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bubbs

maman said:

Looks delicious @bubbs. Our pork was great too. I did nibble at a bit of crackling. Cook's perks. 😁

Thanks and it was even better with M&S beef for £1 😜

Coxy11

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the late posting. I was up at the crack of dawn to go to a boot fair. Managed to pick up some pottery that I collect for £2 and a couple of bits to resell on the bay of E. Then went food shopping to A!di, then had to drop DD back to her friend's house to collect her car. Went round BIL to get my present - a ginormous box of hotel chocolat Summer desserts!! I have had two so far - there are 36 in the box. ILs got me garden centre vouchers so I will enjoy spending them.

Food has been semi okay today:
B - hi fi bar and banana - 1/2 HEB
L - poached egg on one WM toast - P, 1/2 HEB
D - spag bol
HEA - milk
HEA - parmesan
Syns - 2 hotel chocolats - 7 o.m.g.....only another 34 x 3.5 syns to go!!!

So sorry that your DDad is in hospital @bubbs. I hope they can stabilise the problem and that he's home with your DMum soon. Your food looks amazing as always - now really longing for a roast beef dinner.

Have a good evening all
Coxy

bubbs

Thanks Coxy.

He is now on a drip, Mum said she would take his medication when she went back to visit tonight , they said no, Mum said to me thank god for that as takes ages to sort out. Gets there and they want it. So back in the morning with them 

Enjoy your chocs 😋

beanielou

The Queen passed very near to me today on the journey to Edinburgh. 

bubbs

beanielou said:

The Queen passed very near to me today on the journey to Edinburgh. 

Did you go out to pay your respects?

beanielou

bubbs said:

beanielou said:

The Queen passed very near to me today on the journey to Edinburgh. 

Did you go out to pay your respects?

Not personaly as too hard to stand but have seen a lot of footage of it.

bubbs

beanielou said:

bubbs said:

beanielou said:

The Queen passed very near to me today on the journey to Edinburgh. 

Did you go out to pay your respects?

Not personaly as too hard to stand but have seen a lot of footage of it.

I thought maybe it would have been but didn't know if you went in your scooter, do you still use it? 

beanielou

Scooter & I are not really friends 

bubbs

beanielou said:

Scooter & I are not really friends 

Oh no why not?

SingleSue

maman said:

That's fine to shop regularly as you're not making a special trip @SingleSue. As your son goes to Morrisons regularly you might like to try these-
Morrisons The Best Salmon,Smoked Cod & Haddock Fishcakes With Cheddar Sauce | Morrisons
They are 2 syns each and, provided you like fishcakes, they're delicious. We have them with chips and lots of veg like broccoli, mushrooms and tomatoes.

Split peas don't need soaking @Jellybaby and the soup will be syn free if it's a standard recipe. I try to stick to the pulses, onion, leeks, carrots etc so that it's a SP lunch although I have added potato occasionally. 

That's a wise move to save enough syns for eating out @room512. I've got a couple of meals coming up this week too but, like you, I'll be trying to make wise choices. 

I went to Asda yesterday to fill up the car and called into the shop to buy cooking bacon bits. The Sainsbury's one has shot up in price (£3.79) but Asda is still excellent value at £1.50 per kg.  I chopped it into lardons and got 800g when fat was removed. I portioned it into 100g bags which are really useful for adding to anything that needs some bacon without opening a pack. 

Today's EE plan-
B- HEB porridge, HEA milk, strawberries (S), banana (F)
L- JP (F), LO goulash (P, S), cottage cheese (P)
D- JO roast pork (P, S), SW roast potatoes (F), many vegetables (S)
Syns- HM gravy 4, weekend wine😁

The fishcakes sound lovely, I'd love them but not sure middle son would unfortunately.