On Friday I picked up a few things I needed from the village market veg stall.....
The baking potatoes are enormous and will probably be shared between us once more. Neither of us have the appetite that we used to have. It must be an age thing 🤔 Do you find that the older you get the less food you want? Anyway....
I spent £3.29 leaving £28.16 to carry forward. Not cheap...but beautifully fresh and I'm supporting a local veg business to boot.
Challenge Day 2 Friday
Gray had a generous portion of his slow cooked beef stew made with carrots, onions and leeks served over a jacket potato, but I preferred a jacket potato with cheese and salad 😊
Challenge Day 3 Saturday
Lunch consisted of bacon sandwiches and, after a bit of work both at the allotment and then in the garden at home (it was another beautiful day) our evening meal consisted of :
Fish, oven chips and baked beans, accompanied by a cheeky glass of red wine 😃
Challenge Day 4 Sunday
It was half price electricity day so earmarked for washing. As it was cloudy and so much colder than the day before and rain was forecast, the tumble dryer was put into action to dry the towels. Three loads of washing completed.
To take full advantage of cheaper electricity I decided to use the oven to cook the roast potatoes and also to make a rhubarb crumble for pudding utilising the delicious forced pink rhubarb from the allotment which I picked yesterday. I took some rhubarb over to our lovely new neighbours as they love it too.
I won't insult you with a photo of a plate of veg and gravy! but we had roast potatoes, steamed cauliflower, peas, French beans, the last tiny carrot and Yorkshire puds. Gray added another portion of beef stew to his. This leaves one portion in the freezer for next week.
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P.S. I previously forgot to mention the upcoming events at the Black Country Living Museum. There's a 1960's Evening on 17th May ( I thought of Vix for this one) and a 1940's Evening on 12th July ( I'm sure Sue Hall would love this one!) Not sure yet if we can manage the 1940's event but it really appeals to me 😀
Thanks for popping in and stay safe and well wherever you happen to be ,
Angie 💗
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Yes, our appetites have definitely shrunk over the past year or so, now I understand why my Mum and Dad used to go to Waitrose to get their free cup of coffee once a week, Dad would buy a bacon bun and Mum a scone with jam (you had to buy a food item from the café then in order to qualify for the free drink). They cut both in half and shared, and that was lunch.
ReplyDeleteNever worry about insulting us with a photo of veg and gravy ... I've shared much worse ... and I bet yours looked delicious!!
hahaha...thanks Sue !
DeleteI'm glad we're not alone in having reduced appetites. I don't even fancy chocolate these days :(
Our appetites are definitely smaller, and I often find that a couple of poached eggs on toast will fill us up rather than a 'proper' dinner. Had granddaughter today and took her to Chatsworth, she likes walking fortunately, so we went round the gardens, kitchen and cutting, walked through the very hot glasshouses, she did some paper marbling (free) and we had lunch. Jacket spuds all round and hers was so enormous, she couldn't manage it all. We get 10% discount at Chatsworth as we are members. Xx
ReplyDeleteI love Chatsworth but we haven't visited since we took the motorhome in the run up to Christmas several years ago. There was a Christmas market in the courtyard and it was fab. So glad you had a lovely day with your Granddaughter xx
DeleteAs well as wanting to eat less, I've found my tastes changing. I used to be able to eat sweets and chocolate without limit. No it takes only a bite or two to satisfy the urge. Smaller portions have become the norm.
ReplyDeleteStrangely enough I've gone off chocolate too. Weird how our tastebuds change isn't it....
DeleteSuch tasty looking meals. I still tend to eat too much, I think, especially when it comes to sweets!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bless.
DeleteI've gone off sweets and chocolate lately. Very weird....
Your meals look delicious. We'll be having a 'fridge scrape, freezer scrabble and what's in the cupboard day today as delivery day is tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely expression! And very apt...lol...
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