Miscellany..Jan. 6th, 7th, and8th..

Sunday 6th Jan..
Had quite a busy day, spent most of the day messing about on the computer, trying to come to terms with a different google search system. Not so easy to deal with so made the usual Sunday crosswords harder and longer to do.
Made a Pizza base which was a tad wet but good enough. Did the usual roast vegetables, added mushrooms and steamed artichokes to the mix.
So Sunday we had:
Pizza with yeast dough, roast vegetables, tomato sauce,
Avocado salad with baby plum tomatoes, potato salad and couscous salad,

Monday 7th Jan,
Had an appointment at Walton Hospital in the afternoon so that just about governed our day. We had an earlier lunch of sandwich, so we could get to the appointment early. Jane rang when we were outside Sainsburys, and said she would ring later.
Kept my date with Mr James(the plastic man) who inspected my tootsies and pronounced them clear for another 6 months, so that is good news. It seems that if you have to have a C then a toe is a good place to have it. Chop the toe off and you are clear. They keep you checked for three years apparently, but twice a year is fine by me.
Monday Night Jane rang back..she is off to New York in the morning, but she was concerned about the size of her bag, Rachel had said that it was too big for the cabin luggage so Jane was worrying as usual. Not organised.
Monday we had:
The left over Pizza, and salad, with the second avocado, and remaining plum tomatoes.


Tuesday 9th January..Up to date.
VT is waiting in today for his parcel, the second box of wine to be delivered from the Sunday Times Wine Club. The box of red arrived on Friday, but no sign of the white. False alarm at lunch time when the bell rang and went running, only to find it was a bunch of flowers for Janice next door! We made a batch of tomato sauce for our pizzas this morning..
3 tins of chopped peeled tomatoes,
I large or 2 small onions chopped finely,
2 tspns bouillon powder, Marigold..
salt and pepper,
a squirt of garlic puree,
tsp sugar
2 tspns Italian Seasoning.
Then long slow simmering..until thick. The whole house smells like an Italian restaurant!. It makes about 6-7 containers with half a cup in each one.Saves a fortune since pizza sauce is about 75p a jar!.
Tonight we are having:
Vegetable mix from Sainsbury's, broccoli, carrot, asparagus and cauliflower.
A sauce possibly savoury white, or onion.
About 6oz of small potatoes. All done like a gratin with a tiny amount of grated cheese over the top.
Broccoli and Cheese Escallope OR a Linda McCartney savoury pie. I will check the calorie value first!
We are now mostly back on the "Healthy Eating Plan" after the Christmas feasting. We have both put on a few pounds so don't want to continue.

Jane has gone offf to New York this morning, flight at 12.15. She said she would e-mail the hotel name but didn't so we have no idea where she will be staying. Hope she has a good time and sees everything she wants to.