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  • The sky is so white here today. They're forecasting snow for tonight and tomorrow and I can see why looking out my window!

    Food today:

    2x Boiled eggs and a slice of buttered fingers
    Leek and Potato soup with HM bread

    Snacks - pineapple and mandarins. 

    We loved soup last week and it was so filling.  The plan is to have a soup meal once a week now.

    Leeks are expensive because they weigh quite heavy but  we're using our free ones from Lidl for this today and I noticed that Tesco has them on special for 99p so I'll buy some of those and chop and freeze for another week. We do the same with celery when its on offer.

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