Little bit of a touch of Spring in the air, but still coolish. VT went out this morning to get some fuel for the fire, and I stayed in to do a couple of things, mostly on the computer.
Washing today , the bed linen, but nowhere near warm enough to hang it out yet, Must have been awful in the olden days when we didn't have Tumble Dryers, and everything had to be dried round the fire.
Caught up on a few programmes we hadn't yet watched, last weeks Antiques Road Show, and a Lark Rise to Candleford. I remember doing that book for O Level years ago and really enjoyed it, but the TV version is very twee. I'm sure country life was nothing like that in reality.
Tonight we are having:
Green Thai curry with Quorn pieces,
Basmati Rice,
Stir Fry vegetables.
Saturday, 28 February 2009
Friday, 27 February 2009
Return of Friday...
Friday again, and since we were out yesterday all day, we didn't fancy going far today. There are roadworks on the Formby By Pass so we wanted to avoid those. We ended up in formby at Waitrose, it was a toss up between there and Tesco so that was it really. We are trying to keep out of Tesco these days since they are taking over everywhere. and Waitrose was the choice for my money today.
We bought the things we needed for the weekend, and a few extra items and the bill in the end came to £43 ish. Not too bad for us really, we did show restraint today.
It is a pity that there isn't a bigger Sainsbury's shop in Crosby , the one there is far too small, and one of my most unfavourite shops on Merseyside. There was a talk in the local paper of them enlarging the store..my word it needs it.
Lovely scented bath and candles this afternoon. That is one of life's luxuries for me. Better than teaching anyway!!!
Tonight we are having:
Fishless fish fingers,
Chips 200 grms,between us,
Mushy peas for VT and green beans for me.
Baked Tomato.
We bought the things we needed for the weekend, and a few extra items and the bill in the end came to £43 ish. Not too bad for us really, we did show restraint today.
It is a pity that there isn't a bigger Sainsbury's shop in Crosby , the one there is far too small, and one of my most unfavourite shops on Merseyside. There was a talk in the local paper of them enlarging the store..my word it needs it.
Lovely scented bath and candles this afternoon. That is one of life's luxuries for me. Better than teaching anyway!!!
Tonight we are having:
Fishless fish fingers,
Chips 200 grms,between us,
Mushy peas for VT and green beans for me.
Baked Tomato.
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Out for the Day...
We decided this week we would go out today, so we went over to the Cheshire Oaks. We arrived by ten o'clock when it starts opening up, and you could have parked anywhere. One of the good things about going there is the parking, you don't have to pay,so you don't have the problem of going back to the car to put more money in.
Quite a nice day too, overcast but didn't rain..however as I type this it is raining now, and has gone quite blowy.
Had a look in our usual shops, Next, Thorntons regatta etcx., but didn't buy anything. I bought one Bobbi Brown eye shadow in the cosmetics shop, and had a godd big free squirt of their Origins Ginger Essence which is my favourite.
Had our usual coffee in Costa Coffee, I have a Soy Latte, and VT has one with a Vanilla shot, and a couple of lovely little shortbread hearts,Mmmmm.
Nothing in M&S and nothing in W H Smiths either. got a cvouple of things in Whittards, and some nice flavoured coffees. By this time it is nearly lunchtime so we went to Pret a Manger, but it was crowded so we went back in a little bit. I had an Avocado and Pesto sandwich, and VT had a Falafel Melt. Both really fresh and tasty. Made our way back to the car. VT bought a new corduroy jacket in Cotton traders I had spotted for £5 yep that's right a fiver, and it is a lovely jacket. Then he bought a new everyday coat from Regatta, so he did well today. it is usually me who buys things so he did fine for a change.
Home fairly early today, just in time to beat the rain.
Tonight we are having:
Carrot and Swede Mash,
Mashed Potato with leek,
Maybe Lamb Grills or Chicken Style Kievs.
By the way last night's meal of Almost Cheeseless Pasta Casserole was delicious. It was a recipe I had not done before, and I was surprised at the different flavours. Lovely.
Quite a nice day too, overcast but didn't rain..however as I type this it is raining now, and has gone quite blowy.
Had a look in our usual shops, Next, Thorntons regatta etcx., but didn't buy anything. I bought one Bobbi Brown eye shadow in the cosmetics shop, and had a godd big free squirt of their Origins Ginger Essence which is my favourite.
Had our usual coffee in Costa Coffee, I have a Soy Latte, and VT has one with a Vanilla shot, and a couple of lovely little shortbread hearts,Mmmmm.
Nothing in M&S and nothing in W H Smiths either. got a cvouple of things in Whittards, and some nice flavoured coffees. By this time it is nearly lunchtime so we went to Pret a Manger, but it was crowded so we went back in a little bit. I had an Avocado and Pesto sandwich, and VT had a Falafel Melt. Both really fresh and tasty. Made our way back to the car. VT bought a new corduroy jacket in Cotton traders I had spotted for £5 yep that's right a fiver, and it is a lovely jacket. Then he bought a new everyday coat from Regatta, so he did well today. it is usually me who buys things so he did fine for a change.
Home fairly early today, just in time to beat the rain.
Tonight we are having:
Carrot and Swede Mash,
Mashed Potato with leek,
Maybe Lamb Grills or Chicken Style Kievs.
By the way last night's meal of Almost Cheeseless Pasta Casserole was delicious. It was a recipe I had not done before, and I was surprised at the different flavours. Lovely.
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Printers!!!
What a pain. We have an Epson printer, and all VT wanted to do was put in another printer cartridge. Information sheet in pictures was no use at all. certainly not user friendly. VT is usually very gadget savvy but this was taking forever. First nothing happens, then it says printer not ready, then it says printer offline then nothing! A total pain.
We went over to ormskirk this morning for a bit of a look round. it was nice to begin with, but very cold, then it started drizzling which got you wet. Bought some more Acidolophus tablets from Holland and Barrett which luckily were on offer, and our fishless fingers for friday, and some meatfree pepperoni like sausages which are great on a pizza.Got another pair of trousers from Bon Marche and a nice top. they had an offer of %20 off everything, and that makes a difference.
Finished off in Morrisons to get a few items to gety the car parking fee back.
This afternoon has been spent trying to get the printer going to print off a recipe for our tea tonight.
Almost Cheeseless Pasta Casserole Recipe
From 101 Cookbooks, a truly wonderful site covering vagetarian dishes from America. This recipe has squash, spinach and brown pasta, and a sauce made from greek yoghurt and an egg yolk.
So Tonight we are having:
Almost cheeseless pasta recipe from 101 cookbooks.
Baked Tomatoes and Mushrooms and a tiny piece of garlic bread.
We went over to ormskirk this morning for a bit of a look round. it was nice to begin with, but very cold, then it started drizzling which got you wet. Bought some more Acidolophus tablets from Holland and Barrett which luckily were on offer, and our fishless fingers for friday, and some meatfree pepperoni like sausages which are great on a pizza.Got another pair of trousers from Bon Marche and a nice top. they had an offer of %20 off everything, and that makes a difference.
Finished off in Morrisons to get a few items to gety the car parking fee back.
This afternoon has been spent trying to get the printer going to print off a recipe for our tea tonight.
Almost Cheeseless Pasta Casserole Recipe
From 101 Cookbooks, a truly wonderful site covering vagetarian dishes from America. This recipe has squash, spinach and brown pasta, and a sauce made from greek yoghurt and an egg yolk.
So Tonight we are having:
Almost cheeseless pasta recipe from 101 cookbooks.
Baked Tomatoes and Mushrooms and a tiny piece of garlic bread.
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Pancake Day!
We like pancakes, but this year I bought a pack of frozen Aunt Bessies ones from ASDA!!!! isn't that terrible or what. We like ours with lemon and sugar, very traditional really but the best way I think.
We went to Dobbies this morning to get our free coffees before february runs out! Very nice too. we saw some beautiful palish blue primroses in the garden section so bought a tray for the front garden. Since all of our plants are in containers, it is inevitable that you will lose some during the winter. A couple of the ones in the front have gone very spindly and are shot, so want re doing. These little primroses should fill the pots nicely. I am actually very impressed with Dobbies, the quality of the plants is excellent.The plants that VT put into the two baskets in the back and the one at the front are lovely. A true little splash of colour in the grey of Winter. The yellow ones in the back are a mass of little yellow flowers and buds. An excellent buy.
Didn't get anything else there apart from a birthday card for Rachel but we went through Formby on the way back so called in at Waitrose for a bag of salad, and some of their Smoked Oatcakes. these are VT's favourites and he had ruun out.
Tonight we are having:
Sage and Onion turkey style escallopes,
Cranberry sauce, and bread sauce,
little baked potatoes,
Mixed vegetables, and maybe a touch of Hollandaise sauce.
We went to Dobbies this morning to get our free coffees before february runs out! Very nice too. we saw some beautiful palish blue primroses in the garden section so bought a tray for the front garden. Since all of our plants are in containers, it is inevitable that you will lose some during the winter. A couple of the ones in the front have gone very spindly and are shot, so want re doing. These little primroses should fill the pots nicely. I am actually very impressed with Dobbies, the quality of the plants is excellent.The plants that VT put into the two baskets in the back and the one at the front are lovely. A true little splash of colour in the grey of Winter. The yellow ones in the back are a mass of little yellow flowers and buds. An excellent buy.
Didn't get anything else there apart from a birthday card for Rachel but we went through Formby on the way back so called in at Waitrose for a bag of salad, and some of their Smoked Oatcakes. these are VT's favourites and he had ruun out.
Tonight we are having:
Sage and Onion turkey style escallopes,
Cranberry sauce, and bread sauce,
little baked potatoes,
Mixed vegetables, and maybe a touch of Hollandaise sauce.
Monday, 23 February 2009
Coupons...
Where we went today was decided by a coupon in the paper at the weekend. The Daily Something gave away a free DVD at Blockbusters, so VT went and got one yesterday at the Maghull shop. Can't remember the name of it actually, but it was quite good. Not memorable exactly, but watchable. So we recorded everything last night and watched that. Quite enjoyed it.
Therefore we had to take it back today, so went to Sommerfield for our veggies today. He went to take the DVD back, and I went round the shop. Got a good selection, including a reduced pack of braised red cabbage, so that determined what we are having tonight.
The Oscars last night were all won by Slumdog Millionaire it seems, and Kate Winslet won the Best Actress award. Glad about that one, I like her. After watching "There WEill Be Blookd" on Saturday night, I can well see why Daniel Day Lewis won the best actor Oscar for that one. Very good film but a tad too long.
Didn't bother having a look round the shops because we wanted to get home for our coffee. Well we do like our coffee, and VT does make exceedingly good coffee.
Jane has gone off to London today to see "Wicked" I think it is for Rachel's 30th birthday.They were picking up rachels sister in the Midlands then going on by train to london. for the day and to see the show.
Tonight we are having:
Quorn Sausages, in an onion gravy,
Braised red cabbage,
mashed Potato, and carrots.
Therefore we had to take it back today, so went to Sommerfield for our veggies today. He went to take the DVD back, and I went round the shop. Got a good selection, including a reduced pack of braised red cabbage, so that determined what we are having tonight.
The Oscars last night were all won by Slumdog Millionaire it seems, and Kate Winslet won the Best Actress award. Glad about that one, I like her. After watching "There WEill Be Blookd" on Saturday night, I can well see why Daniel Day Lewis won the best actor Oscar for that one. Very good film but a tad too long.
Didn't bother having a look round the shops because we wanted to get home for our coffee. Well we do like our coffee, and VT does make exceedingly good coffee.
Jane has gone off to London today to see "Wicked" I think it is for Rachel's 30th birthday.They were picking up rachels sister in the Midlands then going on by train to london. for the day and to see the show.
Tonight we are having:
Quorn Sausages, in an onion gravy,
Braised red cabbage,
mashed Potato, and carrots.
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Weekend Doings..
Combibing the two days together today. For some reason I forgot to do yesterdays one. never mind eh as they say.
Did a nice Hovis loaf this morning instead of the Sourdough we usually make. Then did the pizza dough to our usual recipe. VT decides which flour to use then the rest is the same as always. Roasted some vegetables, but only used courgette, red pepper for VT and some little tomatoes. Looked quite a nice mix actually. VT wanted a slightly different pizza today so he is doing a different topping.
Both of our crosswords were easy today, he finished his in record time and I finished mine a little later. Then he started the MOS one and did a whole load of those. I only had a few to do on the net.
Last night we watched "There Will be Blood" which we thought was very good actually. I can see why Daniel Day Lewis won the best actor award for that one. Quite a long film though, some would say too long, but we found it compelling.Well worth watching.
VT went out this morning and came back with some bits and pieces mainly cat food and honey. Also a little jar of Marmite for Rusty! She has a piece of toast every morning with some of my cheese spread on it and a scraping of Marmite. She will then take about five minutes to lick it off!
Last night we had:
Chinese Spring Rolls,
Egg fried rice and stir fry vegetables,
Plum and ginger sauce.
Tonight we are having:
Pizza with our tomato topping,
Pineapple, and vegetarian pepperoni type sausage,
Roasted courgette, tomato and red pepper,
Goat's cheese to finish and sliced mushrooms.
Did a nice Hovis loaf this morning instead of the Sourdough we usually make. Then did the pizza dough to our usual recipe. VT decides which flour to use then the rest is the same as always. Roasted some vegetables, but only used courgette, red pepper for VT and some little tomatoes. Looked quite a nice mix actually. VT wanted a slightly different pizza today so he is doing a different topping.
Both of our crosswords were easy today, he finished his in record time and I finished mine a little later. Then he started the MOS one and did a whole load of those. I only had a few to do on the net.
Last night we watched "There Will be Blood" which we thought was very good actually. I can see why Daniel Day Lewis won the best actor award for that one. Quite a long film though, some would say too long, but we found it compelling.Well worth watching.
VT went out this morning and came back with some bits and pieces mainly cat food and honey. Also a little jar of Marmite for Rusty! She has a piece of toast every morning with some of my cheese spread on it and a scraping of Marmite. She will then take about five minutes to lick it off!
Last night we had:
Chinese Spring Rolls,
Egg fried rice and stir fry vegetables,
Plum and ginger sauce.
Tonight we are having:
Pizza with our tomato topping,
Pineapple, and vegetarian pepperoni type sausage,
Roasted courgette, tomato and red pepper,
Goat's cheese to finish and sliced mushrooms.
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