Woo hoo, it's nearly December! After a manic few weeks we are ramping up to get even busier - the kid's diary for the next few week is chocca, we have loads of social events planned and the bank balance is rapidly dwindling! Oh well, it's only money and you can't take it with you...
Monday - chicken noodle soup (but have no stock in so this looks more like a stir-fry, with spring onions, mushrooms and chilli)
Tuesday - pasta amatriciana
Wednesday & Thursday - The Husband is out so a yummy chicken liver salad for me, will try to make 1 packet last 2 days!
Friday - down the local with friends for an all-you-can-eat fish and chip supper, followed by wine back at their house (disastrous for the diet, but have pretty much given up for this year)
Friday - down the local with friends for an all-you-can-eat fish and chip supper, followed by wine back at their house (disastrous for the diet, but have pretty much given up for this year)
Saturday - at a 1920's fancy dress party for my friends 40th, suspect it will be lashings of fizz and a buffet
Sunday - roast chicken with truffle butter and all the trimmings
Am trying, like many others, to run the freezer down as mine isn't very big and I want to get the potatoes and earwigs (what, you mean you aren't a Reggie Perrin fan?) for Christmas Day par-cooked and frozen on aluminium trays to save on time and washing up. Some of the above menu is due to that, and next week will try to use multiple packets of pitta bread, some whiting fillets and a ton of cheap ice-cream...
I realise this isn't a fabulous menu as inspiration for other foodies out there, but we have been distracted by potentially major developments on the house front! After losing the house we desperately wanted a couple of weeks ago, we resigned ourselves to staying put. But in a quirky twist of fate, we got a decent offer on our house this week and relooked at what was available out there. The list was short - just the one potential, which was unfortunately also under offer. But it transpires that this house is owned by the lady who offered on ours, so we are going to see her property with a view to gazumping. Not a nice practice, but the simple fact is that unless we can buy hers, she ain't going to be able to buy ours. Will make for the smallest (and hopefully most secure) chain in history - will keep you posted!
I realise this isn't a fabulous menu as inspiration for other foodies out there, but we have been distracted by potentially major developments on the house front! After losing the house we desperately wanted a couple of weeks ago, we resigned ourselves to staying put. But in a quirky twist of fate, we got a decent offer on our house this week and relooked at what was available out there. The list was short - just the one potential, which was unfortunately also under offer. But it transpires that this house is owned by the lady who offered on ours, so we are going to see her property with a view to gazumping. Not a nice practice, but the simple fact is that unless we can buy hers, she ain't going to be able to buy ours. Will make for the smallest (and hopefully most secure) chain in history - will keep you posted!
Good luck with the house and enjoy your party. Am not going to comment on the chicken liver because the thought of eating inside bits makes me gag a little. I could easily make a packet last a lifetime ;D
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the house, hope it all works out well for you.
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