Cooking for one (Mark Three)

Good evening everyone,

meg - like the idea that you are keeping it as just in case. If I remeber correctly you've had some fab YS bargains before. Hopefully you can get a new fridge/freezer sorted out soon:).

Scallops Brambling how lovely and sounds as though you got a real bargain too:D
kittie £44 for 6:eek::eek:, that's hugely expensive even for hand dived, not farmed etc. shame about your red mullet, at least it was free. I've only ever had it in France in fish stew where it worked well, probably for all the reasons it's not so good just as a piece of cooked fish.
Chippy "scallops" confused me when I first moved to York, up here a battered,thick potato slice is just called a fritter. Even more confusing was what (I think though it was 30+ years ago) was called a "fishcake", two slices of potato with a bit fish in the middle, battered and fried:eek:.
Farway - sounds like a good day out even if the wobbles stopped you from visiting everything you might want to see.:)

PN - you are a right "busy bee" at the moment so nice to here you are getting out and about. I'm a big fan of volunteering, I've had the same volunteering "job" for nearly 17 years. Thankfully it's stuff I can lift & lay and mainly do from home so continues to work well for me in my present circumstances. It keeps me sane (or saner :rotfl::rotfl:) though also drives me nuts at times to but it's stopping my brain cells from completely withering:)

It's been pouring, windy and cold here today since late morning. Thankfully I managed to get to the libray & back before it started tipping it down. I've ended up with the heating on tonight, hard to believe it was so warm and summery on Monday. Needless to say no gardening has been done so as my "task of the day" I tidied out my bed linen cupboard. A bit of a chore tbh but it's looking good now. Thankfully it is supposed to be dry (though still chilly) tomorrow and I can hopefully get some more done in the garden. My windows are also needing washed, especially the front ones that have been well and truly splattered by seagull.:mad:

I made a tasty but rather messy to eat sandwich of ham, lettuce, sliced gherkins and mustard mayo for lunch and had it with the other half of the carton of pea & ham soup. I've loads of root veg mash left from yesterday, a portion has gone home with my Dad, I'll freeze a couple and the rest is getting turned into a small pot of soup. Salmon tonight (like Farway steamed in foil for 10-15 minutes) with baby spuds, sprouts and asparagus.