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What's for lunch and dinner today?

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Riverwalk Wed 13-Jul-22 09:36:38

It's 09.30 and my thoughts are turning to lunch.

Jazz dance class later so will have my usual smoked salmon and scrambled eggs - something light to keep me light on my toes!

No idea about tonight... maybe salad, something from the freezer, odds & sods from fridge, who knows smile

Susieq62 Sun 17-Jul-22 12:19:18

Went out for bacon sarnies then picked 10 courgettes from allotment!
Dinner is chicken and veg kebabs with home made potato salad! Eating much less in this heat ! Courgettes are thrown into everything though ??

annsixty Sun 17-Jul-22 12:13:16

Anything that doesn’t require the oven to be switched on although I don’t mind cooking a piece of salmon or chicken in the air fryer.

Jane43 Sun 17-Jul-22 12:12:45

Lucca

Well it looks like I have diabetes now to add to my cancer …so any dietary advice is welcome. Very hard as I’m not a huge fan of vegetables…..

Try to eat low carb so restrict bread, rice and cereals, there is a lot of low carb diet information online. Oats are good, not too much fruit - berries are best. No sugar or processed foods. DH has controlled his diabetes and avoided medication for four years now through diet. He isn’t a fan of vegetables either, he eats a lot of baked beans, reduced salt and sugar, which seem to be good for him.

Whitewavemark2 Sun 17-Jul-22 12:04:13

Lunch is a ham salad
Dinner is steak, chips French beans and corn relish that I made last week and will give it it a go tonight.

Prentice Sun 17-Jul-22 12:00:37

Rosina

Salad, salad and salad, salad tomorrow and Tuesday too - the leaves stretch to the horizon.....

This made me laugh.

I agree Rosina and I would like to do the same, but for the menfolk in the family there has to be some meat and either rice or potatoes or pasta as well.
Daughter cooking tonight thank Heavens.

Skye17 Sun 17-Jul-22 11:58:09

Lunch: roast chicken, gravy and veg (though it isn’t really the weather for it).

Supper: cauliflower and chickpea curry.

Prentice Sun 17-Jul-22 11:57:59

AngelaGran why so you ask this on various topics on this site?
There are many subjects to be discussed.

AngelaGran Sun 17-Jul-22 11:52:46

Why is this on this forum?

Supergran1946 Sun 17-Jul-22 11:45:14

I am laid low with covid so lunch will be anything my husband finds in the fridge. Dinner tonight will be a ready made moussaka that I am sure I have lurking in the freezer ??

Rosina Sun 17-Jul-22 11:40:36

Salad, salad and salad, salad tomorrow and Tuesday too - the leaves stretch to the horizon.....

leeds22 Sun 17-Jul-22 11:35:20

Lunch will be the usual scavenge in the fridge. Tea (Yorkshire dinner) will be rump steak and salad.

grandtanteJE65 Sun 17-Jul-22 11:32:54

Asparagus soup for dinner and anything we can find in the fridge for a snack earlier - lunch doesn't really exist in our house - we just grab a slice of bread and something if we get hungry in the middle of the day.

yogitree Sun 17-Jul-22 11:31:51

Lunch will be 2 eggs (undecided on how to cook them). Dinner will be spag-bol. Not a fancy cook!

Usernametaken Sun 17-Jul-22 11:28:04

Going to Daughters with DH later for Barbecue in her garden, followed by strawberries and cream, plus a glass of wine or two.
Will be too stuffed for anything later so probably just a slice of watermelon ?

Doodledog Sun 17-Jul-22 11:19:10

Foraged lunch (ie help ourselves individually to whatever's in the fridge). In my case that will probably be half an avocado and some salad. Mr Dog will stick to his usual cheese sandwich, no doubt.

Dinner is leftover curry from last night. We are away just now, and when we are we tend to order extra on a Saturday night so that there are plenty of leftovers on the Sunday, so there is no cooking and splitting it over two evenings saves on daily calories.

MawtheMerrier Sun 17-Jul-22 11:18:19

and an Appissimento

Presumably Apassimento ?????
The former sounded rather rude (or the quality of wine we used to drink as students, usually referred to as Cats’ P*ss ) gringrin

Tee1 Sun 17-Jul-22 11:15:09

Gazpacho and fruit for lunch. Chicken, new pots and fresh peas for dinner.

Grantanow Sun 17-Jul-22 11:13:55

We have a good breakfast so never have lunch. Dinner today is a quiche and roasted peppers, etc.

AlisonKF Sun 17-Jul-22 11:11:19

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Lucca Thu 14-Jul-22 18:14:44

Sounds wonderful !

Sago Thu 14-Jul-22 17:52:19

Lunch was leftover roasted veg?.
Supper is far more exciting!

Friends over for a BBQ.

Padron peppers with fried pitta bread pieces and a homemade dip & crudités.

Duck breasts & Cote du Boeuf with an Asian slaw, green salad and Carprese salad.

Cheese board of British cheeses and a huge bowl of fresh cherries.

Some delicious Cremant D’Alsace, Portuguese Dao and an Appissimento.

Bit nervous about the beef on the BBQ, it’s a thick piece, wish me luck?.

GapingGran Thu 14-Jul-22 14:31:15

My grandson George has been having trouble with the ladies recently he’s a nice boy but needs all the help he can get any help?

merlotgran Thu 14-Jul-22 12:56:26

Gf muesli with low fat yoghurt and blueberries for breakfast, egg mayo on a small slice of gf brown bread for lunch with a slice of melon and some grapes. Dinner will be pasta with veggies and carrot top pesto.

I’m also watching the carbs as type 2 diabetes runs in my family. ?

Kate1949 Thu 14-Jul-22 12:14:16

A buttered crumpet for breakfast. A free lunch courtesy of Tescos. A bagel with scrambled eggs which were delivered by mistake with our order yesterday and the driver insisted we keep. Thanks Tesco. It was delicious.

Oopsadaisy1 Thu 14-Jul-22 12:05:28

I’ve got 2 fridges stuffed with things for a party on Saturday, I expect MrOops will be foraging for something to eat tonight.

Then we have a houseful tomorrow so they will have to do the same, I have to cook on Saturday, until then they can search for something to fill themselves up.

TBH I’d forgotten that they would all need feeding tomorrow as well.?