There’s not much I like more than planning meals and writing lists, but because of my various kitchen disasters I haven’t been able to plan anything lately. But, although we won’t have our kitchen finished for Christmas, I will have (and in fact already do have) a working oven, fridge freezer, dishwasher and washing machine, […]
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Weeks 46 & 47 – I don’t like life without a kitchen
This week, the cats have mainly been decorating us with their dusty paws: While we have been eating ready meals … … and crumpets for dinner: But by the end of week one the kitchen is … progressing! This weekend we treated ourselves to some meals out, including breakfast at a lovely local cafe: And dinner […]
Week 45 – countdown to no kitchen
Whine alert: I know that eventually I’ll have a great kitchen, but at the moment all I am able to focus on is the disruption which will take place in my home until I get there. I hate the idea of the mess, the dust, the hassle, the lack of facilities, the lack of control, […]
Week 44 – Day of the Dead with Old El Paso
Last week I was invited to an Old El Paso cookery evening to celebrate the Day of the Dead (which is actually today, 1 November) and sample their new range of ‘Stand n Stuff’ taco kits. Actually I’d already tried them as Old El Paso had sent me a selection to try (see last week’s […]
Weeks 39 & 40 – recovering from Las Vegas
I didn’t get a chance to write my meal plan last week, as I was jetting back from Las Vegas, where Andrew and I (finally) finished celebrating his 40th birthday. There wasn’t much to the meal plan anyway, except lots of fruit and vegetables to try and counteract some of the damage caused by my […]
Week 36 – potato and courgette rosti (new recipe)
During the last week I have for various reasons been buying breakfast and lunch instead of making my own. And it’s bloody expensive! A fruit salad for breakfast, soup and yoghurt or sandwich for lunch, throw in a coffee and you are looking at £7-10 per day in the City of London. An expensive way […]
Week 34 – gooey cheesy aubergine / eggplant bake (new recipe)
There’s not much for me to share with you about my week ahead, so I thought I would share with you a recipe for gooey cheesy aubergine (eggplant) bake which I made on Monday as one of our meat-free Monday meals (Andrew is getting wise to this, but he has realised that you can have […]
Week 33 – homemade pasta and chocolate spread tasting
We’ve had a busy week working on our kitchen project this week: what that means is I have been picking out my dream kitchen and appliances, and Andrew has continually reminded me of our limited budget. As I keep telling him, if he thinks I cook well now, imagine how amazing our dinners will be when […]
Week 32 – healthy, happy eating
I know, I know – a day late with my planning post again. You can blame a trip to IKEA for that: as anyone who has been to IKEA knows, you cannot just ‘pop in to pick up a few bits’. We came away several hours later with a trolley full of candles, photo frames, […]
Week 31 – August already?
I can’t believe it is already August. Where is the year going? And where is summer? Apart from a few boiling hot days here and there, we haven’t seen a proper summer yet, so I am hoping one appears soon. The year seems to be flying by and before we know it we’ll be buying […]