NST January 2023 Best Possible Me

DawnW

Sounds like something the police ought to be made aware of @Toni'sfriend . Hope that your hospital appointment is soon over and done with, with a positive outcome.

I generally marinate salmon before cooking it. Our favourite is (for 2 or 3 salmon fillets) 3 tablespoons soy sauce, about 1 cm grated ginger, a crushed garlic clove, half - 1 chopped red chilli and 1-2 chopped spring onions (depending on size). place all in a shallow dish, lay the salmon fillets in it, skin side down first, then turn so that the flesh side is down. Cover tightly as it smells quite strong, and place in the fridge for at least an hour. You can scale up the marinade if you are cooking for more people.

When you want to cook it, shake the marinade from the fillets (keeping the marinade) and fry in a small amount of butter and oil (if you add a little bit of oil it stops butter from burning) till cooked through. For the last minute or so, tip over the marinade and heat through. Don't let it bubble for ages though as the soy is salty, and if it reduces too much will make the dish too salty. Serve with either rice or new potatoes and a green vegetable or salad, with the pan juices tipped over. There are other recipes on the BBC Good Food web site if you don't fancy that one - this one didn't come from there, but from a friend, who got a version of it from a magazine years ago - you know how recipes get around   

Toni'sfriend

That recipe sounds lovely, Dawn. I think I'll give that a try.

Unfortunately, there is no real evidence re the intruder so the police can't do much but all the neighbours are aware now and checking regularly for anything suspicious.

ldee2111

Grateful today for:

Mum looking after DS today while school was closed

Getting priority work tasks done

Getting to the bottom of the holiday washing pile

Finding a parking space as soon as I arrived at hospital for a routine appointment 

For the giggling toddler twins in the hospital reception 

For the nurse telling me I look much younger than my age

For the NHS

greent

Today I am thankful for getting more money for my scrap gold and silver than I thought I would, for the NHS, for using things up from the fridge and freezer, for a nap when I got back this afternoon 😴 😃😃

thriftylass

greent said:

Today I am thankful for getting more money for my scrap gold and silver than I thought I would, for the NHS, for using things up from the fridge and freezer, for a nap when I got back this afternoon 😴 😃😃

Can you recommend a good site for scrap silver etc? Ta 

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for a lovely day at work, for dc coming home better than they were in the morning, for not getting too wet, for my needle felted rabbits, for toast.

DrCarrie

NSD#5 

First commute of the year. Rather a rainy day in London and Brighton, I changed at East Croydon - to save £5, took lunch and was at my desk by 8.30, the immediate to do list is almost clear.  Not sure if I will make it to yoga tomorrow. 

Grateful for, bath salts, sleepy tea, putting the recycling out, my daffoidls. 

BadBookkeeper

Yay at last an NSD so now 4/15!

A better day in work today too!

Cashed out from tcb so that can go in my save £5 23 times in 2023 pot.

Did a quick reconciliation of the bank account to check everything is still on track and weekly spends still ok.

Diet/healthy eating not going well but house is empty of goodies now and will plan a healthier food shop for this week.  This should be the focus for the best possible version of me. 

Visited my parents nothing much going on but nice to catch up. 

Weather was miserable here today but still took ds to footy training.  Wasn’t cold and good to get fresh air. 

ditty1234

Today I am grateful for the NHS, and how they have helped my son for the last 18 months. I just wrote the first social media post about my sons encephalitis 18 months and his situation is still improving. Thanks for all of the problems challenges one has, it is so much better than not having any. So much love :-)

Thrifty_Taylor

Hugs to all going through hospital appointments/tests. Hope they all go well.

NSD#5
Completed both sets of exercises. Had leftover stir-fry & noodles to take for dinner today, so didn't need to prep anything before going to work, so time to catch up on emails. A lovely pupil free day, did lots of cutting out if resources & laminating, then colouring for a walk display this afternoon. Cut out more flowers from last year's calendar for card making, cut out the pieces for a memory bear, then went in the bath with my book. A very relaxed evening 😊

Grateful for a lovely day, daylight on my way home, spending time with my work besties, singing along to songs on one of their playlists