sweetcorn, red pepper and avocado salsa tonight.

Brambling

The car had its 'big' service and MOT today all ok and no additional costs (I had expected a tyre) but still ouch after the new boiler etc. This year is a spendy one. I did pay for the convenience of a pick up and drop off.

Being lazy I didn't go out just a day at home and two loads of washing washed and dried,

Lunch was tinned mackerel on toast.

I had a small beef joint in the freezer, brought half price from the Waitrose meat counter during the first heat wave! Airfried instead of roasted with runner beans, carrots and tenderstem broccoli with new potatoes 😋

Farway

Breezy with sunshine, supposed to return to hot & humid later today.

Glad the MOT went well Brambling, all set for another year hopefully. My MOT fail went off to the breakers yesterday, towed behind a lorry with more fails already loaded on there. Nearly completed car switch over now, just need to cancel, and maybe get a bit of refund, from the old car insurance

I made a start with some sourdough, waiting for the started thing, "leaven" to rise before next stage. Hope it gets a shift on or I'm out of bread from tomorrow 🤔

lunch, another cheese & onion sandwich

dinner, grilled pork loin steak, with LO new spuds & salad

caronc

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Good morning everyone,

I've found my recent bedroom and kitchen sorting really quite liberating. Still a long way to go but I'll keep chipping away. I have far too much "stuff"……🙈

Fingers crossed for your leaven Farway. Glad the MOT went well Brambling.

Grey but mild and dry here.

Another day of domestics and voluntary admin planned. The egg dish last night was lovely, I made the full amount of the tomato & chickpea sauce so plenty LO. I used a jar of the M&S chickpeas which were excellent, much superior to tinned IMHO and at 55p for a "tin sized" jar great value. Oh how I wish OCADO delivered in this area.

Trying this for dinner tonight Easy Teriyaki-Glazed Salmon, Cucumber, and Avocado Rice Bowls Recipe , I'll make an Asian-style carrot and celery salad to go with it to up the veg count. I'm looking forward to trying some recently purchased Furikake seasoning on top.

Need2bthrifty

I’ll be following your example Caronc, I moved to this flat three and half years ago and there are boxes with clothes and bric-a-brac still not unpacked so perhaps time for a cull 😏 I obviously don't need them.

I noticed the m&s chickpeas last time I was in the store but decided I prefer cooking my own, I put them in the SC with a peeled onion, a couple of bay leaves, veg bouillon, peppercorns and they come out tasting lovely. I’ve also frozen the cooking liquor this time, I thought it would be good for soup.

I got the freezer tidied this morning and defrosted some cooked chicken to have in a salad wrap for lunch. Dinner is undecided as I’m bowling again in the early evening so maybe just scrambled eggs when I get home.

caronc

I really should cook my own N2BT but do like the convenience of a jar or can.