Redsquirrel's 'Striving For Better Days' Diary

LouiseJ

redsquirrel80 wrote: »

Aww.. I'm sure you'll find something in the wardrobe and will look lovely out tonight x

Am convinced most clothes are designed for people with no curves at the moment, tried a dress on in Debenhams, right size supposedly but just looked lumpy in it.. it's quite unusual for me to buy so little in the way of clothes when I've got vouchers but was thoroughly unimpressed :rolleyes:

I was out last weekend and had to go with a pair of black trousers that I left the top button unfastned otherwise I would have serious muffin top issues:rotfl: luckily I had a floaty top that covered the sin:A

I have a nice dress I could wear that isnt clingy, I dont have much in the curve department really, just flab at the moment:mad:

redsquirrel80

Hope you had a good night out Louise!

This morning I've been very domesticated Have hoovered everywhere, done a load of washing, put dry clothes away and hung wet ones up, made cereal bars (new recipe this week including currants and yoghurt), spinach & ricotta pastries for snacks during the week (realising, in the process, that I am cr*p at making pastry), spinach pesto (fantastically bright green! now frozen in individual portions in yoghurt pots).. and done all the washing up that followed!

And here's some of my morning's work, hmm I think the lens needs a wipe...!




Not sure what to do with myself now.. pouring with rain outside again.. probably just mess about on here, watch telly, do a bit of reading.. oh I heard back from the group who do the 'urban harvest', am on their list now for volunteering so will hopefully be out doing something like that soon!

weezl74

Hello Redsquirrel:D

I have hunted you down! That spinach pesto looks lovely, any chance of the recipe?

Love Weezl x

Karmacat

Hey, you have a post from Weezl! How cool is that! Your cooking looks lovely - well done you. I might end up doing some, actually - I've realised that snacks are much, much too expensive to buy if we're going to do this thing. At the moment, tho, I'll have to do the washing up before I cook anything, and I *know* I won't go straight from one to the other. Ah well... I'll just have to stay on here for now.... what a shame....

redsquirrel80

weezl74 wrote: »

Hello Redsquirrel

I have hunted you down! That spinach pesto looks lovely, any chance of the recipe?

Love Weezl x

Hello Weezl, lovely to see you over here! :hello:

Spinach pesto.. fry some garlic in a little bit of oil, add spinach (I had some basil in the freezer too so put that in for a little bit more of a pesto taste).. when spinach is wilted, take off heat, grate in some parmesan, and then blend in food processor until it's pesto consistency! Have made it with pine nuts in before as per proper pesto but not necessary.

Went for a walk and did a little bit of foraging this afternoon and picked some dandelions, nettles and elderflowers so more cooking when I got back - a nettle/ dandelion 'pesto' as per the spinach one above (but with a couple of tablespoons of tinned tomatoes added as it needed more liquid), and some elderflower cordial (one of my favourite tastes in the world, there's nothing quite like it).

KC - I know the feeling about finding it hard to get motivated to cook, part of the reason I've been doing lots of it the last few days.. I now have enough for about 20 meals with the minimum of cooking required, just need to put some pasta/ rice on when I get in from work, or grab a curry with pitta bread... plus cereal bars and pastries for snacks all week. I am bloomin' sick of washing up though!

boredofbeingathome

It all looks good, squizz..very haute cuisine! I look forward to the nettle and dandelion one.

redsquirrel80

boredofbeingathome wrote: »

It all looks good, squizz..very haute cuisine! I look forward to the nettle and dandelion one.

Nettle & dandelion one is really dark green gungy colour Had it for lunch with spaghetti.. one of workmates asked "is that pesto, looks nice".. I just said yes, they already think I'm a bit weird :rotfl:

boredofbeingathome

Should have given them some! then they will think you are a supercook!

bubbles0169

helloooooooooooo
its a bloomin good job ive just had my lunch
all this food talk an id have been dribbling else, its funny as i was reading the one abit back, thinking its a good job im eating
i was eating a ham and beetroot chutney bap and reading about beetroot chutney!
that pesto does look amazing well done
i also got a whoopsie of pesto pasta salad with pine nuts, regabo cheese and basil dressing-gorrrrrjuss
but v fattening sorry to all you ww's and sw's! but im sure you could turn it around couldnt you, omit the cheese or just use a teeny bit xx

Karmacat

Oo, that sounds a great idea - I'd forgotten about dandelion leaves being edible. You won't eat too many tho, will you? The French don't call it pis-en-lit for nothing, you know! :rotfl: