Monday, 25th June:
A simple burger and salad for lunch.
In the evening I was out with Hannah's family at Malthouse Farm (Chef & Brewer) in rural Lancashire.
Tuesday, 26th June:
Spicy beef chop suey and plain basmati rice.
Does anybody else wish that bean sprouts came in smaller packs because you always end up binning nearly half a pack? And I support "Love Food, Hate Waste"!
Wednesday, 27th June:
Pork steak marinated in olive oil, mixed with ginger, garlic and lemon juice. To cook, I griddled them and then finished them off in a hot oven.
The carbs came in the form of half a baked potato each, scooped out and mixed with mashed sweet potato and spoonful of soft cheese.
Thursday, 28th June
High Tea was an experimental hot dog with onions, slathered with English mustard and ketchup, in a lightly-toasted pannini roll.
I'd bought some jumbo sausages from the reduced counter at Morrisons, intending to skin them and use for sausagemeat - more Scotch eggs!
However, curiosity got the better of me and I decided to see what they were like steamed!
Verdict: a bit pale in colour but infinitely better than they would have been grilled or fried, I'm sure. Now I just need to build myself a little smoker.....
The potato croquettes had been hanging around in the freezer, waiting to be finished up......
Friday, 29th June:
Brunch consisted of luxury scrambled eggs on toast - the last third of a packet of smoked salmon trimmings, mixed with the last drain of some single cream. A pinch of salt & a good grind of pepper.....
Saturday, 30th June:
When I went out in the afternoon I was convinced I could smell roast potatoes in the air - though it was probably just the chippy next door!
Thus inspired, I later created this concoction: roasties with onion, chopped bacon and shavings of melted mozzarella. Delicious!!!
I had some fresh peas and some frozen peas - not enough of either, on their own - with lashings of real butter to get my "five-a-day".......
Sunday, 1st July:
To finish the week I went to Hannah's for Sunday Lunch, with her mother, a French student, and a teenager Hannah had borrowed for the afternoon to keep him company!
The roast veg, to accompany the wonderful joint of beef, took longer than Hannah had anticipated so we threw together a starter.
I'd made some chicken tikka kofte that morning - intended for a buffet tea, so we had some of those, drizzled with mint yoghurt.
And did I say the beef was delicious, though I forgot to take any pictures!
