TONIGHT`S DINNER

Homemade spag Bol plus fresh pasta.

Baked apple and low fat custard,

AND maybe a cheeky glass of red wine.

Thanks for the book tip, Mamie. I had some Amazon tokens to use and it's just arrived

DD is going to love this so I'd better get one step ahead and start reading!!

Chilli out of the freezer, brown rice and sliced hard boiled eggs. I have no idea when we started to garnish chilli with eggs but it's a great combination!

Mamie I practically live on the mixture that you describe, only I vary the grains, so it could be bulgar wheat, various rices, quinoa, millet or couscous. I add various toppings, maybe a little chicken, feta cheese, various nuts and so on, , and serve it on top of a mixed salad, which is why I rarely come on this thread. as it would be just repreating myself most days.

But this afternoon I am going to a cricket match and barbecue, I am really looking forward to it because they do the most amazing freshly-made burgers in really nice granary rolls (there is a choice of breads) and wonderful salads. They do sausages as well but I don't eat them.

Ooops NanKate my Choka is definitely not Korean it is Caribbean and my version is not mashed up roast vegs. watched a Caribbean musician rustle it up on a TV programme last year - wish I could remember his name as he is well known but can still see his face must be my age!!

Mackerel, new pots, mixed salad.

I made a mini trifle each starting with left over birthday cake, soaked in sherry, topped with strawberries, low fat custard mixed with no fat Greek yog, plus a sprinkling of cocoa powder.

Glass of water.

Cari, you will not be disappointed. For us, it has chimed beautifully with the need to go low GI, so lots of vegetables, quinoa, bulgar, red rice recipes, but all delicious. Mind you the puddings look divine, but sugar is off, so I don't look at that bit!

At lunch time DS visited. We had a salad with pork pies, a selection of cold meats and coleslaw and potato salad. Crisps and pickles were also on offer.
Tonight, by myself it's cold meat sandwiches and tropical fruit cordial as I drank all the wine

A healthy option - fish finger sandwiches. Made with slice-it-yourself white farmhouse bread, BUTTER and tomato sauce. Or tartare sauce. With a nice glass of red wine. Bon appetit to me ..

Cod with bacon, tomatoes, garlic, paprika and lemon, salad and new potatoes. [if I get off here]

A very lazy deli ham, jersey royals and salad tonight.

Cook red Carmargue rice and leave to cool. Make dressing of oil, honey, orange juice, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper. Add sliced small red onion, goji berries (barberries in the original, but not to be found in Normandy) and rice to dressing to soak up flavours. Lightly griddle slices of courgettes and aubergine. Add veg, slices of roasted red pepper (the tins or jars work fine), chopped parsley and coriander and whole toasted almonds.
I do 100g of rice with one each of the veg and a small handful of nuts and berries. Roughly 4 tbs of olive oil, teaspoon of honey and vinegar and juice of half an orange for the dressing. I have adapted the recipe slightly from the original to meet local availability and what we have in the garden.
The original recipe is from my cookbook of the year, Persiana.
Link to Guardian article here
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/apr/12/persiana-recipes-sabrina-ghayour-cookbook

I ate a whole egg, but not the chocolates that came inside it. I do have some standards!

sparkygran I looked up the word Choka and it means a mashed up roast veg dish.

However, in Korean Choka is a very rude expression. !

Now 'fess up' [Janerowena] did you chomp down the whole Easter Egg? And what sort of size was this said egg ?

DBH is out tonight, I was wondering what I fancied as I was sorting out clothing for the Fire Brigade charity collection tomorrow. Then as I picked something off the floor at the back, I found an uneaten Easter egg...

I daren't eat anything else now!

Cold chicken and a salad of red rice, roasted vegetables, toasted almonds and goji berries in a honey and orange dressing. The salad and the rest of the chicken will do for lunch tomorrow as well.

I didn't know there was a Recipes Forum thanks for pointing it out Kitty.

No idea what Choka is but it sure does taste good!!!

the receipe is as follows

2 onions
5 or 6 largish tomatoes
1 or 2 red chilli
2 red peppers
2 garlic cloves
Black pepper
Ground Nut Oil

chop/dice put into large pan and gently saute for about 20 minutes then tear the smoked haddock into strips and lay on top it cooks in a few minutes I serve with rice.

Enjoy

Gammon - blasted phone!

As Andy is playing today we are having Gannon, oven chips and fried eggs!

Wouldn't it be a good idea if the actual recipes mentioned on here went on the 'Recipes' section. They would then be available for everyone and at anytime.

I'll post my chicken thighs one just as soon as I've worked out what to call it!

What is Choka? Sounds interesting.