When you are fed up with festive food and the cupboard is almost bare, try this soup recipe.
1 potato
1 carrot
1 onion
Peel and chop the onion.
Scrub & chop the potato and carrot
Cover with water, add salt and pepper if you want, bring to the boil, simmer until cooked.
Mash it all together or blend with a stick blender.
This is one of my favourite soup recipes, it cost less than £1 for 4 servings.
Scrimping and saving, ranting and raving. Past retirement age.
Friday, 11 December 2015
Thursday, 10 December 2015
Getting to grips
With the diet, I finally made it back to Slimming World today, I have put on 3lb, considering what life has been like for the last few weeks I'm very pleased.
I'm back on track and mostly on plan.
With Christmas, I'm not trimming up, I used to, I love all the glitter and sparkle, but my L&M hates it and his constant whinging has worn me down.
I've ordered my fruit and veg from the local farm and my meat from the local butchers.
I have bought most of my Christmas presents, just my L&M left and I know what I'm getting, I just need to get it organised.
With the housework, the house is still tidy, once it was done I've kept on top of it.
With the finances, another lump sum paid off the mortgage this month. Another round of belt tightening next year to see how much extra we can pay off it next year.
I'm back on track and mostly on plan.
With Christmas, I'm not trimming up, I used to, I love all the glitter and sparkle, but my L&M hates it and his constant whinging has worn me down.
I've ordered my fruit and veg from the local farm and my meat from the local butchers.
I have bought most of my Christmas presents, just my L&M left and I know what I'm getting, I just need to get it organised.
With the housework, the house is still tidy, once it was done I've kept on top of it.
With the finances, another lump sum paid off the mortgage this month. Another round of belt tightening next year to see how much extra we can pay off it next year.
Monday, 7 December 2015
No shopping this week.
I have only myself to feed this week for evening meals.
My L&M is on the late shift and doesn't want to eat at 10pm when he gets home.
I don't need to buy anything extra, I have enough food in.
Tonight I'm having homemade leek and potato soup, the leek is from the garden, I have some potatoes in the fridge.
I melt a teaspoon of butter in a pan, add the chopped leek & potato. I use the green of the leek and I don't peel the potato, but you can if you prefer.
Stir the leek and potato over a low heat until coated, then add a pint of water, a sprinkle of mixed herbs, salt and pepper.
Turn up the heat, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the potato is soft.
I blend mine with a stick blender. There will be enough for lunch tomorrow.
Tomorrow I will have hummus and crackers,
Mash half a tin of chickpeas add a squeeze of garlic puree, little water and a squeeze of lemon juice, I like a sprinkle of paprika on mine, serve with crackers and shredded lettuce as I still have some in the garden, again, there will be enough left for lunch tomorrow.
Wednesday I'm making casserole.
I have a small carrot, half an onion, a few mushrooms and a few broccoli florets, I'll cook these, add the rest of the chick peas and a squirt of tomato puree and a sprinkle of herbs. I'll serve it with a jacket potato.
Thursday, I'll have scrambled egg on toast.
Friday, I'll see what's left and see what I can make without going shopping.
My L&M is on the late shift and doesn't want to eat at 10pm when he gets home.
I don't need to buy anything extra, I have enough food in.
Tonight I'm having homemade leek and potato soup, the leek is from the garden, I have some potatoes in the fridge.
I melt a teaspoon of butter in a pan, add the chopped leek & potato. I use the green of the leek and I don't peel the potato, but you can if you prefer.
Stir the leek and potato over a low heat until coated, then add a pint of water, a sprinkle of mixed herbs, salt and pepper.
Turn up the heat, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the potato is soft.
I blend mine with a stick blender. There will be enough for lunch tomorrow.
Tomorrow I will have hummus and crackers,
Mash half a tin of chickpeas add a squeeze of garlic puree, little water and a squeeze of lemon juice, I like a sprinkle of paprika on mine, serve with crackers and shredded lettuce as I still have some in the garden, again, there will be enough left for lunch tomorrow.
Wednesday I'm making casserole.
I have a small carrot, half an onion, a few mushrooms and a few broccoli florets, I'll cook these, add the rest of the chick peas and a squirt of tomato puree and a sprinkle of herbs. I'll serve it with a jacket potato.
Thursday, I'll have scrambled egg on toast.
Friday, I'll see what's left and see what I can make without going shopping.
Sunday, 6 December 2015
Weekend
Our visitors didn't bring their child with them so that has made things a little easier.
Because they were waiting for child care they didn't arrive until very late, so I have had a nana nap today.
The house is still fairly tidy, so apart from the washing I'm having a lazy weekend.
My son was intending to visit but he has a lousy cold so he is staying home and keeping his germs to himself.
I feel very sorry for our visitors, they moved to Cornwall a few months ago at the wife's insistence. Her mother had already moved there last year and so they decided to follow.
So far, it isn't working out it, they are too far from the family to get any regular help with child care.
The job isn't turning out as expected, they live a 10 minutes from the coast but never go there.
They love Cornwall and the people but are missing other things.
Hubby & I are taking another look at our budget ready for the new year, nothing major, just a few tweaks to allow us to pay more of the mortgage each month.
Because they were waiting for child care they didn't arrive until very late, so I have had a nana nap today.
The house is still fairly tidy, so apart from the washing I'm having a lazy weekend.
My son was intending to visit but he has a lousy cold so he is staying home and keeping his germs to himself.
I feel very sorry for our visitors, they moved to Cornwall a few months ago at the wife's insistence. Her mother had already moved there last year and so they decided to follow.
So far, it isn't working out it, they are too far from the family to get any regular help with child care.
The job isn't turning out as expected, they live a 10 minutes from the coast but never go there.
They love Cornwall and the people but are missing other things.
Hubby & I are taking another look at our budget ready for the new year, nothing major, just a few tweaks to allow us to pay more of the mortgage each month.
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Always look on the bright side of life!
I have had my damaged tyre replaced, the manager remembered who I was without me saying anything and applied my son's discount to the tyre, a saving of £20.
I had the money to pay for the tyre so it has been an inconvenience, not the crisis it was when this sort of thing happened a few years back when hubby and I were really struggling.
Having fussy visitors due has concentrated my mind on getting the house tidy (I frequently suffer from CHAOS too Lyssa).
There have been some complaints lately at work about certain problems with my work. I have explained that the causes of the problems are twofold. One problem is caused by poor quality and distortions within original designs, these are then being magnified by the machine lenses. The other problem is caused by staff refusing to follow instructions regarding the use of the machine.
My explanations were ignored, other people were tasked with producing the same work on the same machine but of improved quality. This has not proved possible I am already doing the best I can within the capabilities of the machines.
Today an outside expert was called in, he repeated exactly what I had said. The staff need to use the machines correctly and I need to be provided with better quality designs if an improvement of finished quality is required.
I had the money to pay for the tyre so it has been an inconvenience, not the crisis it was when this sort of thing happened a few years back when hubby and I were really struggling.
Having fussy visitors due has concentrated my mind on getting the house tidy (I frequently suffer from CHAOS too Lyssa).
There have been some complaints lately at work about certain problems with my work. I have explained that the causes of the problems are twofold. One problem is caused by poor quality and distortions within original designs, these are then being magnified by the machine lenses. The other problem is caused by staff refusing to follow instructions regarding the use of the machine.
My explanations were ignored, other people were tasked with producing the same work on the same machine but of improved quality. This has not proved possible I am already doing the best I can within the capabilities of the machines.
Today an outside expert was called in, he repeated exactly what I had said. The staff need to use the machines correctly and I need to be provided with better quality designs if an improvement of finished quality is required.
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
Well bugger me sideways
There was I bemoaning my lack of get up and go, and what happens?
A phone call, from a friend of hubby's who moved to Cornwall a few months ago.
His mum is in a nursing home and has deteriorated suddenly, the nursing home have asked that he visit as a matter of urgency.
He, his pregnant wife and toddler are coming up this weekend.
Guess what?
They have nowhere to stay, they cannot afford a hotel room for the 2 nights they need to stay.
So I'm clearing out the spare room, there is a greenhouse in there at the moment.
I instructed hubby to inform them that they are welcome to stay but the place is a tip, if they don't like it they can sleep in their car, they have the choice.
Oh well, it might make me do something in the genre of housework, but it won't be much.
Oh and I won't be feeding them, the wife only eats chips and only drinks coke!
A phone call, from a friend of hubby's who moved to Cornwall a few months ago.
His mum is in a nursing home and has deteriorated suddenly, the nursing home have asked that he visit as a matter of urgency.
He, his pregnant wife and toddler are coming up this weekend.
Guess what?
They have nowhere to stay, they cannot afford a hotel room for the 2 nights they need to stay.
So I'm clearing out the spare room, there is a greenhouse in there at the moment.
I instructed hubby to inform them that they are welcome to stay but the place is a tip, if they don't like it they can sleep in their car, they have the choice.
Oh well, it might make me do something in the genre of housework, but it won't be much.
Oh and I won't be feeding them, the wife only eats chips and only drinks coke!
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