The Simple Bare Necessities feat. Gratitude & Recipes

Good Evening :hello:

rtandon - I'm on UFM!!! I gotta eat a.l.l. the things! :rotfl:

WannabeFree and Uncanny Scot - thank you, you are too kind

Well, we've definitely shoe-horned in exercise today. Even with a bit of a concerted effort over the last week, my pace has quickened and I'm finding it easier to walk further and faster - if that makes sense. BG enjoyed a toddle, but they are sometimes so busy seeing what is going on, they forget to put one foot in front of the other...... so it's a little stop/start.........:D

At least the misty murk burnt off and we were wandering about the place in pleasant sunshine.

HB had the coffee that we buy back in stock, so I picked up a jar, as I was only able to afford a 100g jar of d0uw3 Egb3rts, so naturally it will be used up in half that time. I did ponder about getting the decaf version - as I was given a decaf coffee the other day. It was pleasant enough to drink, but I think I'll probably try to stick to only drinking one cup a day and see where it gets me.

Tea this evening was definitely 'bitsa'. I trundled out the remaining cous cous and roasted BNS, and teamed it with; Pugilese beetroot salad; fennel and orange olives and a carrot and orange salad. We prefer black olives, so they are what I marinated, and I tend to zest my oranges, rather than put strips of zest in with the olives - plus I marinated them for the afternoon, rather than overnight. The carrot and orange salad is from my vintage copy of Vegetarian dishes from the middle east by Arto der Haroutunian, and I'm afraid I can't find a link to it. However, just as when we have it in summer, the carrot and orange combo is wonderfully refreshing. A nice plateful, and all l/o's and storecupboard ingredients utilised. Dunno why, but the 'lightness' of it all was pleasant too. You can't say that pizza and wedges is a 'light' meal........ :rotfl:

I have actually remembered to put the mung beans on to soak for tomorrow night's curry. And I have 'paid' the storecupboard for porridge oats and the mung beans, so I'm 'all square'.

Today i am grateful for these 3 things;

time to email a friend

for what I have

the seemingly constant sound of giggling.......................

Ta for popping by and joining in. I appreciate you making the time for me.

Greying X

Good Morning :hello:

Ha ha - Thanks rtandon - we've had giggles and tears here this morn, chez Greying. The tears being when the little one isn't quite getting their own way................. But they know they are loved, nay, adored, so they usually bounce back to smileydom

Well, time is flying again and there is so much to do, and so little time to do it in!

I bought a small chest of drawers yesterday, from the local furniture recycling charity shop. It will be for BG's clothes. It was £45, which I think is quite alot of money, but BG needs clothes storage, and it was by far the best one that I have seen (condition wise) to date. It's not without scratches and dinks, but was originally a 'solid' piece of furniture, rather than flat pack. I don't mind flat pack at all, as long as once it is put together, it is reasonably robust. I saw a set of chest of drawers in a chazzer the other week, that only needed finger pressure on the top to get them to start wobbling from side to side :eek: and the shop was asking £75 each item :eek: Anyway, DH has done a sterling job of - firstly picking the furniture up from the shop (no mean feat in Greying Town on a Saturday arvo.........) and then hoovering, scrubbing and polishing up the drawers to within an inch of their being

We've a friend visiting this week, so we best have a think about cake

There is the ubiquitous hoovering and tidying to do *sigh*

Tea last night was a curry plate. I made Mugg, which is mung bean curry. I got my original recipe from the 'Eat Hackney' website, which has changed and developed over time. However, the recipe is still there, on THIS link - scroll down, and you'll find the mung bean curry recipe, a cauliflower curry recipe and a version of a raita. I accompanied our mugg with lentil dhal and basmati rice. For such a simple curry, mugg really tastes great.

I rather think we will be glad of our cardboard box fish, oven chips and mushy peas for tea tonight, by the time chores are completed!

As well as purchasing furniture, I did buy some things yesterday - sunflower and pumpkin seeds, clementines, bananas; and DH was charged with getting some frozen things from mrAl. I'm giving their fish fingers (not cod - they are £1 for 10 I think) a try - 15 for £1.29 (I think), and broccoli and (whole) green beans which are both 85p for a 1 kg bag. Those prices, I'm afraid, blow h3r0n right out of the water. If the quality is good enough, I'm afraid I will have to be a convert. Which pains me, because our local H3r0n staff are far more friendly, polite and caring than our local MrAl staff are.......... Still, h3r0n won't lose my business entirely, I will still pop in there regularly, to look for bargains.

Right, apparently I have been made toast! So best vamoose and go scoff it!

Ta for popping by and being so encouraging. It is appreciated. Far more than you know.

Greying X